Maryland hosts first critical infrastructure cyber resilience workshop for water and wastewater systems with the DoD and Maryland National Guard

Russell J. Strickland, secretary of Maryland Department of Emergency Management (L to R), Maryland state senator Katie Fry Hester, District 9, John Garstka, director for Cyber Warfare within the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Platform and Weapon Portfolio Management, Maryland Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead, adjutant general of Maryland, and Adam R. Flasch (Brig. Gen., U.S. Army, retired), deputy chief of staff for Public Safety & Homeland Security, pose for a group photo during the second day of the State of Maryland Critical Infrastructure Cyber Resilience Workshop at the Technology Advancement Center in Columbia, Maryland, August 27, 2025. The Maryland Critical Infrastructure Cyber Resilience Workshop, which focused on the water and wastewater sector during the three-day event, was co-organized by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Cyber Warfare Directorate, the Maryland National Guard, and the state of Maryland. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Airman 1st Class Sarah Hoover)