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<strong>ДО БЕЗПЕЧНІШОЇ ЕКОСИСТЕМИ УКРАЇНСЬКИХ ЗМІ ТА ГРОМАДЯНСЬКОГО СУСПІЛЬСТВА:<br></strong><strong>ЯК МОЖЕ ДОПОМОГТИ РОЗВІДКА ВІДКРИТИХ ДЖЕРЕЛ (OSINT)</strong>

ДО БЕЗПЕЧНІШОЇ ЕКОСИСТЕМИ УКРАЇНСЬКИХ ЗМІ ТА ГРОМАДЯНСЬКОГО СУСПІЛЬСТВА:
ЯК МОЖЕ ДОПОМОГТИ РОЗВІДКА ВІДКРИТИХ ДЖЕРЕЛ (OSINT)

Інструменти та заходи безпеки, які можна використовувати для спростування пропаганди та перевірки інформації в інтернеті під час конфлікту з Pосією, що триває.

civil society, cyber hygiene, digital safety, Geopolitics of Technology, journalists, OSINT, Ukraine

August 25, 2022

Blueprint for Ransomware Defense: An Action Plan for Ransomware Mitigation, Response, and Recovery for Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Blueprint for Ransomware Defense: An Action Plan for Ransomware Mitigation, Response, and Recovery for Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises

In response to Action 3.1.1 of the Ransomware Task Force (RTF) report, which calls for the cybersecurity community to “develop a clear, actionable framework for ransomware mitigation, response, and recovery,” the Blueprint for Ransomware Defense Working Group developed a Blueprint comprised of a curated subset of essential cyber hygiene Safeguards from the Center for Internet Security Critical Security Controls® (CIS Controls®) v8.

blueprint, Blueprint for Ransomware Defense, cyber attacks, defense, Future of Digital Security, Ransomware, RTF

August 3, 2022

Playing Telephone: Hoax Calls and the Insecurity of Leader to Leader Communications

Playing Telephone: Hoax Calls and the Insecurity of Leader to Leader Communications

A database of hoax calls between leaders that illustrates the importance of secure, trusted crisis communications.

Innovation and Catastrophic Risk

July 20, 2022

Atlas of Crisis Communications: Nuclear States

Atlas of Crisis Communications: Nuclear States

Leah Walker and Andrew Facini present an atlas of hotlines between states with nuclear weapons, part of IST’s work efforts to reinvigorate broader nuclear crisis control through research and development aimed at identifying and solving practical nuclear risk reduction gaps.

atlas, CATALINK, crisis communications, hotline, Innovation and Catastrophic Risk, nuclear risk reduction

July 18, 2022

Testimony: Rising Threats: Ransomware Attacks and Ransom Payments, Enabled by Cryptocurrency

Testimony: Rising Threats: Ransomware Attacks and Ransom Payments, Enabled by Cryptocurrency

On June 7, 2022, IST Chief Strategy Officer Megan Stifel testified in front of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for the hearing entitled, "Rising Threats: Ransomware Attacks and Ransom Payments, Enabled by Cryptocurrency."

blueprint, cryptocurrency, cybersecurity, ransom payments, Ransomware

June 7, 2022

The Ransomware Task Force: One Year On

Progress Report

The Ransomware Task Force: One Year On

In the year since the publication of the RTF report, the Ransomware Task Force reflects on progrsss, noting a great deal of action to combat ransomware and a continued rise observed incidents. This summary briefly discusses some of the ransomware-related activity of the last year, its impact, the current threat level, and the RTF's recommendations for moving forward.

cyber attacks, deter, disrupt, Future of Digital Security, prepare, Ransomware, respond, RTF

May 8, 2022

Effects of Electromagnetic Pulses on Communication Infrastructure: An IST Primer

Effects of Electromagnetic Pulses on Communication Infrastructure: An IST Primer

It is important to acknowledge that the blast effects of a nuclear detonation are horrific and, in such a scenario, it is right that emergency response (including communications) go first to support those people who are affected. IST’s Innovation and Catastrophic Risk team is focused on one aspect of crisis prevention and, in the worst case, response: the international prevention and de-escalation of catastrophic nuclear risk through additive communications solutions.

nuclear risk reduction, nuclear crisis communications, electromagnetic pulse

How Does Access Impact Risk? Assessing AI Foundation Model Risk Along a Gradient of Access

How Does Access Impact Risk? Assessing AI Foundation Model Risk Along a Gradient of Access

Uninhibited access to powerful AI models and their components significantly increases the risk these models pose across a range of categories, as well as the ability for malicious actors to abuse AI capabilities and cause harm.

risk-mitigation, artificial inteligence, bias, malicious use, compliance failure, LLMs, capability overhang, foundation model, human out of the loop

DOD and SBA Launch the Small Business Investment Company Critical Technology (SBICCT) Initiative

DOD and SBA Launch the Small Business Investment Company Critical Technology (SBICCT) Initiative

The U.S. government continues its push to create access to government-backed financing to reduce risk for investing in emerging technologies. On Friday, September 29, 2023, the Department of Defense (DOD) and Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the launch of the Small Business Investment Company Critical Technology (SBICCT) Initiative.

emerging technologies, DOD, techno-industrial competition, SBA

White House Releases Outbound Investment Executive Order

White House Releases Outbound Investment Executive Order

Strategic Balancing Initiative Fact Sheet: On Wednesday, August 9, 2023, the White House released an Executive Order (EO) on Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern, laying the groundwork for the development of a U.S. Outbound Investment Program.

techno-industrial competition, outbound investment, Department of the Treasury