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Nominations are now open for the 3rd Annual #CyberPolicyAwards! The Awards recognize those who've driven meaningful progress in domestic & international policy, research, journalism, and more. Submit your noms & join us in D.C. in February!
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K-12 schools experienced end-of-year data breaches in 3 of the last 5 years. This is due to holiday staffing holiday shortages, IST Sr. Dir. @michaelfklein.bsky.social told Politico’s Morning #Cybersecurity, and recent funding cuts to the Ed Dept will only exacerbate the problem.
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As schools power down for the holidays, hackers power up
With schools nationwide easing into the holidays, hackers may see the lull in activity as a window of opportunity to strike an already-vulnerable sector.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:17 PM
K-12 schools experienced end-of-year data breaches in 3 of the last 5 years. This is due to holiday staffing holiday shortages, IST Sr. Dir. @michaelfklein.bsky.social told Politico’s Morning #Cybersecurity, and recent funding cuts to the Ed Dept will only exacerbate the problem.
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IST experts testified before the Maryland General Assembly this week, sharing our strategy to protect K-12 schools from cyber threats and our efforts to help water facilities in hospital communities become “undisruptable” by 2027.
Watch @joshcorman.bsky.social & @michaelfklein.bsky.social:
Watch @joshcorman.bsky.social & @michaelfklein.bsky.social:
MJM Committee Session
Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Biotechnology Other for Tuesday, December 9, 2025 @ 12:00 PM
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December 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
IST experts testified before the Maryland General Assembly this week, sharing our strategy to protect K-12 schools from cyber threats and our efforts to help water facilities in hospital communities become “undisruptable” by 2027.
Watch @joshcorman.bsky.social & @michaelfklein.bsky.social:
Watch @joshcorman.bsky.social & @michaelfklein.bsky.social:
At the Second Annual #CyberPolicyAwards, the International Policy Impact Award went to Dr. Adam Segal, for influencing the United States’ strategy on international cyberspace & digital policy. What individual, group, or organization deserves recognition in 2026?
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Cyber Policy Awards Nominations
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December 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
At the Second Annual #CyberPolicyAwards, the International Policy Impact Award went to Dr. Adam Segal, for influencing the United States’ strategy on international cyberspace & digital policy. What individual, group, or organization deserves recognition in 2026?
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The AI-NC3 initiative, with support from Longview Philanthropy, is entering phase 2 and establishing an Executive Committee (EC) and 4 Working Groups on competitive AI dynamics, global perspectives, AI technical development, and AI norms & governance.
AI and NC3 Initiative Enters Phase 2: Bridging Perspectives on Risks and Opportunities
IST, with support from Longview Philanthropy, is entering phase 2 of our efforts on the integration of artificial intelligence into nuclear command, control, and communications. In its next phase, the...
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December 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The AI-NC3 initiative, with support from Longview Philanthropy, is entering phase 2 and establishing an Executive Committee (EC) and 4 Working Groups on competitive AI dynamics, global perspectives, AI technical development, and AI norms & governance.
Over the last 4 years, IST has been a critical partner to the CRI's coalition of govts & key partners in coordinating global actions against #ransomware. IST’s Steve Kelly, Elizabeth Vish & Gigi Flores Bustamante joined the CRI’s annual summit to share IST’s research & insights.
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IST Contributes to the International Counter Ransomware Initiative Summit for the Fourth Consecutive Year: Exercises, Workshops, and Private Sector Advisory Panel
Over the last four years, IST has been a critical partner to the International Counter Ransomware Initiative's coalition of governments and other key partners in their effort to coordinate global acti...
securityandtechnology.org
December 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Over the last 4 years, IST has been a critical partner to the CRI's coalition of govts & key partners in coordinating global actions against #ransomware. IST’s Steve Kelly, Elizabeth Vish & Gigi Flores Bustamante joined the CRI’s annual summit to share IST’s research & insights.
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On the evening of Feb 5, IST will host the Third Annual Cyber Policy Awards™ Gala, the premier gathering of the U.S. cyber policy community & key international partners. Request an invite & join IST in celebrating those who drove progress in cyber policy in 2025.
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Third Annual Cyber Policy Awards Registration Request
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December 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
On the evening of Feb 5, IST will host the Third Annual Cyber Policy Awards™ Gala, the premier gathering of the U.S. cyber policy community & key international partners. Request an invite & join IST in celebrating those who drove progress in cyber policy in 2025.
🏆 Request an invitation now:
🏆 Request an invitation now:
The Third Annual Cyber Policy Awards™ is just 64 days away! Today, the Organizing Committee is pleased to announce that the deadline to submit nominations has been extended. Until 12/12, help us recognize excellence within the #cyber policy community.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The Third Annual Cyber Policy Awards™ is just 64 days away! Today, the Organizing Committee is pleased to announce that the deadline to submit nominations has been extended. Until 12/12, help us recognize excellence within the #cyber policy community.
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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 @lawfaremedia.org, IST Senior VP Nick Leiserson argues that stopping procurement regulation vaporware is key.
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F5, SolarWinds, and the Lethargy of the FAR Council
Stopping procurement regulation vaporware is key for the U.S. government to see meaningful gains from security-by-demand.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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 @lawfaremedia.org, IST Senior VP Nick Leiserson argues that stopping procurement regulation vaporware is key.
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Phishing & cyber-enabled fraud are escalating, targeting individuals as well as businesses & governments. How can we begin to turn the tide? This week, the WEF’s Partnership against Cybercrime, in collaboration with IST, published a systemic defense framework to confront this challenge.
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World Economic Forum
Phishing and cyber-enabled fraud are escalating global threats affecting users, consumers, organizations and countries alike. This white paper presents a systemic defence framework to confront this ch...
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December 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Phishing & cyber-enabled fraud are escalating, targeting individuals as well as businesses & governments. How can we begin to turn the tide? This week, the WEF’s Partnership against Cybercrime, in collaboration with IST, published a systemic defense framework to confront this challenge.
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Have you submitted your nominees for next year’s #CyberPolicyAwards? The Organizing Committee relies on the #cyber policy community to help recognize & celebrate achievements in advancing domestic & international cyber policy & partnerships, journalism, research & more.
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🏆 Submit your nominations:
Cyber Policy Awards Nominations
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December 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Have you submitted your nominees for next year’s #CyberPolicyAwards? The Organizing Committee relies on the #cyber policy community to help recognize & celebrate achievements in advancing domestic & international cyber policy & partnerships, journalism, research & more.
🏆 Submit your nominations:
🏆 Submit your nominations:
What should be prioritized in the White House’s forthcoming National Cyber Strategy? Writing for @claroty.bsky.social, IST CSO @megans.bsky.social unpacks the #ransomware ecosystem & outlines what the strategy must get right in order to safeguard citizens & maintain global leadership.
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Scaling Disruption: What the Next Cyber Strategy Must Get Right
The forthcoming National Cyber Strategy must aims to scale cyber disruptions of malicious threat actor activity, reduce friction points, and incentivize public-private collaboration that are essential...
nexusconnect.io
December 2, 2025 at 10:37 PM
What should be prioritized in the White House’s forthcoming National Cyber Strategy? Writing for @claroty.bsky.social, IST CSO @megans.bsky.social unpacks the #ransomware ecosystem & outlines what the strategy must get right in order to safeguard citizens & maintain global leadership.
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🧵 #GivingTuesday is a powerful opportunity for 501(c)(3) nonprofits like IST to call attention to our mission: bringing together tech & policy leaders to tackle some of the most pressing security challenges facing our world. With the critical support of our donors, in the last year, we have:
December 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🧵 #GivingTuesday is a powerful opportunity for 501(c)(3) nonprofits like IST to call attention to our mission: bringing together tech & policy leaders to tackle some of the most pressing security challenges facing our world. With the critical support of our donors, in the last year, we have:
As AI tech proliferates across the globe, govts face a daunting challenge: understanding & managing the risks of these rapidly evolving systems. In July, IST’s AI Risk Reduction Initiative collaborated with the Korea AI Safety Institute to support the development of their AI Risk Map.
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Putting Research into Policy Action: IST and the Korea Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute Join Forces to Tackle AI Risk
By convening developers, deployers, national security professionals, and policymakers, IST's AI Risk Reduction Initiative maps both the opportunities and risks of frontier AI and designs corresponding...
securityandtechnology.org
December 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
As AI tech proliferates across the globe, govts face a daunting challenge: understanding & managing the risks of these rapidly evolving systems. In July, IST’s AI Risk Reduction Initiative collaborated with the Korea AI Safety Institute to support the development of their AI Risk Map.
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IST Exec in Residence @joshcorman.bsky.social joined the Security Ledger podcast to discuss what #UnDisruptable27 is doing to mitigate the #cyber threats facing small and local water utilities across the world: “we believe we can inform them and be forthright.”
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Cyber Threats to Water Infrastructure: Insights from Josh Corman
Cyber attacks on water infrastructure are growing. Josh Corman of IAmTheCavalry joins us to discuss efforts to secure critical water systems.
securityledger.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
IST Exec in Residence @joshcorman.bsky.social joined the Security Ledger podcast to discuss what #UnDisruptable27 is doing to mitigate the #cyber threats facing small and local water utilities across the world: “we believe we can inform them and be forthright.”
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This Thanksgiving, who are you thankful for in the #cyber policy community? Show your appreciation by nominating an individual, group, or org for recognition in domestic or international policy, partnership, journalism, research at the Third Annual Cyber Policy Awards™.
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🏆 Submit your nominations:
Cyber Policy Awards Nominations
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November 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This Thanksgiving, who are you thankful for in the #cyber policy community? Show your appreciation by nominating an individual, group, or org for recognition in domestic or international policy, partnership, journalism, research at the Third Annual Cyber Policy Awards™.
🏆 Submit your nominations:
🏆 Submit your nominations:
At the Second Annual #CyberPolicyAwards, International Counter Ransomware Initiative leadership took home the Atlas Award for International Partnership for shaping the international response to #ransomware. What individual, group, or org deserves recognition in 2026?
🏆 Submit your nominations:
🏆 Submit your nominations:
Cyber Policy Awards Nominations
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November 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
At the Second Annual #CyberPolicyAwards, International Counter Ransomware Initiative leadership took home the Atlas Award for International Partnership for shaping the international response to #ransomware. What individual, group, or org deserves recognition in 2026?
🏆 Submit your nominations:
🏆 Submit your nominations:
With #nuclear tensions on the rise, nuclear weapons have been in the headlines & on our screens lately. In this month’s #TechnologIST, we sat down with IST’s Nuclear Policy team to disucss what a new film & orders to the U.S. Dept. of War could mean for global security & stability.
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Q&A: Approaching the Nuclear Brink?
Nuclear weapons have been in the headlines—and on our screens–lately. Indeed, nuclear tensions are on the rise.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
With #nuclear tensions on the rise, nuclear weapons have been in the headlines & on our screens lately. In this month’s #TechnologIST, we sat down with IST’s Nuclear Policy team to disucss what a new film & orders to the U.S. Dept. of War could mean for global security & stability.
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In 2025, the Atlas Award for U.S. Domestic Policy Impact went to Lauren Zabierek, Jack Cable & Bob Lord, alongside Jim Richberg & Taylor Roberts, for making #SecurebyDesign a reality while at CISA. Nominations for the third annual Cyber Policy Awards™ are open to the cyber community!
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Cyber Policy Awards Nominations
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November 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
In 2025, the Atlas Award for U.S. Domestic Policy Impact went to Lauren Zabierek, Jack Cable & Bob Lord, alongside Jim Richberg & Taylor Roberts, for making #SecurebyDesign a reality while at CISA. Nominations for the third annual Cyber Policy Awards™ are open to the cyber community!
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IST Adjunct @brysonbort.bsky.social was honored as a @washingtonian.com 2025 Tech Titan last month! As co-founder of ICS Village, Scythe CEO, IST Adjunct & @hacktheplant.bsky.social host Bryson is dedicated to promoting lifeline infrastructure security. Congrats Bryson!
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November 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
IST Adjunct @brysonbort.bsky.social was honored as a @washingtonian.com 2025 Tech Titan last month! As co-founder of ICS Village, Scythe CEO, IST Adjunct & @hacktheplant.bsky.social host Bryson is dedicated to promoting lifeline infrastructure security. Congrats Bryson!
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IST's Brandon Cortino spent the last year as a fellow in the @csis.org FACE cohort, which aims to train the next generation of arms control negotiators. For the #NatSpecs blog, Brandon shares lessons learned from his study of the 2002 Moscow Treaty signed by Presidents Bush and Putin.
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Negotiating Stability: Reflections on CSIS’ Future Arms Control Experts (FACE) Program
IST Senior Associate for Nuclear Policy Brandon Cortino spent the last year as a fellow in the Center for Strategic and International Studies FACE cohort, which aims to train the next generation of ar...
securityandtechnology.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The original Blueprint for Ransomware Defense aligned its curated subset of CIS Security Controls to NIST's Cybersecurity Framework 1.0. IST’s Michael Klein spoke to Inside Cybersecurity on remapping the Blueprint to CSF 2.0 and a new core function: Govern.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The original Blueprint for Ransomware Defense aligned its curated subset of CIS Security Controls to NIST's Cybersecurity Framework 1.0. IST’s Michael Klein spoke to Inside Cybersecurity on remapping the Blueprint to CSF 2.0 and a new core function: Govern.
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IST hosted international security expert & author Ankit Panda for a fireside chat with IST CEO Philip Reiner to discuss his latest book on the nuclear age and the need for political & technical solutions for emerging tech. IST’s Catherine Murphy recaps the event for the #NatSpecs blog.
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The New Nuclear Age: At the Precipice of Armageddon – IST Hosts Book Talk with Author Ankit Panda
IST’s Nuclear Policy team hosted international security expert and author Ankit Panda in Palo Alto to learn more about his latest book unpacking the trilateral nuclear competition between the United S...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
IST hosted international security expert & author Ankit Panda for a fireside chat with IST CEO Philip Reiner to discuss his latest book on the nuclear age and the need for political & technical solutions for emerging tech. IST’s Catherine Murphy recaps the event for the #NatSpecs blog.
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For #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth, our social channels featured practical resources, novel research, and critical insights from IST’s cadre of experts. Compiled for the #NatSpecs blog, these resources showcase IST’s work in the fields of #ransomware, #AI, #cyber & more.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
For #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth, our social channels featured practical resources, novel research, and critical insights from IST’s cadre of experts. Compiled for the #NatSpecs blog, these resources showcase IST’s work in the fields of #ransomware, #AI, #cyber & more.
🛡️ Learn more: bit.ly/4i12g6C
🛡️ Learn more: bit.ly/4i12g6C
IST joined the CRI in Singapore last month to share research, build capacity & reaffirm our collective commitment to addressing #ransomware on a global scale. IST's Elizabeth Vish spoke to Inside Cybersecurity on the annual summit.
🛡️ Read the interview: insidecybersecurity.com/daily-news/i...
🛡️ Read the interview: insidecybersecurity.com/daily-news/i...
November 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
IST joined the CRI in Singapore last month to share research, build capacity & reaffirm our collective commitment to addressing #ransomware on a global scale. IST's Elizabeth Vish spoke to Inside Cybersecurity on the annual summit.
🛡️ Read the interview: insidecybersecurity.com/daily-news/i...
🛡️ Read the interview: insidecybersecurity.com/daily-news/i...
Nominations are now open for the 3rd Annual #CyberPolicyAwards! The Awards recognize those who've driven meaningful progress in domestic & international policy, research, journalism, and more. Submit your noms & join us in D.C. in February!
🏆 Nominations close 12/5: form.jotform.com/252225026250...
🏆 Nominations close 12/5: form.jotform.com/252225026250...
November 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Nominations are now open for the 3rd Annual #CyberPolicyAwards! The Awards recognize those who've driven meaningful progress in domestic & international policy, research, journalism, and more. Submit your noms & join us in D.C. in February!
🏆 Nominations close 12/5: form.jotform.com/252225026250...
🏆 Nominations close 12/5: form.jotform.com/252225026250...