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Lessons from Moltbook: When Agents Talk to Agents
Moltbook, a Reddit-like forum meant solely for AI agents, had already garnered over 1.5 million users before research suggested that a multi-agent environment with weak cybersecurity guardrails could be a hotbed for scaling fraud and influence operations. For the IST blog, Gabrielle Tran outlines what this means for the cyber-enabled manipulation of tomorrow.
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Meet the Andrew Carnegie AI-Nuclear Policy Accelerator Inaugural Cohort
IST introduces the 26 members of the inaugural Andrew Carnegie AI-Nuclear Policy Accelerator cohort, a program that will equip mid-career security practitioners with the tools to confront the intersection between AI and nuclear issues.
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April 9, 2026
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Q&A: Where do we go from here? IST Reflections on RSAC ‘26
Once a year, the cybersecurity community converges on San Francisco. From the expo floor to vendor pop ups in Yerba Buena Gardens, the SOMA neighborhood is abuzz for four days with hackers, researchers, and government policy experts eager to share insights. But this year, the din was a little different.
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April 2, 2026
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Announcing the Launch of the México Ransomware Task Force
IST, in collaboration with a coalition of local and global partners, is excited to announce the launch of the México Ransomware Task Force to tackle the growing threat that ransomware poses to Mexican critical infrastructure and the country’s digital economy, made possible through the support of Mastercard, Microsoft, and Sophos.
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March 31, 2026
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Meet the Religious Voices and Responsible AI Steering Committee
Thirteen computer science, philosophy, theology, and public policy experts have joined IST and AI and Faith to provide strategic guidance on the Religious Voices and Responsible AI initiative.
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March 19, 2026
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Who Sets the Rules? The Imminent GDPR-ification of Product Cybersecurity
Just as Europe set the global standard for data privacy with the GDPR—without U.S. input—other jurisdictions worldwide are poised to do the same for product cybersecurity, and the window for American policymakers to act is closing fast.
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March 19, 2026
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UnDisruptable27 Newsletter: This is why UnDisruptable27 exists
In the aftermath of last week's attack on a U.S. medical device manufacturer by a pro-Iran regime hacktivist group, UnDisruptable27's newsletter reflects on its very reason for existence: "to ensure that our communities can take the punch that's coming, even if it's from our most capable foes."
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March 17, 2026
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