Sign Up for Our Newsletter
Donate

Analysis

Explore our research

Search
Filters

Testimony: Red Alert: Countering the Cyberthreat from China

Testimony

Testimony: Red Alert: Countering the Cyberthreat from China

On May 15, 2024, Chief Trust Officer Steve Kelly testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation in a hearing entitled, "Red Alert: Countering the Cyberthreat from China."
China, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity
May 28, 2024
Ransomware Task Force: Doubling Down

Progress Report, Report

Ransomware Task Force: Doubling Down

While the U.S. government and its partners made great strides in combating ransomware in 2023, attacks have only increased. Of the 48 recommendations made in the original RTF Report, our assessment remains unchanged from a year ago: only 24 have seen significant progress.
cybersecurity, incident reporting, ransom payments, Ransomware
April 24, 2024
Information Sharing in the Ransomware Payment Ecosystem: Exploring the Delta Between Best Practices and Existing Mechanisms

Report

Information Sharing in the Ransomware Payment Ecosystem: Exploring the Delta Between Best Practices and Existing Mechanisms

IST's latest report pulls from a recent attack scenario exercise performed by the Ransomware Task Force's Payments Working Group, comparing the results to information sharing case studies including the Hive disruption operation, the Emotet botnet takedown, and the Colonial Pipeline ransom recovery.
Colonial Pipeline, cybersecurity, Emotet, Hive, ransom payments, Ransomware
April 17, 2024
Testimony: Held for Ransom: How Ransomware Endangers Our Financial System

Testimony

Testimony: Held for Ransom: How Ransomware Endangers Our Financial System

On April 16, 2024, Chief Strategy Officer Megan Stifel testified before the House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions for a hearing entitled, "Held for Ransom: How Ransomware Endangers Our Financial System."
financial services, ransom payments, Ransomware
April 16, 2024
Roadmap to Potential Prohibition of Ransomware Payments

Memo

Roadmap to Potential Prohibition of Ransomware Payments

The Ransomware Task Force Co-Chairs present a roadmap to potential prohibition of ransomware payments with 16 milestones that, if pursued concurrently by government and the private sector, could reduce the need for a prohibition of ransomware payments in the first place or facilitate its eventual imposition.
ransom payments, Ransomware, roadmap
April 10, 2024
Unlocking U.S. Technological Competitiveness: Evaluating Initial Solutions to Public-Private Misalignments

Report

Unlocking U.S. Technological Competitiveness: Evaluating Initial Solutions to Public-Private Misalignments

In February, Strategic Balancing Initiative working groups identified key misalignments between the public & private sectors in biotech, energy & quantum. Now, SBI draws from working group insights to outline potential solutions that can bridge gaps between emerging tech and the policy apparatus.
biotech, China, energy, quantum, technological competitiveness
March 29, 2024
Navigating AI Compliance, Part 2: Risk Mitigation Strategies for Safeguarding Against Future Failures

Report

Navigating AI Compliance, Part 2: Risk Mitigation Strategies for Safeguarding Against Future Failures

"Navigating AI Compliance, Part 2: Risk Mitigation Strategies for Safeguarding Against Future Failures" presents 39 risk mitigation strategies co-created by a multistakeholder working group of experts that aim to avoid institutional, procedural, and performance failures of AI systems.
Deterring the Abuse of U.S. IaaS Products: Recommendations for a Consortium Approach

Report

Deterring the Abuse of U.S. IaaS Products: Recommendations for a Consortium Approach

Informed by a year of working group discussions with IaaS providers and other experts, authors Steve Kelly and Tiffany Saade make recommendations for how a consortium to join the Abuse of IaaS Products Deterrence Program, powered by AI and privacy-preserving technologies such as federated learning, could be shaped to best accomplish the government’s overall objective of deterring abuse.
Navigating AI Compliance, Part 1: Tracing Failure Patterns in History

Report

Navigating AI Compliance, Part 1: Tracing Failure Patterns in History

What is the risk of compliance failure in AI foundation models, and how can it be mitigated? The AI Risk Reduction Initiative’s latest report analyzes the history of failures across industries in an effort to avoid future pitfalls, and offers practical frameworks and definitions for practitioners navigating the complex compliance landscape. The first of a two-part series, this report examines 11 case studies from AI-adjacent industries to identify three distinct failure categories: institutional, procedural, and performance.
MENU

HOME PAGE

GET IN TOUCH

Email: [email protected]
Send us a message: Contact

JOIN THE CATALINK MAILING LIST