Virginia orders a statewide plan for AI-related cyberattacks
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger issued Executive Directive 6, ordering a Commonwealth-wide cyberattack prevention and response plan, a cross-sector Cyber Consortium, recurring briefings with AI companies and researchers, and assessment of AI cyber preparedness and recursive self-improvement risks.
Why it matters: The directive converts recent agent incidents into concrete state coordination work across emergency management, agencies, universities and critical infrastructure, even though it does not yet impose a private-sector compliance regime.