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The Real Value of Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear Command and Control

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The Real Value of Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear Command and Control

In an article in War on the Rocks, Philip Reiner and Alexa Wehsener make the case for a nuanced discussion about the integration of artificial intelligence in nuclear command, control, and communication systems. 
artificial intelligence, machine learning, NC3, nuclear, stability
November 4, 2019
Pay Attention

Report

Pay Attention

In a joint CNAS and IST report, Alexa Wehsener analyzes the effect of digital technologies on the monetization of attention.
attention, cognition, democracy, digital cognition
August 19, 2020
Divided Against Itself

Report

Divided Against Itself

In Divided Against Itself, an installment of the ongoing series from IST and the Center for a New American Security examining the elements and potential implications of digital threats to democracy over the next ten years, M. Nina Miller explores how new technologies can amplify divisions and erode trust in public institutions.
democracy, identity, ideology, polarization
July 8, 2020
The AES Project: Any Lessons for NC3?

Report

The AES Project: Any Lessons for NC3?

Thomas Berson details how lessons from the Advanced Encryption Standard Competition can aid the development of international NC3 components and even be mirrored in the creation of a CATALINK community.
advanced encryption standard, AES, Anagram, blockchain, CATALINK, cryptography, encryption, NC3, NIST, standards
June 23, 2020
Hardware that is Less Untrusted: Open Source Down to the Silicon

Report

Hardware that is Less Untrusted: Open Source Down to the Silicon

In an essay out of the workshop "Last Chance: Communicating at the Nuclear Brink," Ron Minnich argues "We can not build on a foundation that is compromised at all levels. There is no visibility into the system's behavior. The existing model assumes perfect software: 'Trust, but don't verify." We need to start anew, from the gates, and work our way up.
CATALINK, central processing unit, chip, computing, CPU, firmware, hardware, IO chips, memory chip, motherboard, NC3, open-source, PC, personal computer, silicon, software, supply chain, UV
June 9, 2020
Communication Disruption Attacks on NC3

Report

Communication Disruption Attacks on NC3

In an essay out of the workshop "Last Chance: Communicating at the Nuclear Brink," Paul Bracken argues, "in a nuclear world we should be careful about attacking enemy communications because doing so leads to greater risks of uncontrolled escalation. The worst possible situation is the one the United States is now in, that is, to not be clear in our own minds about what we are doing when it comes to disrupting communications.”
CATALINK, communication, communication attacks, electromagnetic pulse, electronic warfare, escalation, military, NC3, nuclear, red line, retaliation, strike, target, targeting, United States, vulnerability
May 28, 2020
To the Point of Failure: Identifying Failure Points for Crisis Communications Systems

Report

To the Point of Failure: Identifying Failure Points for Crisis Communications Systems

Crisis communication systems can fail in a variety of ways. To shed light on the many different failures that degrade and undermine such systems, this report identifies four categories of pathways to failure: operational failures, adversarial failures, accidental failures and institutional failures. Each category is made up of specific types of failures, investigated in further detail in the following sections of this report.
Mapping the Ransomware Payment Ecosystem: A Comprehensive Visualization of the Process and Participants

Report

Mapping the Ransomware Payment Ecosystem: A Comprehensive Visualization of the Process and Participants

Central to our ability to mitigate the threat of ransomware is the development of a common understanding of the actors, stakeholders, processes, and information, both required for and produced during the ransomware payment process. Yet, when we began this work, such a picture did not exist. We undertook this effort to fill that gap.
Plan maestro de defensa contra los programas de secuestro

Report

Plan maestro de defensa contra los programas de secuestro

En respuesta a la acción 3.1.1 del Informe del Grupo de Trabajo sobre Programas de Secuestro, en la cual se exhorta a las organizaciones de ciberseguridad a establecer un marco claro y accionable para la mitigación, la respuesta y la recuperación ante programas de secuestro, el Grupo de Trabajo encargado de elaborar un plan de defensa contra los programas de secuestro formuló un plan maestro que abarca un subconjunto de salvaguardias esenciales de ciberhigiene seleccionadas de los controles críticos de seguridad del Centro para la Seguridad de Internet (CIS Controls®) v8.
Democracy Gone Digital: The Election Season Online

In the News, Op-ed

Democracy Gone Digital: The Election Season Online

In an op-ed for Tech Policy Press, Zoë Brammer and Philip Reiner sound the alarm based on our Digital Cognition and Democracy Initiative (DCDI) research. We need to help voters grapple with information overload and unnaturally immersive experience provoked by digital tools, they urge.
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