Matt Altomare most recently served as the Chief of Operations for Threat Hunting at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Prior to CISA, he oversaw U.S. Cyber Command operations and plans on behalf of the Secretary of Defense as a Deputy Director in the Cyber Policy Office at the Pentagon. Matt is a special operations veteran, former Presidential Management Fellow, alumnus of the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and Cornell University, and a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
Matt Altomare
Senior Director, Cybersecurity Programs, Aspen Digital
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- Aspen Digital Leadership
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- Counterintelligence
- Critical infrastructure cybersecurity
- Cybersecurity
- Tech policy
Beyond Model Restrictions: The Case For Arming Cyber Defenders With AI
During a time of constant Artificial Intelligence (AI) whiplash, it is helpful to step back and review what has happened since Anthropic announced Claude Mythos Preview in early April 2026.
Cybersecurity in a Post-Mythos World
AI has brought cybersecurity to an inflection point that requires more than new tools: we need better, more nimble governance policies. Models like Anthropic’s Mythos can now find and exploit software flaws faster than humans can fix them. This paper focuses first on governance, offering questions executives and boards can use to assess the strengths, weaknesses,…
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