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On the Front Lines: Utilizing the Universal Service Fund to Support K-12 Cybersecurity

July 11, 2025 2:00 pm

On the Front Lines: Utilizing the Universal Service Fund to Support K-12 Cybersecurity

Cyber incidents affecting K-12 schools are routine, but resources are scarce for communities on the front lines of the cybercrime epidemic. On July 11, IST hosted practitioners & experts to discuss how the FCC’s Universal Service Fund can be used to improve K-12 cybersecurity.

cybersecurity, E-Rate, education, FCC, k-12, schools, telecom, Universal Service Fund

July 11, 2025

Managing Third Party Risk after PowerSchool

June 17, 2025 3:00 pm

Managing Third Party Risk after PowerSchool

When the largest K-12 cyber incident in history can be caused by a teenage hacker logging into a vendor’s customer service portal with just a contractor’s credentials, what can states and districts do to protect their students, teachers, and families?

contractors, cybersecurity, k-12, Ransomware, third party risk, vendor risk

June 17, 2025

Critical Effect DC 2025

June 12, 2025 9:00 am

Critical Effect DC 2025

The next evolution of Hack the Capitol, Critical Effect DC is a two-day, annual critical infrastructure-focused conference connecting policymakers, members of civil society and academia, and OT/ICS stakeholders. Presented by ICS Village, in partnership with the Institute for Security and Technology, Crowell LLP, and the National Security Institute, this year’s event prioritized timely, solution-driven content with a sense of urgency, focusing on initiatives that can be implemented in the next two years.

Critical Effect, critical infrastructure, hospitals, ICS, OT, water

June 12, 2025

Securing Our Autonomy: How AI Fuels Cognitive Warfare – and How We Can Fight Back

June 3, 2025 10:30 am

Securing Our Autonomy: How AI Fuels Cognitive Warfare – and How We Can Fight Back

In a side event at the SCSP AI Expo, experts on the front lines of policy, industry, and neuroscience unpacked how AI is being weaponized for psychological and influence operations — and how we can build resilience across society.

AI, artificial intelligence, cognitive warfare, disinformation, information operations, misinformation, neuroscience, psychological warfare

June 3, 2025

Defeating Ransomware: A 360° Review of the RTF Four Years On

May 1, 2025 3:30 pm

Defeating Ransomware: A 360° Review of the RTF Four Years On

It’s been 4 years since the Ransomware Task Force first launched. The RTF helped pioneer the way policymakers approach ransomware and elevated its importance to a true national security threat. Since then, 50% of its recommendations have seen progress – but the others have not. At RSA Conference, IST Chief Strategy Officer & RTF Executive Director Megan Stifel moderates a panel to explore what's worked, and what hasn't.

cybersecurity, deter, Ransomware, respond

May 1, 2025

Taking the Fight Upstream: Pursuing Systemic Defense Against Phishing

May 1, 2025 3:20 pm

Taking the Fight Upstream: Pursuing Systemic Defense Against Phishing

Three decades into the public internet, cybercrime is booming and phishing remains a key vector. At RSA 2025, IST Chief Trust Officer Steve Kelly joined a panel on pursuing systemic defense against phishing.

AI, cybercrime, cybersecurity, fraud, ICT, phishing, systemic defense

May 1, 2025

CISA, vulnerability management, CVE, Hacker Summer Camp

August 5, 2025 1:00 pm

What should CVE be when it grows up?

At Security BSides Las Vegas, IST Senior VP Bob Lord moderated a panel on the future of the CVE program. What are the challenges it faces? What governance models should be considered?

cybersecurity, k-12, Universal Service Fund, E-Rate, education, FCC, schools, telecom

July 11, 2025 2:00 pm

On the Front Lines: Utilizing the Universal Service Fund to Support K-12 Cybersecurity

Cyber incidents affecting K-12 schools are routine, but resources are scarce for communities on the front lines of the cybercrime epidemic. On July 11, IST hosted practitioners & experts to discuss how the FCC’s Universal Service Fund can be used to improve K-12 cybersecurity.

cybersecurity, Ransomware, k-12, third party risk, vendor risk, contractors

June 17, 2025 3:00 pm

Managing Third Party Risk after PowerSchool

When the largest K-12 cyber incident in history can be caused by a teenage hacker logging into a vendor’s customer service portal with just a contractor’s credentials, what can states and districts do to protect their students, teachers, and families?

critical infrastructure, water, ICS, OT, hospitals, Critical Effect

June 12, 2025 9:00 am

Critical Effect DC 2025

The next evolution of Hack the Capitol, Critical Effect DC is a two-day, annual critical infrastructure-focused conference connecting policymakers, members of civil society and academia, and OT/ICS stakeholders. Presented by ICS Village, in partnership with the Institute for Security and Technology, Crowell LLP, and the National Security Institute, this year’s event prioritized timely, solution-driven content with a sense of urgency, focusing on initiatives that can be implemented in the next two years.