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We are the 501(c)(3) critical action think tank that unites technology and policy leaders to create solutions to emerging security challenges.

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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!
🏆 Nominations close 12/5: form.jotform.com/252225026250...
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
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:
Cyber Policy Awards Nominations
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December 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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
🧵 #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
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
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.”
🛡️ Listen to the full episode:
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
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:
Cyber Policy Awards Nominations
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November 27, 2025 at 5:01 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:
Cyber Policy Awards Nominations
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November 25, 2025 at 6:33 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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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
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
Please click the link to complete this form.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:58 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!
🛡️ Learn more: bit.ly/43CWKkR
November 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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.
🛡️ Learn more: bit.ly/3LJJ55r
November 18, 2025 at 5:47 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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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...
securityandtechnology.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:15 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
November 17, 2025 at 5:18 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...
November 14, 2025 at 10:08 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...
November 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
#Ransomware attacks have plagued the U.K. this year, but in its first year the independent Cyber Monitoring Centre is providing transparent, impartial incident assessments. IST SVP Nicholas Leiserson unpacks the program & calls on global policymakers to franchise the model.
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A Category Three Cyber Hurricane: Classifying the JLR Hack
Ransomware attacks have plagued the UK this year. But in its first year, the independent Cyber Monitoring Centre is providing transparent, impartial incident assessments, modeled on natural disaster s...
securityandtechnology.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
IST's Lauren Zabiernik joined the Cyber Wire Data Security Decoded podcast to discuss her work on driving momentum in #SecurebyDesign. “Having more secure software is not a technical impossibility," she told host Caleb Tolin.
🎙️ Listen now:
Secure by Design, Secure by Default, Secure by Demand
Host ⁠Caleb Tolin⁠ is joined by guest ⁠Lauren Zabierek⁠, Senior Vice President for the Future of Digital Security at the Institute for Security and Technology. A former CISA leader and long-time national security professional, Lauren unpacks the principles of Secure by Design, Secure by Default, and Secure by Demand and how these frameworks are reshaping the software supply chain.Why security must be a business decision led by executives rather than a technical afterthought.
thecyberwire.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
In advance of the Third Annual Cyber Policy Awards™ on Feb. 5, 2026, the organizing committee is pleased to announce three new additions to our independent panel of distinguished judges: Tom Fanning, Dr. Susan Landau, and Ciaran Martin, CB.
🏆 Learn more: securityandtechnology.org/blog/announc...
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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CVE has quietly underpinned global cybersecurity for 26 years—tracking vulnerabilities across systems we all depend on.

But on the Cyber Focus podcast @istorg.bsky.social's Nick Leiserson says that foundation is cracking.

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#Cybersecurity #CVE
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The #RansomwareTaskForce developed the Blueprint for Ransomware Defense to provide SMEs with an actionable cyber framework, aligning with NIST's Cybersecurity Framework 1.0 & using the CIS Controls. Today IST remaps the Blueprint to NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0.
🛡️ Learn more: bit.ly/480PHEZ
November 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures program is “taken for granted,” IST SVP Nicholas Leiserson told McCrary Institute Director Frank Cillufo on the #CyberFocus podcast.
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Cyber Focus S2E44 - CVE at a Crossroads: Global Standards, Local Failures, and What Comes Next with Nick Leiserson
Cybersecurity veteran Nick Leiserson joins Cyber Focus this week to break down critical governance gaps in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system and what’s at stake if they’re not fixe...
mccraryinstitute.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Deep-tech hardware—advanced semiconductors, batteries, quantum computers—faces a systematic financing gap. U.S. companies can access the capital for innovation, but struggle to scale and deploy. @istorg.bsky.social proposes ways to close this missing middle: securityandtechnology.org/virtual-libr...
The Missing Middle: How to Close America’s Deep-Tech Financing Gap in Strategic Competition with China
The United States and China are locked in competition to finance & deploy foundational technologies that will underwrite economic leadership and ensure national security for decades to come. Building ...
securityandtechnology.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
“Cyber terrorism is not what’s keeping us up at night. It’s cyber criminals and adversary states." In a new @cyberscoop.bsky.social op-ed, IST's Nick Leiserson and
FDD's Mark Montgomery call on Congress to consider a cyber reinsurance program.
✒️ Read the op-ed: cyberscoop.com/congress-cyb...
Don’t let Congress punt on cyber insurance reform
A government-backed reinsurance program can cap the losses insurers face if a cyber catastrophe — known as a “grey swan” event — occurs. Even if disaster never strikes, the mere existence of this fina...
cyberscoop.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM