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Exploring how to more effectively account for national security considerations in AI antitrust cases while respecting precedent, scope, and the core principles of antitrust law
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Assessing the emerging risks and opportunities of AI foundation models and developing risk reduction strategies
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Combating the ransomware threat with a cross-sector approach
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Engaging religious communities on safe and beneficial AI
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The Generative Identity Initiative: Exploring Generative AI’s Impact on Cognition, Society, and the Future
AI has surged to the fore, and GenAI represents a profound evolution in tech that can affect and manipulate cognition, and outsource cognitive functions. The Generative Identity Initiative's inaugural report asks the question; How will this emerging tech affect social cohesion?
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cognition
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social cohesion
December 19, 2024
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Navigating AI Compliance, Part 1: Tracing Failure Patterns in History
What is the risk of compliance failure in AI foundation models, and how can it be mitigated? The AI Risk Reduction Initiative’s latest report analyzes the history of failures across industries in an effort to avoid future pitfalls, and offers practical frameworks and definitions for practitioners navigating the complex compliance landscape. The first of a two-part series, this report examines 11 case studies from AI-adjacent industries to identify three distinct failure categories: institutional, procedural, and performance.
artificial inteligence
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compliance
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cybersecurity
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Future of Digital Security
December 10, 2024
In the News
SecOps “where bits and bytes meet flesh and blood”
“We live in glass houses, and people are about to start throwing rocks,” Josh Corman told TechTarget’s IT Ops Query podcast. Josh sat down with Beth Pariseau to discuss UnDisruptable27 and the threat nation states pose to our critical infrastructure systems.
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cyber attacks
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nation state threats
October 31, 2024
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Why Venture Capital Is Indispensable for U.S. Industrial Strategy: Activating Investors to Realize Disruptive National Capabilities
How can the U.S. realize disruptive national capabilities and establish technological leadership in the geostrategic competition with China? From IST’s Strategic Balancing Initiative, a new report calls for harnessing the power of the venture capital industry to unlock innovation, and offers insights for policymakers & practitioners.
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industrial strategy
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quantum
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research and development
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techno-industrial competition
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venture capital
October 15, 2024
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The Implications of Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity: Shifting the Offense-Defense Balance
Advances in AI present key cybersecurity opportunities, but how might malicious actors utilize the same technology? IST’s latest report investigates the state of existing and potential integrations of AI in cybersecurity based on our research & interviews with industry stakeholders and puts forward 7 priority recommendations.
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AI
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artificial intelligence
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cyber
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cybersecurity
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deepfakes
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offense-defense balance
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software
October 10, 2024
Report
Plano de ação de defesa contra o ransomware
Plano de ação para as pequenas e médias empresas em matéria de mitigação, resposta e recuperação de programas de sequestro de dados
Blueprint for Ransomware Defense
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Future of Digital Security
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Portuguese
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RTF
September 24, 2024
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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.
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incident response
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Victim Notification
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Primer
Cybersecurity Considerations for Universal Service Fund Reform
As the speed, scope, and impact of cyber threats to K-12 schools continues to increase, Congress has expressed a clear desire to reinvigorate the Universal Service Fund (USF) through legislation. IST SVP for Policy Nicholas Leiserson explores how USF funding, through the FCC's E-Rate Program, could bolster cybersecurity resources for K-12 schools.
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congress
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Universal Service Fund
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E-Rate
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education
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schools
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Exercise VEIL STORM I: After Action Report
In partnership with Europol, the Institute for Security and Technology and the Ransomware Task Force’s International Engagement Working Group designed and delivered Exercise VEIL STORM I, a tabletop exercise focused on operational collaboration across international law enforcement agencies and private sector firms in responding to cyber incidents. This after-action report summarizes the proceedings and key takeaways of the exercise.
cybersecurity
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cyber insurance
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disruption
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operational collaboration
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information sharing
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public-private collaboration
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Europol
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Plan directeur de défense contre les rançongiciels
En réponse à la mesure 3.1.1 du rapport du Groupe de travail sur la lutte contre les rançongiciels, qui recommande à la communauté de la cybersécurité d’« élaborer un cadre clair de mesures exécutables d’atténuation, d’intervention et de récupération relatives aux rançongiciels », le Groupe de travail sur le Plan directeur de défense contre les rançongiciels a intégré au présent document un sous-ensemble structuré de mesures de protection essentielles en matière de cyberhygiène3, puisées dans le site Web Contrôles de sécurité essentiels du contrôles du CIS® v8.
cybersecurity
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Ransomware
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respond
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blueprint
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defend
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protect
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