Archive

2022

Rewired: How digital technologies shape cognition and democracy

Rewired: How digital technologies shape cognition and democracy

The Digital Cognition & Democracy Initiative is investigating how digital technologies affect human cognition, and what those effects mean for democracy. Rewired by Leah Walker examines different key themes that have emerged in our DCDI research and working meetings with coalition members. This series is meant to illustrate the depth of the digitally influenced cognition problem, and illuminate how we are thinking about these issues.

attention, cognition, critical thinking, DCDI, democracy, emotions, friction, Geopolitics of Technology, information overload, memory, reasoning, trust

October 27, 2022

Philip Reiner on Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications

In the News, Podcasts

Philip Reiner on Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications

Philip Reiner joined Gus Docker, host of the Future of Life Institute podcast, to talk about how nuclear command and control systems work, how they might fail, and what can be done to improve them.

Innovation and Catastrophic Risk, NC3

October 6, 2022

Forecasting the AI and Nuclear Landscape

Forecasting the AI and Nuclear Landscape

This report, the product of a partnership between IST and Metaculus, aims to assess the risks of escalation between the U.S. and China, including by the integration of AI into NC3.

AI, China, command, communications, control, Innovation and Catastrophic Risk, nuclear

September 21, 2022

The Truth about Ransomware (and How to Stop It)

In the News, Podcast

The Truth about Ransomware (and How to Stop It)

Megan Stifel joins the podcast "The Internet of Threats" with host Eric Greenwald to discuss the current and future state of ransomware, what small- and medium-sized businesses can do to fight ransomware, and whether tactics like regulation and insurance actually help or hurt the fight against ransomware.

blueprint, cyber insurance, cybersecurity, Ransomware, RTF, SMEs

September 8, 2022

<strong>ДО БЕЗПЕЧНІШОЇ ЕКОСИСТЕМИ УКРАЇНСЬКИХ ЗМІ ТА ГРОМАДЯНСЬКОГО СУСПІЛЬСТВА:<br></strong><strong>ЯК МОЖЕ ДОПОМОГТИ РОЗВІДКА ВІДКРИТИХ ДЖЕРЕЛ (OSINT)</strong>

ДО БЕЗПЕЧНІШОЇ ЕКОСИСТЕМИ УКРАЇНСЬКИХ ЗМІ ТА ГРОМАДЯНСЬКОГО СУСПІЛЬСТВА:
ЯК МОЖЕ ДОПОМОГТИ РОЗВІДКА ВІДКРИТИХ ДЖЕРЕЛ (OSINT)

Інструменти та заходи безпеки, які можна використовувати для спростування пропаганди та перевірки інформації в інтернеті під час конфлікту з Pосією, що триває.

civil society, cyber hygiene, digital safety, Geopolitics of Technology, journalists, OSINT, Ukraine

August 25, 2022

Towards a Safer Ukrainian Media Ecosystem and Civil Society: How OSINT Can Help

Towards a Safer Ukrainian Media Ecosystem and Civil Society: How OSINT Can Help

In partnership with the Atlantic Council Digital Forensic Research Lab, IST presents tools and safeguards for use in debunking propaganda and verifying information online during the ongoing conflict with Russia.

cyber hygiene, digital safety, disinformation, Geopolitics of Technology, journalists, OSINT, propaganda, Ukraine

August 25, 2022

Blueprint for Ransomware Defense: An Action Plan for Ransomware Mitigation, Response, and Recovery for Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Blueprint for Ransomware Defense: An Action Plan for Ransomware Mitigation, Response, and Recovery for Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises

In response to Action 3.1.1 of the Ransomware Task Force (RTF) report, which calls for the cybersecurity community to “develop a clear, actionable framework for ransomware mitigation, response, and recovery,” the Blueprint for Ransomware Defense Working Group developed a Blueprint comprised of a curated subset of essential cyber hygiene Safeguards from the Center for Internet Security Critical Security Controls® (CIS Controls®) v8.

blueprint, Blueprint for Ransomware Defense, cyber attacks, defense, Future of Digital Security, Ransomware, RTF

August 3, 2022

Playing Telephone: Hoax Calls and the Insecurity of Leader to Leader Communications

Playing Telephone: Hoax Calls and the Insecurity of Leader to Leader Communications

A database of hoax calls between leaders that illustrates the importance of secure, trusted crisis communications.

Innovation and Catastrophic Risk

July 20, 2022

Atlas of Crisis Communications: Nuclear States

Atlas of Crisis Communications: Nuclear States

Leah Walker and Andrew Facini present an atlas of hotlines between states with nuclear weapons, part of IST’s work efforts to reinvigorate broader nuclear crisis control through research and development aimed at identifying and solving practical nuclear risk reduction gaps.

atlas, CATALINK, crisis communications, hotline, Innovation and Catastrophic Risk, nuclear risk reduction

July 18, 2022

Testimony: Rising Threats: Ransomware Attacks and Ransom Payments, Enabled by Cryptocurrency

Testimony: Rising Threats: Ransomware Attacks and Ransom Payments, Enabled by Cryptocurrency

On June 7, 2022, IST Chief Strategy Officer Megan Stifel testified in front of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for the hearing entitled, "Rising Threats: Ransomware Attacks and Ransom Payments, Enabled by Cryptocurrency."

blueprint, cryptocurrency, cybersecurity, ransom payments, Ransomware

June 7, 2022

The Ransomware Task Force: One Year On

Progress Report

The Ransomware Task Force: One Year On

In the year since the publication of the RTF report, the Ransomware Task Force reflects on progrsss, noting a great deal of action to combat ransomware and a continued rise observed incidents. This summary briefly discusses some of the ransomware-related activity of the last year, its impact, the current threat level, and the RTF's recommendations for moving forward.

cyber attacks, deter, disrupt, Future of Digital Security, prepare, Ransomware, respond, RTF

May 8, 2022

The Lawfare Podcast: Cybersecurity and Ukraine

In the News, Podcast

The Lawfare Podcast: Cybersecurity and Ukraine

Megan Stifel joined the Lawfare Podcast to discuss the importance of cybersecurity in the war in Ukraine.

cybersecurity, Ukraine

May 3, 2022

Digital Safety Training for Ukrainian Journalists and Civil Society

Digital Safety Training for Ukrainian Journalists and Civil Society

Natalia Antonova presents a guide for Ukrainian journalists and civil society with practical tips to safeguard their digital activities and improve their digital hygiene.

civil society, cyber hygiene, digital safety, disinformation, Geopolitics of Technology, journalists, Russia, Ukraine

April 6, 2022

НАВЧАННЯ З ЦИФРОВОЇ БЕЗПЕКИ ДЛЯ УКРАЇНСЬКИХ ЖУРНАЛІСТІВ ТА ГРОМАДЯНСЬКОГО СУСПІЛЬСТВА

НАВЧАННЯ З ЦИФРОВОЇ БЕЗПЕКИ ДЛЯ УКРАЇНСЬКИХ ЖУРНАЛІСТІВ ТА ГРОМАДЯНСЬКОГО СУСПІЛЬСТВА

Вторгнення Росії до України спричиняє руйнування, смерть та втрату стабільності, справляючи глибоко руйнівну дію на українське суспільство. Кремль та його агенти активно використовують залякування, дезінформацію та пропаганду, цензуру, кібератаки, а також різноманітні інші засоби обмежити...

digital, digital hygiene, digital safety, information, propaganda, Russia, Ukraine

April 6, 2022

How the conflict in Ukraine threatens US cybersecurity

In the News, Op-ed

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

In the News, Op-ed

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