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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.
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cybersecurity
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disruption
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information sharing
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Ransomware
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Singapore
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tabletop exercise
March 31, 2026
Op-ed
Scaling Disruption: What the Next Cyber Strategy Must Get Right
What should be prioritized in the White House’s forthcoming National Cyber Strategy? In an op-ed for Claroty Nexus, Megan Stifel outlined what the next strategy must get right in order to safeguard citizens and maintain America's global leadership.
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disruption
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National Cybersecurity Strategy
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operational collaboration
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PPPs
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Public-private partnerships
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White House
December 2, 2025
AAR
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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.
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cybersecurity
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Europol
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information sharing
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operational collaboration
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public-private collaboration
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Public-private partnerships
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Ransomware
July 23, 2025
Blog
Cyber policy experts join IST’s Future of Digital Security team
IST is excited to announce the addition of Nicholas Leiserson as Senior Vice President for Policy, Michael Klein as Senior Director for Preparedness and Response, and Tory Igoe as Future of Digital Security Associate to our Future of Digital Security team.
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incentives
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operational collaboration
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Ransomware
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resilience
April 22, 2025
Event
May 5, 2023 10:00 am
Ransomware Task Force: Gaining Ground
Ransomware remains a dire threat to businesses, schools, hospitals, individuals, and nations alike. On May 5, 2023, IST hosted a day of reflections on the current status of the ransomware threat, the Ransomware Task Force’s efforts, and what’s to come.
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Cyber Civil Defense
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Ransomware
May 5, 2023
Blog
IST Reviews the 2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy: Analysis and Next Steps
The Biden administration today released its 2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy. We note 3 key priorities from the strategy that have the potential to directly affect our work.
cyber resilience
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National Cybersecurity Strategy
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operational collaboration
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software
March 2, 2023
Blog
#RansomwareTaskForce at the White House International Counter Ransomware Initiative Summit
Last week I was honored to represent the Ransomware Task Force at the second International Counter Ransomware Initiative (CRI) Summit at the White House. While at the CRI, I highlighted the priority recommendations of the RTF, progress achieved since publication of the inaugural report, the Blueprint for Ransomware Defense, and the recently-released Cyber Incident Reporting Framework.
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Ransomware Task Force
November 5, 2022
Event
May 25, 2021 12:00 am
StratTech: IST’s Inaugural Conference
StratTech, IST’s inaugural conference, examined novel, radical, and strategic approaches to the wicked problems facing the diagonals through which security and technology intersect. IST is committed to being a convener, bringing together government, industry, and civil society leaders and practitioners to better understand and advance solutions to the world’s toughest security challenges.
BGP
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operational collaboration
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Ransomware
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Valley of Death
May 25, 2021
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