The tariffs announced by President Trump have created an environment that could incentivize cyberattacks, according to Tenable Co-CEO Steve Vintz. He noted that economic sanctions and tariffs historically correlate with a rise in cyber threats. With critical infrastructure becoming a target for hackers, the rising costs for domestic hardware procurement may strain hospitals, transportation networks, and power grids. The Information Technology Industry Council has called for a reassessment of the tariff strategy, highlighting potential harm to U.S. economic leadership and relations with global allies.
There's a clear correlation between economic sanctions, tariffs and threats. Threats increase whenever you have some of that.
I think tariffs certainly will result in more cyber threats, [and] we're starting to see more evidence of that.
Broadly applied and sustained tariffs create economic and employment uncertainty, strain U.S. leadership and relations with key global allies.
Critical infrastructure is a top target for hackers because compromising these systems can trigger economic disruption.
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