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Counter Ransomware Initiative Tabletop Exercise: After-Action Report

AAR, Report

Counter Ransomware Initiative Tabletop Exercise: After-Action Report

IST, in partnership with the Australian Department of Home Affairs and the Counter Ransomware Initiative’s Private Sector Advisory Panel—led by Public Safety Canada and BlackBerry—held a multinational ransomware tabletop exercise on the margins of Singapore International Cyber Week and the Fifth CRI Summit. A new after action report summarizes the discussion and presents 3 key takeaways.
coordination, counter ransomware initiative, cyber, cybersecurity, disruption, information sharing, operational collaboration, Ransomware, Singapore, tabletop exercise
March 31, 2026
Reauthorization of CISA ’15: 10 Years Later, New Threats, Exigent Urgency

In the News, Op-ed

Reauthorization of CISA ’15: 10 Years Later, New Threats, Exigent Urgency

In an op-ed for Claroty Nexus, IST Chief Strategy Officer Megan Stifel calls on Congress to reauthorize the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA ’15), which improves and incentivizes the sharing of cyber threat indicators and information about defensive measures taken against cyber threats between public and private sectors.
CISA 15, congress, cybersecurity, information sharing, public-private collaboration
September 15, 2025
Exercise VEIL STORM I: After Action Report

AAR, Report

Exercise VEIL STORM I: After Action Report

In partnership with Europol, the Institute for Security and Technology and the Ransomware Task Force’s International Engagement Working Group designed and delivered Exercise VEIL STORM I, a tabletop exercise focused on operational collaboration across international law enforcement agencies and private sector firms in responding to cyber incidents. This after-action report summarizes the proceedings and key takeaways of the exercise.
cyber insurance, cybersecurity, disruption, Europol, information sharing, operational collaboration, public-private collaboration, Public-private partnerships, Ransomware
July 23, 2025
Defragging Trust & Safety: Cross-Platform Collaboration at TrustCon 2025

Blog

Defragging Trust & Safety: Cross-Platform Collaboration at TrustCon 2025

While malicious actors exploit vulnerabilities across the digital landscape, Trust & Safety teams often operate in silos, unable to share information or coordinate responses with those who are fighting the same fight. At #TrustCon2025, IST and Twitch will co-host a roundtable discussion to bridge these divides and establish pathways toward meaningful, practical cooperation. IST Ecosystem Trust & Safety Associate Fatima Faisal Khan previews the roundtable.
information sharing, ISAC, safety, trust, TrustCon
July 21, 2025
Hit ‘Em Where it Hurts: Understanding and Disrupting the Resourcing Phase in the Ransomware Payment Ecosystem

Blog

Hit ‘Em Where it Hurts: Understanding and Disrupting the Resourcing Phase in the Ransomware Payment Ecosystem

Since April 2021, IST’s #RansomwareTaskForce has investigated how to disrupt the infrastructure that ransomware groups rely on to receive payments. Writing for the #NatSpecs blog, Trevaughn Smith presents new strategies for targeting the resourcing phase of the #ransomware ecosystem.
blockchain, bulletproof hosting, cryptocurrency, information sharing, RaaS, Ransomware, resourcing
March 17, 2025
Cracked and Nulled: International Law Enforcement Takes Down Two of the World’s Largest Cybercrime Forums

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Cracked and Nulled: International Law Enforcement Takes Down Two of the World’s Largest Cybercrime Forums

In a recent victory against cybercrime, international law enforcement agencies jointly announced in January the successful disruption of Cracked and Nulled, two of the world’s largest cybercrime forums. IST Future of Digital Security Associate Gigi Flores Bustamante breaks down key actions and the operation’s strategic approach to disrupting ransomware.
cybercrime, disruption, FBI, information sharing, infrastructure, public-private collaboration, Ransomware
March 10, 2025
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