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Did you know that for every $1 spent, the Wisconsin Cyber Response Team saved cities and towns $1.60? State-led civilian cyber corps are another cost-effective way to build local cyber defense at scale.
Learn more at cybervolunteers.us #CyberCivilDefense #Take9
Learn more at cybervolunteers.us #CyberCivilDefense #Take9
US Cyber Resilience Corps
Connecting community organizations with cybersecurity volunteer groups to strengthen America's cyber resilience.
cybervolunteers.us
January 29, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Did you know that for every $1 spent, the Wisconsin Cyber Response Team saved cities and towns $1.60? State-led civilian cyber corps are another cost-effective way to build local cyber defense at scale.
Learn more at cybervolunteers.us #CyberCivilDefense #Take9
Learn more at cybervolunteers.us #CyberCivilDefense #Take9
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IST will once again convene with global cyber experts at RSAC in San Francisco this March. The IST team joins sessions tackling active defense, the congressional agenda, stopping teen hackers, and more!
🛡️ Here’s where you can find IST at RSAC:
🛡️ Here’s where you can find IST at RSAC:
Active Defense, the Congressional Agenda, and Teen Hackers: IST at RSA
IST will once again join the global community of cyber experts in convening in San Francisco for RSAC this March! From active defense, to the congressional agenda, to stopping teen hackers, the IST te...
securityandtechnology.org
January 28, 2026 at 5:58 PM
IST will once again convene with global cyber experts at RSAC in San Francisco this March. The IST team joins sessions tackling active defense, the congressional agenda, stopping teen hackers, and more!
🛡️ Here’s where you can find IST at RSAC:
🛡️ Here’s where you can find IST at RSAC:
IST's @michaelfklein is hosting school district tech leaders with CoSN to hear firsthand how developments in AI technology have changed the #cybersecurity landscape for K-12 schools and their vendors. Don’t miss this timely #CyberCivilDefense convo!
Learn more: www.cosn.org/event/ai-and...
Learn more: www.cosn.org/event/ai-and...
AI & Cybersecurity — What District Leaders Need to Know Webinar | CoSN
January 27th, 2026 2:00-3:00 PM ET Join Michael Klein, former Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity at the US Department of Education and current Senior Director at the Institute for Security and Technolo...
www.cosn.org
January 27, 2026 at 2:31 PM
IST's @michaelfklein is hosting school district tech leaders with CoSN to hear firsthand how developments in AI technology have changed the #cybersecurity landscape for K-12 schools and their vendors. Don’t miss this timely #CyberCivilDefense convo!
Learn more: www.cosn.org/event/ai-and...
Learn more: www.cosn.org/event/ai-and...
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How is AI transforming the #cybersecurity landscape for K–12 for school districts and their vendors? At 2PM ET tomorrow, IST Sr. Dir. Michael Klein hosts a CoSN discussion on risks, opportunities, and practical safeguards with school district tech directors from WA and OR.
🛡️ Register to join:
🛡️ Register to join:
Event Details
Impexium Association Management Software
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January 26, 2026 at 11:07 PM
How is AI transforming the #cybersecurity landscape for K–12 for school districts and their vendors? At 2PM ET tomorrow, IST Sr. Dir. Michael Klein hosts a CoSN discussion on risks, opportunities, and practical safeguards with school district tech directors from WA and OR.
🛡️ Register to join:
🛡️ Register to join:
Help the Institute for Security and Technology's #UnDisruptable27 pick & strengthen the resilience of water & patient care for 12 hospital communities against Volt Typhoon (& other storms) using #cyber-informed engineering! #CyberCivilDefense #Take9
securityandtechnology.org/blog/undisru...
securityandtechnology.org/blog/undisru...
UnDisruptable27 Newsletter: Save the Date for Critical Effect 2026
Happy New Year from UnDisruptable27! In the second issue of our newsletter, save the date for Critical Effect 2026, listen to the latest episode of Hack the Plan[e]t and other featured podcasts, and f...
securityandtechnology.org
January 22, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Help the Institute for Security and Technology's #UnDisruptable27 pick & strengthen the resilience of water & patient care for 12 hospital communities against Volt Typhoon (& other storms) using #cyber-informed engineering! #CyberCivilDefense #Take9
securityandtechnology.org/blog/undisru...
securityandtechnology.org/blog/undisru...
Help @IST_org’s #UnDisruptable27 pick & strengthen the resilience of water & patient care for 12 hospital communities against Volt Typhoon (& other storms) using #cyber-informed engineering! #CyberCivilDefense #Take9
securityandtechnology.org/blog/undisru...
securityandtechnology.org/blog/undisru...
UnDisruptable27 Newsletter: Save the Date for Critical Effect 2026
Happy New Year from UnDisruptable27! In the second issue of our newsletter, save the date for Critical Effect 2026, listen to the latest episode of Hack the Plan[e]t and other featured podcasts, and f...
securityandtechnology.org
January 22, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Help @IST_org’s #UnDisruptable27 pick & strengthen the resilience of water & patient care for 12 hospital communities against Volt Typhoon (& other storms) using #cyber-informed engineering! #CyberCivilDefense #Take9
securityandtechnology.org/blog/undisru...
securityandtechnology.org/blog/undisru...
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Global affairs have already been deeply unsettled in 2026, making #UnDisruptable27’s mission more urgent than ever. In the latest edition of the newsletter, listen to the new #HackthePlant, mark your calendars for Critical Effect 2026, and find out where to find the U27 team this year.
🛡️ Read more:
🛡️ Read more:
UnDisruptable27 Newsletter: Save the Date for Critical Effect 2026
Happy New Year from UnDisruptable27! In the second issue of our newsletter, save the date for Critical Effect 2026, listen to the latest episode of Hack the Plan[e]t and other featured podcasts, and f...
securityandtechnology.org
January 21, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Global affairs have already been deeply unsettled in 2026, making #UnDisruptable27’s mission more urgent than ever. In the latest edition of the newsletter, listen to the new #HackthePlant, mark your calendars for Critical Effect 2026, and find out where to find the U27 team this year.
🛡️ Read more:
🛡️ Read more:
Happy New Year! We're excited for the partnerships we’ll build in the year ahead - like this one. Last month, a Franklin volunteer and an Idaho water system met to discuss key measures like backing up configurations and setting up remote access.
#CyberCivilDefense #Take9 #CyberResilienceCorps
#CyberCivilDefense #Take9 #CyberResilienceCorps
January 16, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Happy New Year! We're excited for the partnerships we’ll build in the year ahead - like this one. Last month, a Franklin volunteer and an Idaho water system met to discuss key measures like backing up configurations and setting up remote access.
#CyberCivilDefense #Take9 #CyberResilienceCorps
#CyberCivilDefense #Take9 #CyberResilienceCorps
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Combatting the threat of #ransomware requires collaboration across sectors. On Jan. 28, the NIST will host IST and the Center for Internet Security to present the latest resources in ransomware risk management.
🛡️Register to attend: www.nist.gov/news-events/...
🛡️Register to attend: www.nist.gov/news-events/...
Resources for Ransomware Risk Management
Ransomware is a persistent risk to organizations of all sizes and sectors, and addressing this risk requires collabor
www.nist.gov
January 15, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Combatting the threat of #ransomware requires collaboration across sectors. On Jan. 28, the NIST will host IST and the Center for Internet Security to present the latest resources in ransomware risk management.
🛡️Register to attend: www.nist.gov/news-events/...
🛡️Register to attend: www.nist.gov/news-events/...
Cyber volunteering had a big year in 2025, marked by a surge in community-led civil defense.
#CyberCivilDefense #Take9 cltc.berkeley.edu/2025/12/19/f....
#CyberCivilDefense #Take9 cltc.berkeley.edu/2025/12/19/f....
From Concept to Community: The First Year of the Cyber Resilience Corps - CLTC UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity
By Grace Menna, Senior Fellow in Public Interest Cybersecurity As 2025 comes to a close, CTLC reflects on the first year of the Cyber Resilience Corps, including…
cltc.berkeley.edu
January 14, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Cyber volunteering had a big year in 2025, marked by a surge in community-led civil defense.
#CyberCivilDefense #Take9 cltc.berkeley.edu/2025/12/19/f....
#CyberCivilDefense #Take9 cltc.berkeley.edu/2025/12/19/f....
Volunteer power + managed security = a scalable defense model.
DEF CON Franklin is exploring MSSP partnerships to help under-resourced water utilities stay ahead of growing cyber threats.
Read more here👉 insidecybersecurity.com/share/17642
#CyberCivilDefense #Take9 #CyberResilienceCorps
DEF CON Franklin is exploring MSSP partnerships to help under-resourced water utilities stay ahead of growing cyber threats.
Read more here👉 insidecybersecurity.com/share/17642
#CyberCivilDefense #Take9 #CyberResilienceCorps
| InsideCyberSecurity.com
insidecybersecurity.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Volunteer power + managed security = a scalable defense model.
DEF CON Franklin is exploring MSSP partnerships to help under-resourced water utilities stay ahead of growing cyber threats.
Read more here👉 insidecybersecurity.com/share/17642
#CyberCivilDefense #Take9 #CyberResilienceCorps
DEF CON Franklin is exploring MSSP partnerships to help under-resourced water utilities stay ahead of growing cyber threats.
Read more here👉 insidecybersecurity.com/share/17642
#CyberCivilDefense #Take9 #CyberResilienceCorps
🚨New leadership for water security.
Top cybersecurity expert Tarah Wheeler joins DEF CON Franklin
as Senior Fellow, to help design a cutting edge managed security model for rural water utilities that will scale the impact of #DEFCONFranklin nationwide.
👉 cpi.harris.uchicago.edu/2025/12/23/h...
Top cybersecurity expert Tarah Wheeler joins DEF CON Franklin
as Senior Fellow, to help design a cutting edge managed security model for rural water utilities that will scale the impact of #DEFCONFranklin nationwide.
👉 cpi.harris.uchicago.edu/2025/12/23/h...
Harris Cyber Policy Initiative Taps Top Hacker to Design New Security Model for Water Utilities | Cyber Policy Initiative
cpi.harris.uchicago.edu
December 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
🚨New leadership for water security.
Top cybersecurity expert Tarah Wheeler joins DEF CON Franklin
as Senior Fellow, to help design a cutting edge managed security model for rural water utilities that will scale the impact of #DEFCONFranklin nationwide.
👉 cpi.harris.uchicago.edu/2025/12/23/h...
Top cybersecurity expert Tarah Wheeler joins DEF CON Franklin
as Senior Fellow, to help design a cutting edge managed security model for rural water utilities that will scale the impact of #DEFCONFranklin nationwide.
👉 cpi.harris.uchicago.edu/2025/12/23/h...
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The Tech Partnerships Initiative is very excited to share all of the upcoming Cybersecurity education related events and project that are coming to USF, thanks to funding from @craignewmark.bsky.social! Read more here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/bringi...
Bringing More Cybersecurity to the University of San Francisco
Here at the University of San Francisco (USF), we are incorporating more Cybersecurity education into many different aspects of the university to help further educate students, faculty, and staff. Tha...
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December 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The Tech Partnerships Initiative is very excited to share all of the upcoming Cybersecurity education related events and project that are coming to USF, thanks to funding from @craignewmark.bsky.social! Read more here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/bringi...
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𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 #𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁.🎉
Read more and download the report here! - lnkd.in/ezsY6b6X
Read more and download the report here! - lnkd.in/ezsY6b6X
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December 18, 2025 at 9:46 PM
𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 #𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁.🎉
Read more and download the report here! - lnkd.in/ezsY6b6X
Read more and download the report here! - lnkd.in/ezsY6b6X
Cybersecurity is key to protecting the most vulnerable. On the Security Unfiltered Podcast, DEF CON Franklin co-founder Jake Braun talks about our work to support water systems and other pressing cyber topics.
👉 youtube.com/watch?v=YKz_...
#CyberCivilDefense #Take9
👉 youtube.com/watch?v=YKz_...
#CyberCivilDefense #Take9
Cyber Strategies and National Defense: An Insider's Perspective
YouTube video by Security Unfiltered Podcast
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December 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Cybersecurity is key to protecting the most vulnerable. On the Security Unfiltered Podcast, DEF CON Franklin co-founder Jake Braun talks about our work to support water systems and other pressing cyber topics.
👉 youtube.com/watch?v=YKz_...
#CyberCivilDefense #Take9
👉 youtube.com/watch?v=YKz_...
#CyberCivilDefense #Take9
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🛡️ Learn more about IST’s K-12 Cyber Defense Coalition:
IST Unites Thirteen Superintendent, School Board, Principal, Technology, and State Leader Organizations to Form the K-12 Cyber Defense Coalition
As ransomware attacks against K-12 schools continue to increase, it is vital that education leaders convene to address cybersecurity policy and practice. Composed of 13 membership organizations repres...
securityandtechnology.org
December 15, 2025 at 10:17 PM
🛡️ Learn more about IST’s K-12 Cyber Defense Coalition:
Two @IST_org experts testified in front of the #MarylandGeneralAssembly this week to call attention to the cyber threats facing K-12 students & schools, and the urgent need to protect U.S. critical infrastructure at the nexus of water + hospitals.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/GalhDyf...
Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/GalhDyf...
MJM Committee Session, 12/9/2025 #1
YouTube video by MGA - Other Committees
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December 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Two @IST_org experts testified in front of the #MarylandGeneralAssembly this week to call attention to the cyber threats facing K-12 students & schools, and the urgent need to protect U.S. critical infrastructure at the nexus of water + hospitals.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/GalhDyf...
Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/GalhDyf...
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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:
Read about cyber clinics in the latest Cyber Defense Review special issue, and learn how academic institutions are filling a critical gap in local cyber defense while training a new generation of digital defenders.
#CyberCivilDefense #Take9
cyberdefensereview.army.mil/CDR-Content/...
#CyberCivilDefense #Take9
cyberdefensereview.army.mil/CDR-Content/...
cyberdefensereview.army.mil
December 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Read about cyber clinics in the latest Cyber Defense Review special issue, and learn how academic institutions are filling a critical gap in local cyber defense while training a new generation of digital defenders.
#CyberCivilDefense #Take9
cyberdefensereview.army.mil/CDR-Content/...
#CyberCivilDefense #Take9
cyberdefensereview.army.mil/CDR-Content/...
1/ "Cybersecurity is like fire prevention… You can do a lot to reduce risk — but if you do nothing, eventually you will get burned. Our job is to make sure water utilities have the help they need before that happens." - DEF CON Franklin co-founder Jake Braun.
December 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
1/ "Cybersecurity is like fire prevention… You can do a lot to reduce risk — but if you do nothing, eventually you will get burned. Our job is to make sure water utilities have the help they need before that happens." - DEF CON Franklin co-founder Jake Braun.
1/ (THREAD) How DEF CON Franklin and our expansive volunteer network can foster tight-knit relationships and stave off cyber attacks on our critical infrastructure:
December 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
1/ (THREAD) How DEF CON Franklin and our expansive volunteer network can foster tight-knit relationships and stave off cyber attacks on our critical infrastructure:
1/ Grateful for bipartisan cyber-progress — The PILLAR Act cleared the House, thanks to Reps. Ogles, Garbarino, Swalwell, Evans, and Vindman. This law boosts state & local cyber-defense and covers water-system tech, AI & operational controls.
November 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM
1/ Grateful for bipartisan cyber-progress — The PILLAR Act cleared the House, thanks to Reps. Ogles, Garbarino, Swalwell, Evans, and Vindman. This law boosts state & local cyber-defense and covers water-system tech, AI & operational controls.
October may be over, but it’s still important that we all #Take9 and stay safe online. @IST is sharing their top #cybersecurity resources for #ransomware prevention, critical infrastructure resilience, #CyberCivilDefense, and more! securityandtechnology.org/blog/cyberse...
Cybersecurity Awareness Month at IST: Spotlighting our cyber efforts across borders, at the intersection of AI, and throughout sectors
As technologies evolve across the world, so do cyber threats. For Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the Institute for Security and Technology shares practical resources, novel research, and critical insi...
securityandtechnology.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
October may be over, but it’s still important that we all #Take9 and stay safe online. @IST is sharing their top #cybersecurity resources for #ransomware prevention, critical infrastructure resilience, #CyberCivilDefense, and more! securityandtechnology.org/blog/cyberse...
Check out UChicago Harris Cyber Policy Initiative Executive Director and DEF CON Franklin co-founder Jake Braun on #NCITEInsights as he discusses his new book on how America fought back against fentanyl.
Thank you @ncite.bsky.social and @unomaha.edu for hosting!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dym...
Thank you @ncite.bsky.social and @unomaha.edu for hosting!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dym...
NCITE Insights No. 40 — Fighting Fentanyl: A Book Talk with Jake Braun
YouTube video by NCITE
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November 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Check out UChicago Harris Cyber Policy Initiative Executive Director and DEF CON Franklin co-founder Jake Braun on #NCITEInsights as he discusses his new book on how America fought back against fentanyl.
Thank you @ncite.bsky.social and @unomaha.edu for hosting!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dym...
Thank you @ncite.bsky.social and @unomaha.edu for hosting!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dym...
Seven Days VT just covered our work to strengthen cyber defenses for water utilities in Vermont. As @projectfranklin.bsky.social founder Jake Braun says, “having clean water and available water is central to human existence.”
💧🔐 Read here:
sevendaysvt.com/news/tech/a-...
#CyberCivilDefense #Take9
💧🔐 Read here:
sevendaysvt.com/news/tech/a-...
#CyberCivilDefense #Take9
A Vermont Water System Shores Up Its Digital Defenses | Seven Days
Cyberattacks against critical U.S. infrastructure are rising. An army of volunteers wants to help.
sevendaysvt.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Seven Days VT just covered our work to strengthen cyber defenses for water utilities in Vermont. As @projectfranklin.bsky.social founder Jake Braun says, “having clean water and available water is central to human existence.”
💧🔐 Read here:
sevendaysvt.com/news/tech/a-...
#CyberCivilDefense #Take9
💧🔐 Read here:
sevendaysvt.com/news/tech/a-...
#CyberCivilDefense #Take9