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Joshua Corman: Cyberdefense cuts could sap U.S. response to China hacks

Joshua Corman: Cyberdefense cuts could sap U.S. response to China hacks

In The Washington Post, IST's Joshua Corman emphasized the urgent need for initiatives like UnDisruptable27 in light of increasing threats from accidents and adversaries.

critical infrastructure, cyber attacks, UnDisruptable27

May 23, 2025

Strengthening Nuclear Crisis Communications: Steps to Implement Mesh Networks to Enhance Resilience & Security

Strengthening Nuclear Crisis Communications: Steps to Implement Mesh Networks to Enhance Resilience & Security

To advance work on secure crisis communications, IST convened a diverse group of experts for a technical workshop to explore potential avenues for improving the resilience of nuclear crisis communications networks, including IST’s CATALINK Initiative. In this report, IST’s Christian Steins shares critical takeaways from their discussion.

crisis communications, mesh network, nuclear weapon state, resilience, ROCCS

May 22, 2025

Enhancing Cyber Resilience through Insurance: Revisiting Anti-Bundling Regulation

Enhancing Cyber Resilience through Insurance: Revisiting Anti-Bundling Regulation

In Enhancing Cyber Resilience Through Insurance, authors Sophia Mauro and Taylor Grossman make the case that cyber insurance has the strategic potential to go beyond consequence management, actually helping its insureds achieve better proactive, pre-incident cybersecurity.

cyber insurance, cyber resilience, cyber risk, cyber threats, insurance, Ransomware, risk-mitigation, underwriting

April 28, 2025

ROOST Reminds Us Why Open Source Tools Matter

ROOST Reminds Us Why Open Source Tools Matter

In an op-ed for Tech Policy Press, IST Ecosystem Trust and Safety Associate Fatima Faisal Khan explains why the Trust and Safety community needs ROOST, a newly launched non-profit open source tooling hub.

AI, artificial intelligence, open source, open source software, tooling, Trust and Safety

March 20, 2025

Navigating AI Compliance, Part 2: Risk Mitigation Strategies for Safeguarding Against Future Failures

Navigating AI Compliance, Part 2: Risk Mitigation Strategies for Safeguarding Against Future Failures

"Navigating AI Compliance, Part 2: Risk Mitigation Strategies for Safeguarding Against Future Failures" presents 39 risk mitigation strategies co-created by a multistakeholder working group of experts that aim to avoid institutional, procedural, and performance failures of AI systems.

AI, artificial intelligence, compliance failure, infrastructure protection, institutional failures, performance failures, procedural failures, risk reduction

March 20, 2025

Deterring the Abuse of U.S. IaaS Products: Recommendations for a Consortium Approach

Deterring the Abuse of U.S. IaaS Products: Recommendations for a Consortium Approach

Informed by a year of working group discussions with IaaS providers and other experts, authors Steve Kelly and Tiffany Saade make recommendations for how a consortium to join the Abuse of IaaS Products Deterrence Program, powered by AI and privacy-preserving technologies such as federated learning, could be shaped to best accomplish the government’s overall objective of deterring abuse.

AI, cloud, federated learning, Infrastructure-as-a-Service, Trust and Safety

February 27, 2025

Institute for Security and Technology Suggests Revising E-Rate

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, Universal Service Fund, K-12 Cyber Defense Coalition

Water Interdependence and the Fragility of Basic Human Needs

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

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

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.

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

Picture Your Hospital

Picture Your Hospital

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

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