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On May 7, at the AI+ Expo hosted by the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP), the Institute for Security and Technology (IST) convened a panel on one of the most consequential questions shapi...

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Would you feel comfortable with a stranger having direct access to your home at will, even if they didn't steal or damage anything? Probably not. What if we told you that foreign militaries have si...

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As AI’s ability to operate in the global information ecosystem scales, malicious actors stand poised to exploit these technologies for precision-targeted psychological operations. At SCSP’s AI Exp...

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In February 2026, IST’s CATALINK Initiative hosted a workshop in Geneva to connect with stakeholders on reinvigorating nuclear crisis communications in a new era of emerging technologies. Ahead of ...

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Narrated by Rose Gottemoeller, former NATO Deputy Secretary General and U.S. Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, "When Every Second Counts" delivers a stark warning...

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Disruption to water systems would be quickly devastating...but who would do this? More importantly, what can we do about it? We are too dependent on undependable things. The systems that we rely o...

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What happens when a hospital -- your hospital -- can't delivery timely care? We are too dependent on undependable things. The systems that we rely on every day for everything from water and food t...

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On Thursday, October 23, 2025, author and international security expert Ankit Panda joined IST Chief Executive Officer Philip Reiner for a fireside chat to discuss his new book, ‘The New Nuclear Ag...

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In this episode of TechnologIST Talks, IST CEO Philip Reiner is joined by Dr. Margaret Mitchell, a computer scientist and researcher focused on machine learning and ethics informed AI development. ...

On Wednesday, April 30, the Institute for Security and Technology (IST) and the Vienna Center for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (VCDNP) co-hosted a panel discussion at the 2024 Preparatory Comm...

On March 26, IST and the Ransomware Task Force hosted an in-depth discussion on the UK’s government recent open consultation on ransomware. The conversation focused on the UK's 3 proposals, all of...

On January 16, 2025, the Biden administration released the capstone Executive Order “Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity.” In this bonus episode of TechnologIST Tal...

Did you know that AI-enabled phishing attacks increased by 48% in 2024? IST Associate for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies Jennifer Tang spent this year building out IST’s AI portfolio, co-au

In 2024, IST CSO Megan Stifel led our work to end the scourge of ransomware. In October, IST joined the Counter Ransomware Initiative’s Public-Private Sector Advisory Panel, charged with supporting...

IST CEO & co-founder Philip Reiner steers the #StrategicBalancingInitiative, which this year identified misalignments between the public and private sectors and solutions with the goal of accelera

In 2024, IST Policy Analyst for Technology & Society Gabrielle Tran led the Generative Identity Initiative, a multi-stakeholder working group studying the effects of #genAI on social cohesion. Her

Did you know that bad actors are using AI to bypass traditional account login processes, including security questions and biometrics? This year, IST CTO Steve Kelly studied the implications on AI o...

In this special episode of TechnologIST Talks centered on the implications of AI in cybersecurity, IST CEO Philip Reiner is joined by Heather Adkins, a 22-year Google veteran and founding member of...