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Fighting Cyber-Enabled Fraud: A Systemic Defense Approach

Fighting Cyber-Enabled Fraud: A Systemic Defense Approach

Phishing and cyber-enabled fraud are escalating global threats affecting users, consumers, organizations and countries alike. A new white paper, developed by the World Economic Forum’s Partnership against Cybercrime in collaboration with IST, presents a systemic defense framework to confront this challenge.

cybersecurity, DNS, fraud, ICANN, phishing, systemic defense, WEF

December 2, 2025

Scaling Disruption: What the Next Cyber Strategy Must Get Right

Scaling Disruption: What the Next Cyber Strategy Must Get Right

What should be prioritized in the White House’s forthcoming National Cyber Strategy? In an op-ed for Claroty Nexus, Megan Stifel outlined what the next strategy must get right in order to safeguard citizens and maintain America's global leadership.

cybersecurity, disruption, National Cybersecurity Strategy, operational collaboration, PPPs, Public-private partnerships, White House

December 2, 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.

critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, Volt Typhoon, water utility

November 26, 2025

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.

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

November 3, 2025

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.

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

October 31, 2025

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.

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

October 31, 2025

Imminent National Cyber Strategy May Lean on Offense at the Expense of Defense

In the News, Op-ed

Imminent National Cyber Strategy May Lean on Offense at the Expense of Defense

The Trump administration’s National Cyber Strategy is imminent. Will it, as rumors suggest, prioritize cyber offense over defense in order to shape adversary behavior? In a new Claroty Nexus op-ed, IST Chief Strategy Officer Megan Stifel breaks down the history of U.S. cyber strategy and the potential drawbacks of an offense-first approach.

critical infrastructure, cyber, disruption, National Cybersecurity Strategy, cyber offense, cyber defense, hack back

A Changing Export Control Landscape: H200 Exports, Remote Access Rules, and What Comes Next

A Changing Export Control Landscape: H200 Exports, Remote Access Rules, and What Comes Next

January 2026 was, in many ways, an inflection point for export controls. From the resumption of Nvidia H200 sales to China to congressional discussion on restricting remote cloud access, IST's AI Chip Export Control Initiative team unpacks what these developments mean for the future.

artificial intelligence, AI, China, semiconductor, chip, export control, NVIDIA, Bureau of Industry and Security

AI Loss of Control Risk: Indications & Warning

AI Loss of Control Risk: Indications & Warning

Though technologists and policymakers alike are eager to address AI Loss of Control–a state in which an AI system diverges from authorized constraints–there are significant gaps in the ways stakeholders understand, anticipate, and perceive this risk. "AI Loss of Control Risk" proposes applying the Indications & Warning (I&W) methodology used by the intelligence community to monitor this risk.

artificial intelligence, AI, risk reduction, deception, scheming, AI Loss of Control, model drift

F5, SolarWinds, and the Lethargy of the FAR Council

In the News, Op-ed

F5, SolarWinds, and the Lethargy of the FAR Council

Sources say the next national cyber strategy will address federal procurement, but secure-by-demand rules have been stuck at the FAR Council since 2022. For Lawfare, IST Senior VP Nick Leiserson argues that stopping procurement regulation vaporware is key.

cybersecurity, FAR, SolarWinds, F5, Federal Acquisision Regulatory Council, procurement, secure by demand