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Imminent National Cyber Strategy May Lean on Offense at the Expense of Defense

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Imminent National Cyber Strategy May Lean on Offense at the Expense of Defense

The Trump administration’s National Cyber Strategy is imminent. Will it, as rumors suggest, prioritize cyber offense over defense in order to shape adversary behavior? In a new Claroty Nexus op-ed, IST Chief Strategy Officer Megan Stifel breaks down the history of U.S. cyber strategy and the potential drawbacks of an offense-first approach.
critical infrastructure, cyber, cyber defense, cyber offense, disruption, hack back, National Cybersecurity Strategy
February 26, 2026
F5, SolarWinds, and the Lethargy of the FAR Council

In the News, Op-ed

F5, SolarWinds, and the Lethargy of the FAR Council

Sources say the next national cyber strategy will address federal procurement, but secure-by-demand rules have been stuck at the FAR Council since 2022. For Lawfare, IST Senior VP Nick Leiserson argues that stopping procurement regulation vaporware is key.
cybersecurity, F5, FAR, Federal Acquisision Regulatory Council, procurement, secure by demand, SolarWinds
December 4, 2025
Scaling Disruption: What the Next Cyber Strategy Must Get Right

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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. 
cybersecurity, disruption, National Cybersecurity Strategy, operational collaboration, PPPs, Public-private partnerships, White House
December 2, 2025
Cyberscoop: Don’t let Congress punt on cyber insurance reform

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Cyberscoop: Don’t let Congress punt on cyber insurance reform

A recent op-ed in Cyberscoop by Nick Leiserson and Mark Montgomery calls on Congress to urgently establish a government-backed cyber reinsurance program to address the major systemic risks currently threatening the cyber insurance market.
congress, cyber insurance, cybersecurity, insurance, reinsurance, systemic risk, TRIA
November 3, 2025
Foreign Policy: Trump’s Vagueness Over Nuclear Testing Could Fuel an Arms Race

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Foreign Policy: Trump’s Vagueness Over Nuclear Testing Could Fuel an Arms Race

The delicate balance of nuclear deterrence relies on clarity. But what happens when a major power embraces ambiguity on a core issue like weapons testing? IST Senior Policy Advisor Sahil V. Shah calls for clarification in a new op-ed in Foreign Policy.
arms race, deterrence, nuclear, nuclear weapons, strategic stability, testing
October 31, 2025
Nick Leiserson and Michael Klein: Urgent Changes Needed to Update the E-Rate Program

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Nick Leiserson and Michael Klein: Urgent Changes Needed to Update the E-Rate Program

For Broadband Breakfast, IST Senior VP for Policy Nicholas Leiserson and Senior Director for Preparedness and Response Michael Klein make the case for expanding the FCC’s E-Rate program to bolster the cybersecurity resilience of K-12 schools.
cybersecurity, E-Rate, K-12 Education, Ransomware, Universal Service Fund
October 1, 2025
Reauthorization of CISA ’15: 10 Years Later, New Threats, Exigent Urgency

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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
Here’s the Big Deal Trump and Putin Could Actually Reach in Alaska

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Here’s the Big Deal Trump and Putin Could Actually Reach in Alaska

The meeting of Presidents Trump and Putin in Alaska this week presents a rare and urgent opening for both leaders to make tangible progress on nuclear arms control, IST Senior Policy Advisor Sahil V. Shah and co-author IMEMO RAS research fellow Dmitry Stefanovich argue in Politico. 
arms race, CATALINK, crisis communication, New START Treaty, Russia
August 15, 2025
ROOST Reminds Us Why Open Source Tools Matter

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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
The Nuclear Risk Reduction Approach: A Useful Path Forward for Crisis Mitigation

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The Nuclear Risk Reduction Approach: A Useful Path Forward for Crisis Mitigation

In an article for Asia-Pacific Leadership Network, IST’s Sylvia Mishra highlights the importance of advancing the nuclear risk reduction approach and explains why IST’s CATALINK Initiative should be incorporated as a component of such an approach.
crisis communications, NC3, nuclear, nuclear risk reduction, Russo-Ukraine War
January 27, 2023
Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital must win over Silicon Valley

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Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital must win over Silicon Valley

In December, the United States Department of Defense established the Office of Strategic Capital to build out the U.S.’s strategic advantage in technology and industry by partnering with private capital. In an op-ed for Defense News, IST’s Leah Walker and Alexa W. caution that the office’s success hinges on acceptance in Silicon Valley and innovation hubs across the country.
DOD, innovation ecosystem, Office of Strategic Capital
December 13, 2022
Democracy Gone Digital: The Election Season Online

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Democracy Gone Digital: The Election Season Online

In an op-ed for Tech Policy Press, Zoë Brammer and Philip Reiner sound the alarm based on our Digital Cognition and Democracy Initiative (DCDI) research. We need to help voters grapple with information overload and unnaturally immersive experience provoked by digital tools, they urge.
DCDI, democracy, digital cognition, election manipulation
November 7, 2022
Cyber incident reporting isn’t the problem — ignorance is

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Cyber incident reporting isn’t the problem — ignorance is

In an op-ed for The Hill, IST's Chief Strategy Officer Megan Stifel and Cyber Threat Alliance's President & CEO Michael Daniel make the case for reporting cyber incidents.
CIRCIA, CISA, incident reporting, Ransomware
November 2, 2022
How the conflict in Ukraine threatens US cybersecurity

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How the conflict in Ukraine threatens US cybersecurity

"What is happening with Ukraine seems a world apart, but with a few clicks, the impact may end up right here at home," writes Philip Reiner in an op-ed for Tech Crunch.
cybersecurity, Future of Digital Security, information warfare, Russia, security, Ukraine
February 2, 2022
5 Urgent Actions in the Fightback Against Ransomware

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5 Urgent Actions in the Fightback Against Ransomware

In an article for the World Economic Forum, Philip Reiner calls for global leaders to step up in the fight against ransomware, arguing that, taken together, they "would result in immediate and longer-term benefits, and show cybercriminals that ransomware is no longer an easy and safe strategy for financial gain."
collaboration, cybercrime, cybersecurity, law enforcement, Ransomware, World Economic Forum
May 12, 2021
Zoom Won’t Stop A Nuclear War

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Zoom Won’t Stop A Nuclear War

In an article for Foreign Policy, Sahil Shah and Leah Walker make the case that although the red telephone is gone, a new generation of nuclear hotlines is sorely needed to manage international crises.
CATALINK, crisis communications, India, Innovation and Catastrophic Risk, nuclear hotlines, nuclear war, nuclear weapons, Pakistan, Soviet Union
April 19, 2021