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IST at RSA 2025: Zeroing in on hybrid warfare, ransomware, phishing, and more

Core to our mission at IST is our belief that we achieve more when industry, government, and civil society come together in pursuit of a common goal. We’re proud to join the global community of cyber experts convening in San Francisco next week for RSA Conference!

artificial intelligence, critical infrastructure, cybercrime, cybersecurity, national security, phishing, Ransomware, systemic defense

April 23, 2025

ROOST Reminds Us Why Open Source Tools Matter

In an op-ed for Tech Policy Press, IST Ecosystem Trust and Safety Associate Fatima Faisal Khan explains why the Trust and Safety community needs ROOST, a newly launched non-profit open source tooling hub.

AI, artificial intelligence, open source, open source software, tooling, Trust and Safety

March 20, 2025

Navigating AI Compliance, Part 2: Risk Mitigation Strategies for Safeguarding Against Future Failures

"Navigating AI Compliance, Part 2: Risk Mitigation Strategies for Safeguarding Against Future Failures" presents 39 risk mitigation strategies co-created by a multistakeholder working group of experts that aim to avoid institutional, procedural, and performance failures of AI systems.

AI, artificial intelligence, compliance failure, infrastructure protection, institutional failures, performance failures, procedural failures, risk reduction

March 20, 2025

Setting the Foundation of a New National Strategy on AI: IST Submits Comments on an AI Action Plan

Institute for Security and Technology (IST) last week submitted comments to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in response to its request for information on the development of an AI Action Plan. Informed by eight years of working groups, private roundtables, and other engagements with policy policymakers, technologists, and researchers on AI risk reduction, our response puts forth 6 strategic objectives that would serve as the foundation of a new national strategy on AI.

AGI, AI, artificial intelligence, critical infrastructure, genAI, national security, NIST, public safety

March 18, 2025

Managing Misuse Risk for Dual-Use Foundation Models: IST Submits Comments to a NIST Request for Information

Last week, Institute for Security and Technology (IST) submitted a response to NIST's Request for Comments on the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute's draft guidelines for identifying and mitigating the risks to public safety and national security present across the AI lifecycle.

AI, artificial intelligence, deployment, development, malicious use, misuse, national security, NIST, risk reduction

March 18, 2025

Patrick J. McGovern Foundation Renews Commitment to Supporting IST’s AI Risk Reduction Efforts

Over the last two years, with the support of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, the Institute for Security and Technology (IST) has been on a mission to assess the risks and opportunities associated with the development and deployment of cutting-edge AI foundation models. IST is again excited to announce renewed support from the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation to further advance this vital work.

AI foundation models, artificial intelligence, compliance failure, malicious use, risk reduction

March 18, 2025

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?

artificial intelligence, cognition, Generative artificial intelligence, social cohesion

December 19, 2024

The Offense-Defense Balance

In a special episode of TechnologIST Talks, CEO Philip Reiner hosts Heather Adkins, a 22-year Google veteran and founding member of the Google Security Team. She shares her take on the current threat landscape, where the U.S. government and the private sector might align, and more.

artificial intelligence, cyber threats, cybersecurity

December 19, 2024

A Transatlantic Perspective on Quantum Tech

IST CSO Megan Stifel welcomes Markus Pflitsch. Formerly in the financial services sector, Markus transitioned back into the quantum space in 2019. He details his path to becoming CEO and founder of a leading quantum company, his unique take on the quantum ecosystem, and the differences in the funding environments in Europe and the United States.

artificial intelligence, China, Europe, quantum, venture capital

December 18, 2024

Q&A: Navigating AI Compliance

In this month's newsletter, we sat down with Senior Associate for Artificial Intelligence Security Policy Mariami Tkeshelashvili to learn more about the research process behind IST's latest report "Navigating AI Compliance, Part 1: Tracing Failure Patterns Through History," their findings, and what's next for this effort.

artificial intelligence, case study, compliance failure, GDPR, governance, risk-mitigation

December 17, 2024

The Future is Quantum

IST CSO Megan Stifel interviews Stefan Leichenauer, a member of the inaugural team at SandboxAQ with experience in both AI and quantum science. Stefan explains his journey from academia to private industry, SandboxAQ’s origins within Alphabet, and where quantum science is going next.

artificial intelligence, China, quantum

December 12, 2024

Delivering results requires a critical action think tank

Our role as a 501(c)(3) critical action think tank has never been more crucial. As technology empowers us, it also brings incredible challenges. We help accelerate its benefits while keeping individuals, businesses, governments, and society safe from harm. On Giving Tuesday, we extend our sincere thanks to all of our supporters. Our work would not be possible without you. To celebrate, IST CEO Philip Reiner shares his reflections on the last year, our impact, and why what we do is so important.

artificial intelligence, critical action, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, public-private, Ransomware

December 3, 2024

Q&A: Implications of AI in Cybersecurity

In this month’s edition of The TechnologIST, we sat down with Associate for Cybersecurity and Emerging Technologies Jennifer Tang, Adjunct Cyber and Artificial Intelligence Policy Fellow Tiffany Saade, and Chief Trust Officer Steve Kelly to learn more about their recent report, The Implications of Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity.

artificial intelligence, Future of Digital Security, TechnologIST

November 8, 2024

IST Launching New Initiative with Support from Longview Philanthropy Focused on the Integration of AI into Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications

A new initiative with Longview Philanthropy will continue our work on exploring how advanced AI capabilities might be integrated into nuclear command, control, and communications systems.

artificial intelligence, NC3, nuclear, strategic stability

November 1, 2024

June 17, 2024 2:20 pm

AI Risk Busters: A lifecycle approach to AI risk reduction

What constitutes the ‘malicious use’ of AI? IST hosted a virtual webinar to celebrate the launch of a new report, "A Lifecycle Approach to AI Risk Reduction: Tackling the Risk of Malicious Use Amid Implications of Openness."

AI lifecycle, artificial intelligence, malicious use

October 31, 2024

IST Experts Weigh in on President Biden’s Artificial Intelligence National Security Memorandum

We commend the Biden-Harris Administration for releasing its National Memorandum on Advancing the United States’ Leadership in Artificial Intelligence. IST has long supported the nation’s security priorities and technological objectives through our investigation into AI and machine learning in NC3, AI risk reduction, and AI in cybersecurity. We call for safe, secure, and trustworthy AI innovation.

artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, memorandum, national security

October 30, 2024