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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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@joshcorman's @iamthecavalry track continues at @BSidesLV today! Focused around IST’s #UnDisruptable Initiative, this afternoon’s lineup includes:
2PM PT: Power Resilience for Lifelines
3PM PT: Glass Houses: AI-Era OT/ICS Sprints
5PM PT: CI Fortify
🛡️ Watch live: youtube.com/live/6U_uXsKxVbs
As cyber threats to schools & libraries grow, critical network infrastructure is at risk. The FCC's Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program is a step in the right direction. On 9/30, IST’s @michaelfklein joins the @SHLBCoalition for a conversation on where the pilot stands today and what’s possible for the future
🛡️ Register to attend: shlb.org/events/shlb-cyberse…
Today, Presidents Trump and Xi wrapped up their summit without a formal AI agreement. But before the two leaders sat down, U.S. officials announced plans for an incident line on AI risk. IST’s Steve Kelly, @MishraSylvia & Catherine Murphy unpack what this means for the future of the U.S.-China AI relationship.
🌐 Read more: securityandtechnology.org/bl…
Drawing on a workshop with 20+ experts, including IST’s @KrystalAJackson, @SaferAI_org new report identifies key questions around model architecture, evidence integration, validation, and institutional design that must be resolved before risk modeling can operationalize AI governance.
❇️ Read more: safer-ai.org/research/open-p…
Krystal leads IST’s Recursive Self-Improvement Initiative, which aims to establish governance frameworks and control mechanisms for AI systems with recursive self-improvement capabilities.
❇️Learn more: securityandtechnology.org/bl…
AI is advancing faster than our nuclear command systems can absorb. In a new ep of #ThinkingtheUnthinkable, IST CEO Philip Reiner sat down with @nktpnd to discuss how AI is reshaping NC3 systems and what that means for deterrence & strategic stability.
▶️ Listen: warontherocks.com/episode/th…
❇️ Learn more about IST’s AI NC3 Initiative: securityandtechnology.org/ai…
Over the weekend, President Trump announced plans to create an AI Force to boost development of emerging AI tech in the U.S. He likened the effort to the Space Force, created in 2020. However, as IST CEO Philip Reiner told @NextgovFCW, the reference was ambiguous: “you get the shape of an answer, but without the substance.”
❇️ Read more: nextgov.com/artificial-intel…
“Looking to history may be a productive place to start—but it cannot provide a ready-made blueprint for the problem that AI poses.” For @ForeignAffairs, member of IST’s AI NC3 working group Christopher David LaRoche, and Working Group chair @nktpnd unpack the trouble with the Nuclear-AI analogy.
➡️ Read more: foreignaffairs.com/united-st…
How should security practitioners be thinking about AI supply chain risk? What exactly is an AI Bill of Materials? In a @OneRSAC webinar, IST Senior Technical Advisor @allanfriedman explains where AIBOM efforts stand and how greater transparency could help both producers & consumers get ahead of AI supply chain risk.
🛡️Watch now: portal.onersac.com/link/shar…
How will AI affect the development of biological weapons? @FLI_org’s Hamza Chaudhry joined #PodSavetheWorld to break down the last week in AI and share details on IST and FLI’s survey unpacking how national security practitioners and AI experts understand AI-related risks and opportunities.
▶️ Listen to the ep: open.spotify.com/episode/40Q…
❇️ Read the report, AI and the Future of National Security: securityandtechnology.org/vi…
Schools across the country have become a target for malicious actors, but they still lack the #cyber resources to defend themselves. IST brought together members of the Future of Universal Service Fund Reform Task Force to unpack their recs for the next evolution of the E-Rate program.
🛡️ Read more: securityandtechnology.org/bl…
Artificial intelligence has been a “force multiplier” for bad actors targeting our critical infrastructure systems, IST’s @joshcorman told @verge. “A bad actor...can use these tools... to attack things they normally don’t know how to,” Josh explained.
🛡️ Read more: theverge.com/science/997834/…
Last month, IST convened the #FragileFoundations Sprint, developed by Josh and led and coordinated by Jen Ellis and David Batz, to lay the groundwork for pragmatic guidance and future action to strengthen the resilience of critical infrastructure against AI-powered cyber threats.
🛡️ Learn more: securityandtechnology.org/bl…
As threat actors increasingly use AI to bolster their attacks, the Pentagon reports a “tenfold” increase in cybersecurity vulnerabilities in DoD computer systems. The Pentagon is in a race against time to modernize its systems, IST’s Nicholas Leiserson told @washingtonpost.
🛡️ Read more: washingtonpost.com/technolog…
SAVE THE DATE: The Fourth Annual Cyber Policy Awards™ will take place on the evening of Thursday, February 4, 2027, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC! Hosted by IST, the annual event recognizes and celebrates those whose work defined the cybersecurity landscape in 2026.
🏆 Learn more: securityandtechnology.org/ev…
As IST develops a focused body of work to better understand the conditions that could precede AI loss of control & identify opportunities for intervention, we are seeking two Senior Advisors to join our team to translate complex technical risks into actionable crisis response.
➡️ Learn more & apply: securityandtechnology.org/ca…
In IST’s first-of-its-kind survey of current and former national security officials, respondents said that the likelihood of an AI catastrophe has already reached or exceeded acceptable levels of risk. For @NextgovFCW, @ddimolfetta unpacks key takeaways from the survey.
🛡️ Read more: nextgov.com/artificial-intel…
Last week, Anthropic announced that it disrupted 5 instances of actors attempting to use its models to develop bioweapons. The news comes as AI is rapidly reshaping both the public and private sectors, @Axios writes, citing IST’s recent AI and the Future of National Security report.
🛡️ Read more: axios.com/2026/09/11/ai-warn…
❇️ Read AI and the Future of National Security: securityandtechnology.org/vi…
