Offensive Cyber Operations with Stacy O’Mara and Leonard Bailey (DCP S2 11)
Offensive cyber activity has become a central policy conversation as governments worldwide rethink what tools are necessary to counter increasingly sophisticated threats.
Meeting the Homeland C-UAS Threat
A recent tabletop exercise examined the impact of drone attacks on a university hockey game, electric grid, and nearby air base and recommended key findings to deter and prevent these types of attacks.
2025 Year in Review: Advancing Cybersecurity Through Collaboration
In 2025, the cybersecurity ecosystem became more complex and we’ve seen governments rethink critical policy frameworks. Nonetheless, the Center has remained steadfast in strengthening cybersecurity through policy, collaboration, and education.
Fighting the Adversarial Use of AI: Innovation in Cyber Insurance, Incident Response
The rise of AI is reshaping every aspect of cybersecurity. While AI holds promise for automating defenses, it also empowers threat actors. This is driving an AI arms race with placing the cyber insurance market in the middle.
FinCEN: Ransomware Payments Peaked in 2023
Ransomware payments peaked in 2023 at $1.1 billion with 1,512 reported incidents and dropped by a third to $734 million on 1,476 incidents in 2024, according to FinCEN.
Europe’s DMA: A Cybercriminal's Paradise?
Mobile devices serve many purposes and a single vulnerability can wreak havoc. This paper focuses on the DMA provisions around mobile OS's, identifies the key risks, and makes makes recommendations to void weakening the mobile ecosystem.
Cybersecurity Coalition, HPC Comment on EU CRA Delegated Act on Delaying Dissemination of Notifications About Vulnerabilities and Incidents
The Cybersecurity Coalition and the Hacking Policy Council submitted comments to the European Commission on its consultation related to the Delegated Act.
Cairncross Talks Cyber Strategy, Shaping Adversarial Behavior
National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross signaled a shift in the Trump Administration’s approach to digital threats – one defined by transparency, accountability, and consequences.
Coalition Sends Paper on Post-Shutdown Priorities To ONCD and Congressional Cyber Leaders
The Cybersecurity Coalition’s new paper, "Reinvigorating Federal Cybersecurity Initiatives: A Post-Shutdown Call to Action for the Trump Administration and Congress," urges ONCD and Congress to take decisive action around four areas of cyber policy.
Brussels’ Regulatory Assertiveness Collides With Standards Development Process, Diplomacy
While standards are not the most exiting topic in the world, they are critical in many respects, and the development of AI standards in the EU is causing some consternation among many.
