Dear Fellow Protectors,
As 2025 draws to a close, we on the UnDisruptable27 team are in a reflective mood. It’s been quite the year for the project as we’ve moved out of our exploratory research, and, thanks to the generosity of Craig Newmark Philanthropies, embarked on our next phase of hands-on work with communities.
We’ve learned a lot, not least from you all – our partners, collaborators, and co-creators. We’ve lasered in on the nexus of healthcare delivery and its reliance on water systems that are being targeted by the Chinese military. We’ve refined our plan to help communities engineer down consequences rather than cybering up in the face of foreign armies. We are ready to roll up our sleeves with a dozen communities across the country. Please get in touch with UnDisruptable27 (at) securityandtechnology.org to nominate communities (and particularly hospitals) for us to talk to!
Even in this turbulent year, one thing that hasn’t changed is the urgency of our work. We are still too dependent on undependable technology. Adversaries still seek to hold us at risk. And 2027 is just around the corner. At the time of this posting 2027 is a mere 380 Days away!
But we know that, together, we can lift up our fellow citizens. At a time when institutions are on shaky footing, it’s community that will see us through. We are grateful to each and every one of you for being in this fight with us.
Going forward, we’ll be sending around a monthly update with notes on what we’ve been up to. We welcome your feedback! And, if you haven’t yet, please join us on Slack and check our website, where you can learn all about Operation: FrostyVolt25…
Happy Holidays!
The U27 Team —
Joshua Corman
Executive in Residence for Public Safety & Resilience
Stephanie Ross
Managing Program Director for Public Safety & Resilience
Nicholas Leiserson
Senior Vice President for Policy
Operation: FrostyVolt25
This holiday season, the UnDisruptable27 team challenges you to strike up a conversation with family about 2027 and Volt Typhoon. No water, no hospitals, no kidding. We are thankful for you and all of our volunteers.
Where We'll Be
January 24-25 – U27 volunteers at DistrictCon sharing “Shelter from the Typhoon”
February 23 – BSidesICS (Miami) – Details TBD
March 5-6 – Josh running a session at Dartmouth Medical Workshop
March 24 – Josh at RSA Conference
Where We've Been
Maryland State Legislature
Josh testified before a joint House and Senate Committee on threats to critical infrastructure.
RSTCon
Josh keynoted and led a cyber informed engineering (for water) workshop for this conference bridging together academia and the Intelligence Community
Cyber Resilience Corps Volunteer Day
The Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity partnered with the Wisconsin Emergency Management to cohost the nation’s largest convening of cyber volunteering leaders to advance local cyber defense ecosystems, where Stephanie met with fellow protectors.
Center for Healthcare Cybersecurity Academic Symposium
Josh gave the closing keynote at UCSD’s medical stakeholder event – warning participants that while water disruption is not their fault, it’s still their problem.
NGA
Nick spoke at the National Governors Association’s Cybersecurity Policy Advisors Network Institute, where he shared updates on the project and strategic insights on exercising with senior state cybersecurity leaders.
Our Media Diet
The Security Ledger
Josh joined Paul Roberts to talk about threats to the water sector.First Principles: Bad guys are humans, they’re creative and driven, and they don’t quit
Casey John Ellis nails one of the key paradigms in thinking about cybersecurity challenges.A Small Town’s Big Cyber Attack
Brandon Wales shares his insights and expertise on a Littleton, MA, water utility’s experience in the crosshairs.All’s Not Well across the Pond, Either
The Record covers disturbing reporting out of the UK on increases in incidents targeting the water supply.What could happen in Taiwan?
A Wall Street Journal interactive exercise maps out a hypothetical Chinese invasion on Taiwan, considering geographic obstacles and key military moves in the “21st-century battle for a megacity.”
