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Helping society anticipate and address tomorrow's information security challenges, in order to amplify and extend the upside of the digital revolution.
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How can we help the states double down on the safety net of #CyberVolunteering? @cltcberkeley.bsky.social's Grace Menna and Sarah Powazek share expertise on how coordinated action can help these programs and partnerships scale. Read their insights: www.aspendigital.org/blog/states-... #AspenCyber
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CLTC's Grace Menna recently joined the Center for Cyber Safety and Education to discuss the Cyber Resilience Corps and why strong partnerships & collaboration between cyber resilience efforts is essential for building a safer digital future.

​▶️​Watch the replay: www.brighttalk.com/webcast/1992...
Q3 2025 Center Stakeholders Meeting
The Center held its Q3 Stakeholders Meeting on August 20th with Trustee Carolyn Dolezal and Grace Menna, Fellow at UC Berkeley’s Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity. They discussed the power of partner...
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💧The EPA's $9M grant to protect water from cyber threats leaves out the small and rural water systems who need the most support.

That's where the Cyber Resilience Corps & DEF CON Franklin step in. Because cybersecurity isn’t just for big players and water is for everyone. Every tap matters. ​⬇️​
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The states are leading expansion of #CyberVolunteering. How can we help them double down on this cyber safety net? @cltcberkeley.bsky.social's Grace Menna and @powa-sec.bsky.social share their expertise on what's needed most. Read their insights: www.aspendigital.org/blog/states-... #AspenCyber‪
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Our friends @projectfranklin.bsky.social announced the next phase of cyber services for small and rural U.S. water utilities. Franklin is deploying free tools to secure our water - all powered by a scalable, volunteer-driven model.

#CyberCivilDefense

Read more: defconfranklin.com/water_cybers...
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Please join us for the inaugural Cyber Volunteering Day: an interactive, pragmatic convening for boots-on-the-ground cyber defenders to share best practices and expand services for community infrastructure.

✅​ Space is limited — save your spot today!
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"By seeking to deregulate the AI market at both the federal and state levels the administration is shifting the responsibility for safety and security to the end user," said @powa-sec.bsky.social.

“This strategy does not work."

Read the @wsj.com article: www.wsj.com/articles/fed...
Federal AI Plan Targets ‘Burdensome’ State Regulations
With Congress’s outright ban on state AI laws scrapped, the White House is wielding funding cuts to strong-arm state regulators, critics say.
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Thank you once again to all of our fantastic speakers and everyone who made this event possible, especially @craignewmark.bsky.social and Craig Newmark Philanthropies, Okta for Good, and Google. org!!
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📢 3) More outreach is needed to raise awareness and convey the value of free cybersecurity resources available to under-resourced public agencies.

🔐​ 4) Private companies can play a greater role in cyber civil defense, including by embracing secure-by-design principles.
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🤝​1) A ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to cybersecurity standards and resourcing often leaves smaller, underserved communities behind.

🏛️ 2) Cybersecurity regulation remains a rare area of bipartisan agreement within state legislatures, but funding remains the largest barrier.

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We are capping off our #CyberCivilDefense Summit 2025 lookback with a summary blog post, "Four Key Learnings from the 2025 Cyber Civil Defense Summit," authored by CLTC's Shannon Pierson.

Here are just a handful of the numerous highlights that surfaced from throughout the day:
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🏛️ 1. State government agencies were the primary focus of 2025 cybersecurity legislation.

🚌 2. K-12 cybersecurity is receiving greater legislative attention and investment.

🧑‍⚖️​ 3. Strengthening consumer protections is becoming a legislative priority, with some caveats.
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🤷 However, several panelists pointed out that many water utilities are unaware of these free resources or that some programs are tailored specifically for them. More work is needed to raise awareness and to convey the value of these free cybersecurity resources available to water systems.
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Dragos’s Community Defense Program: www.dragos.com/community/co...

The EPA’s Water Sector Cybersecurity Evaluation Program: www.epa.gov/waterresilie...

The EPA’s Cybersecurity Technical Assistance Program: www.epa.gov/waterresilie...
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What Can be done?

🤝Speakers spotlighted initiatives that support water systems by providing free or discounted cybersecurity services. These included:

Cybersecurity Circuit Rider Program: nrwa.org/cybersecurit...

DEF CON Franklin: defconfranklin.com

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