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Ransomware Task Force (RTF) Unveils Comprehensive Framework To Combat Ransomware

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April 29, 2021 1:00 pm

Ransomware Task Force (RTF) Unveils Comprehensive Framework To Combat Ransomware

Ransomware is one of society’s most pervasive threats and poses a critical risk to both national and global security. This destructive cybercrime, which results in staggering financial losses and puts human life at risk, will need commitment from every level of government and private industry to mitigate this evolving threat. On April 29, 2021, the Institute for Security and Technology (IST) — in partnership with a broad coalition of experts in industry, government, law enforcement, civil society, and international organizations who have joined IST’s Ransomware Task Force (RTF) — delivered a comprehensive framework to combat...
deter, disrupt, national security, prepare, Ransomware, respond
April 29, 2021
Balancing Global Innovation and Tech Dominance

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April 14, 2021 2:00 pm

Balancing Global Innovation and Tech Dominance

Since the end of the last century, America has been the dominant global tech and innovation leader. For the first time in decades, that position is being challenged. In an era of lightning-fast scientific discovery and unprecedented technological innovation, with rising powers and new markets, how can the US better center itself for the coming tech and innovation competitions?
innovation, Silicon Valley, tech dominance, venture capital
April 14, 2021
Ransoms Without Borders: Attribution and Accountability With International Ransomware Threat Actors and Safe Havens

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March 25, 2021 2:00 pm

Ransoms Without Borders: Attribution and Accountability With International Ransomware Threat Actors and Safe Havens

A ransomware attack may involve threat actors across the globe. How can we address this cross-border crime? On March 25, 2021, IST hosted a panel discussion and virtual Q&A with Jaya Baloo, Philip Amann, Josephine Wolff, and Christopher Painter.
cross-border, Ransomware, safe havens
March 25, 2021
JADC2: The Complexity of Military Capabilities

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March 23, 2021 2:00 pm

JADC2: The Complexity of Military Capabilities

Complexity is the enemy of security. So why do we keep building ever more complex systems to solve some of our most sensitive challenges? On March 23, IST hosted a panel discussion on JADC2 and how to secure complex systems of systems.
artificial intelligence, Department of Defense, JADC2, machine learning
March 23, 2021
Cut Off The Cash: Cryptocurrency and Ransomware Payments

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February 25, 2021 2:00 pm

Cut Off The Cash: Cryptocurrency and Ransomware Payments

Ransomware actors consistently demand ransom payments in cryptocurrencies, obscuring the ransom payment process and moving it to the digital domain. But how reliant is the success of ransomware on the use of cryptocurrency, and how anonymous are these coins? IST hosted a conversation on February 25, 2021 to assess the relationship between cryptocurrency and ransomware payments.
cryptocurrency, ransom payments, Ransomware
February 25, 2021
Building Citizen Resilience To Combat Disinformation

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February 10, 2021 1:00 pm

Building Citizen Resilience To Combat Disinformation

A key element to addressing challenges posed by disinformation is building resilient democratic societies through essential components including digital literacy and cyber education. On February 10, 2021, IST hosted a panel discussion on the need for cyber citizenship initiatives as measures to counter disinformation.
cyber citizenship, democracy, disinformation
February 10, 2021
October 19, 2022 11:00 am

Securing Data Flows: The Importance of an EU-U.S. Agreement on Data Transfers

In a conversation moderated by IST’s Megan Stifel, David Kris, founder at Culper Partners LLC, Anitha Ibrahim, Senior Manager for Cybersecurity & Data Protection Policy at Amazon Web Services, and Peter Swire, professor in the School of Cybersecurity and Privacy at the Georgia Institute of Technology, unpacked the new Executive Order on Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities and its impact on EU-U.S. data flows. 
May 20, 2022 12:00 am

Combating Ransomware: A Year of Action

Over the last year, ransomware attacks continued to plague institutions of all sizes—but thanks in part to the timely and comprehensive recommendations of the Ransomware Task Force, governments were more engaged and organizations are more focused on equipping themselves with the tools and policies needed to counter this threat. As the RTF completed its first year of impact, we hosted for a day of reflections, predictions, and connections on how we can continue to combat ransomware in 2022 and beyond.
May 11, 2022 1:00 pm

Hacking in Plain Sight: Offensive Cyber Operations in the Russo-Ukrainian War

On May 11, 2022, IST hosted the Army Cyber Institute’s Erica D. Lonergan, Stairwell’s Silas Cutler, Okta’s Marc Rogers, and IST’s Megan Stifel for a conversation about the range of cyber operations seen in the Russo-Ukrainian war, how each country responded, the implications for both countries, and what we can learn when it comes to modern cyber operations in wartime.
April 28, 2022 1:00 pm

Russia’s AI Disconnect: The War in Ukraine and the Looming Collapse of Russia’s AI Industry
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