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Testimony: Stopping Digital Thieves: The Growing Threat of Ransomware

Testimony: Stopping Digital Thieves: The Growing Threat of Ransomware

On July 20, 2021, Institute for Security and Technology CEO Philip Reiner testified in front of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce for a hearing entitled, "Stopping Digital Thieves: The Growing Threat of Ransomware."

congress, Ransomware, Ransomware Task Force, testimony

July 20, 2021

5 Urgent Actions in the Fightback Against Ransomware

In the News, Op-ed

5 Urgent Actions in the Fightback Against Ransomware

In an article for the World Economic Forum, Philip Reiner calls for global leaders to step up in the fight against ransomware, arguing that, taken together, they "would result in immediate and longer-term benefits, and show cybercriminals that ransomware is no longer an easy and safe strategy for financial gain."

collaboration, cybercrime, cybersecurity, law enforcement, Ransomware, World Economic Forum

May 12, 2021

Future Digital Threats to Democracy – Trends and Drivers

Future Digital Threats to Democracy – Trends and Drivers

Based on a comprehensive literature review and conversations with subject matter experts, Alexa Wehsener, Vera Zakem, and M. Nina Miller identified nine trends that are likely to pose digital threats to democracy in the future.

apathy, attention, cognition, democracy, digital authoritarianism, geopolitics, ideology, information environment, privacy, surveillance, technology

May 5, 2021

Combating Ransomware: A Comprehensive Framework for Action

Combating Ransomware: A Comprehensive Framework for Action

The Ransomware Task Force convened over 60 experts from industry, government, law enforcement, civil society, and international organizations to produce a comprehensive framework for action, with 48 actionable recommendations.

cyber, cybersecurity, defend, deter, protect, Ransomware, respond

April 21, 2021

Zoom Won’t Stop A Nuclear War

In the News, Op-ed

Zoom Won’t Stop A Nuclear War

In an article for Foreign Policy, Sahil Shah and Leah Walker make the case that although the red telephone is gone, a new generation of nuclear hotlines is sorely needed to manage international crises.

CATALINK, crisis communications, India, Innovation and Catastrophic Risk, nuclear hotlines, nuclear war, nuclear weapons, Pakistan, Soviet Union

April 19, 2021

Back Story with Dana Lewis: Nuclear Hotlines

In the News, Podcast

Back Story with Dana Lewis: Nuclear Hotlines

Philip Reiner joined the podcast Back Story with Dana Lewis to discuss a proposal for a nuclear hotline for nations with nuclear weapons.

CATALINK, crisis communications, hotline, Innovation and Catastrophic Risk, nuclear, nuclear weapons, Soviet Union

March 3, 2021

Castles Built on Sand: Towards Securing the Open-Source Software Ecosystem

Castles Built on Sand: Towards Securing the Open-Source Software Ecosystem

Castles Built on Sand advocates for a fundamental shift in the open-source software ecosystem. Taking the Log4j vulnerability as a case study, the paper seeks to understand the documentation of its development, the transparent response and mitigation efforts at each stage of the disclosure cycle, and its ongoing exploitation.

cybersecurity, vulnerability management, open source software, Log4j

Cyber Incident Reporting Framework: Global Edition

Cyber Incident Reporting Framework: Global Edition

Multiple industry groups, led by the Cyber Threat Alliance and IST, have come together to identify a set of principles and develop a model reporting format that governments worldwide could use. The Cyber Incident Reporting Framework: Global Edition answers questions about what conditions should be in place to make a reporting mandate effective and harmonizes suggested definitions with existing global regulations.

cybersecurity, incident reporting, CISA, CIRCIA

AI-NC3 Integration in an Adversarial Context: Strategic Stability Risks and Confidence Building Measures

AI-NC3 Integration in an Adversarial Context: Strategic Stability Risks and Confidence Building Measures

AI-NC3 Integration in an Adversarial Context aims to examine the strategic stability risks posed by integrating AI technologies into nuclear command, control and communications systems across the globe.

artificial intelligence, NC3, nuclear command, control, confidence-building measures, and communications

The Nuclear Risk Reduction Approach: A Useful Path Forward for Crisis Mitigation

The Nuclear Risk Reduction Approach: A Useful Path Forward for Crisis Mitigation

In an article for Asia-Pacific Leadership Network, IST’s Sylvia Mishra highlights the importance of advancing the nuclear risk reduction approach and explains why IST’s CATALINK Initiative should be incorporated as a component of such an approach.

NC3, nuclear, crisis communications, nuclear risk reduction, Russo-Ukraine War