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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

Institute for Security and Technology Suggests Revising E-Rate

In a recent memo, IST Senior VP Nicholas Leiserson recommended policy changes to make the USF a resource for school cybersecurity, including expanding E-Rate coverage. The E-Rate program has already helped to close the internet connectivity gap, but connectivity without security leaves school districts vulnerable to attacks, IST Senior Director Michael Klein explained to Government Technology.

cybersecurity, K-12 Cyber Defense Coalition, Universal Service Fund

August 19, 2025

Water Interdependence and the Fragility of Basic Human Needs

Disruption to water systems would be quickly devastating...but who would do this? More importantly, what can we do about it?

critical infrastructure, water, water hammer, water interdependence

August 16, 2025

Here’s the Big Deal Trump and Putin Could Actually Reach in Alaska

The meeting of Presidents Trump and Putin in Alaska this week presents a rare and urgent opening for both leaders to make tangible progress on nuclear arms control, IST Senior Policy Advisor Sahil V. Shah and co-author IMEMO RAS research fellow Dmitry Stefanovich argue in Politico.

arms race, CATALINK, crisis communication, New START Treaty, Russia

August 15, 2025

Picture Your Hospital

What happens when a hospital — your hospital — can't delivery timely care?

critical infrastructure, emergency care, hospital cybersecurity, hospitals, patient care, water

August 15, 2025

Improving Private Sector Cyber Victim Notification and Support

Building off the Cyber Safety Review Board’s recommendation that cloud service providers work with mobile device platform vendors to develop an “amber alert”-style notification mechanism, IST Adjunct Advisor Rob Knake explores the challenges to developing the native-notification concept and lays out a roadmap for overcoming them.

cyber, incident response, Victim Notification

August 14, 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, Public-private partnerships, disruption, operational collaboration, National Cybersecurity Strategy, PPPs, White House

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