Cyber Operations Policy Coalition

Mission Overview

The Cyber Operations Policy Coalition aims to advance responsible, lawful, and strategically aligned approaches to active cyber defense by convening government and industry leaders to address emerging cybersecurity challenges.

What We Do

As cyber threats become increasingly intertwined with geopolitical competition, economic coercion, terrorism, and nation-state conflict, the United States is entering a new era of cybersecurity policy—one that requires deeper coordination between government and the private sector to shape adversarial behavior, disrupt malicious cyber activity, and strengthen collective resilience.

The Coalition serves as a trusted forum for collaboration among industry, government, legal experts, academia, and civil society to help develop policy frameworks for collective cyber defense.

Membership

The Coalition is led by a steering committee of member companies and organizations, including:

Corporate Members:

• Autonomous Cyber
• Halcyon
• Lumen
• Microsoft
• Voreas Labs

Non-Corporate Members:                             

• American University, Tech, Law, and Security Program
• Cyber Threat Alliance  
• Foundation for Defense of Democracies        
• Institute for Security and Technology
• McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security

Observers: 

• International Committee of the Red Cross
• Stimson Center

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Advisors: 

• Bryan Ware
• Charlie "Tuna" Moore
• Leonard Bailey
• Representative Jim Langevin
• Rob Joyce

Our Work

• A research paper, “To Hack Back, or Not Hack Back? That is the Question … or is it?” (May 2025)
• A day-long forum, “Offensive Cyber Operations: Charting a Legal and Strategic Path Forward,” held in Washington, DC (August 2025)
• A focused panel discussion, “Myth Busting: the Real Path to More Effective Offensive Cyber Operations,” with experts at the Center’s CyberNextDC event (October 2025)
• An ongoing blog series from the Center: “Yet Another Blog about ‘Cyber Operations’ Part I: The Lexicon” (January 2026) and “Yet Another Blog About ‘Cyber Defense’” (October 2025)
• “Distilling Cyber Policy” podcast hosted by the Center (December 2025)

Contact & News

• Latest Updates: Explore the latest coalition announcements, related insights, and research posts on our social media.
• Engagement: For inquiries regarding the council's work or to connect with a spokesperson, contact somara@venable.com 

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