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AI, NC3, and Strategic Stability: Scenario Exercise

AI, NC3, and Strategic Stability: Scenario Exercise

How might the integration of AI into global NC3 systems transform strategic stability and deterrence dynamics? In Washington, D.C. this spring, IST convened more than 60 senior officials, technical experts, and civil society actors for an in-depth analysis of the risks and opportunities of AI in NC3 using this scenario exercise.

adaptive targeting, AI, decision support, nuclear, nuclear command, scenario, strategic warning, TTX

October 16, 2025

CVE at a Crossroads: A Blueprint for the Next 25 Years

CVE at a Crossroads: A Blueprint for the Next 25 Years

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Program is a critical public good, yet it is at a crossroads. Established by MITRE with support from the U.S. government, the index of software vulnerability identifiers has been a core element of software security since 1999. But recent funding issues have laid bare fundamental challenges, and without action, the vulnerability identification landscape will fragment. This report provides recommendations for global policymakers on how to reimagine the CVE Program for the next 25 years.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, CVE, Global Vulnerability Catalog, National Vulnerability Management Program, software, vulnerability identification, vulnerability management

October 8, 2025

Nick Leiserson and Michael Klein: Urgent Changes Needed to Update the E-Rate Program

In the News, Op-ed

Nick Leiserson and Michael Klein: Urgent Changes Needed to Update the E-Rate Program

For Broadband Breakfast, IST Senior VP for Policy Nicholas Leiserson and Senior Director for Preparedness and Response Michael Klein make the case for expanding the FCC’s E-Rate program to bolster the cybersecurity resilience of K-12 schools.

cybersecurity, E-Rate, K-12 Education, Ransomware, Universal Service Fund

October 1, 2025

Reauthorization of CISA ’15: 10 Years Later, New Threats, Exigent Urgency

In the News, Op-ed

Reauthorization of CISA ’15: 10 Years Later, New Threats, Exigent Urgency

In an op-ed for Claroty Nexus, IST Chief Strategy Officer Megan Stifel calls on Congress to reauthorize the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA ’15), which improves and incentivizes the sharing of cyber threat indicators and information about defensive measures taken against cyber threats between public and private sectors.

CISA 15, congress, cybersecurity, information sharing, public-private collaboration

September 15, 2025

Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear Command, Control & Communications: A Technical Primer

Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear Command, Control & Communications: A Technical Primer

AI has been integral to nuclear weapons systems and operations for decades, but rapidly advancing “novel” models pose unforeseen technical opportunities. For the Institute for Security and Technology’s scenario-driven workshop on the integration of AI into NC3 systems, IST’s Sylvia Mishra and Philip Reiner co-authored a short primer to establish what constitutes 'novel' AI in the context of nuclear weapons decision-making.

AI, artificial intelligence, NC3, nuclear, system of systems

September 10, 2025

Michael Klein joins press conference announcing $3.7 million grant for Kentucky school cybersecurity

Michael Klein joins press conference announcing $3.7 million grant for Kentucky school cybersecurity

IST Senior Director for Preparedness and Response Michael Klein joined a Jefferson County Public Schools press conference in Louisville, Kentucky to announce a $3.7 million award from the Federal Communications Commission to bolster the district’s cybersecurity defenses.

cyber, cybersecurity, E-Rate, education, FCC, k-12, Universal Service Fund, USF

August 20, 2025

Cyber Threats to Water Infrastructure: Insights from Josh Corman

In the News, Podcast

Cyber Threats to Water Infrastructure: Insights from Josh Corman

IST Executive in Residence for Public Safety & Resilience Josh Corman joined host Paul Roberts on The Security Ledger podcast to discuss what UnDisruptable27 is doing to mitigate the cyber threats facing small and local water utilities.

cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, Volt Typhoon, water utility

Cyberscoop: Don’t let Congress punt on cyber insurance reform

In the News, Op-ed

Cyberscoop: Don’t let Congress punt on cyber insurance reform

A recent op-ed in Cyberscoop by Nick Leiserson and Mark Montgomery calls on Congress to urgently establish a government-backed cyber reinsurance program to address the major systemic risks currently threatening the cyber insurance market.

cybersecurity, congress, cyber insurance, insurance, reinsurance, systemic risk, TRIA

The Missing Middle: How to Close America’s Deep-Tech Financing Gap in Strategic Competition with China

The Missing Middle: How to Close America’s Deep-Tech Financing Gap in Strategic Competition with China

The United States and China are locked in competition to finance & deploy foundational technologies that will underwrite economic leadership and ensure national security for decades to come. Building on the prior work of IST’s Strategic Balancing Initiative, "The Missing Middle" digs into the systematic gap between early-stage capital and late-stage financing facing American deep-tech companies and the strengths and weaknesses of China's bifurcated system.

China, national security, quantum, venture capital, hardware, deep tech, capital, finance

Foreign Policy: Trump’s Vagueness Over Nuclear Testing Could Fuel an Arms Race

In the News, Op-ed

Foreign Policy: Trump’s Vagueness Over Nuclear Testing Could Fuel an Arms Race

The delicate balance of nuclear deterrence relies on clarity. But what happens when a major power embraces ambiguity on a core issue like weapons testing? IST Senior Policy Advisor Sahil V. Shah calls for clarification in a new op-ed in Foreign Policy.

nuclear, nuclear weapons, deterrence, strategic stability, arms race, testing