Cybersecurity is essential to modern life. It’s the way we bank, shop, learn, and — increasingly — it’s the way we drive, heat our homes, and even vote. Protecting our digital lives is no longer just about ensuring we don’t lose our family pictures. It’s about protecting our values, our health, our culture, and our democracy.
Aspen Digital connects, grows, and challenges cyber leaders from industry, government, and civil society to generate solutions to the critical security challenges of the digital age and maximize the positive impact of innovation on society.
Aspen Cyber Summit
An annual gathering of top leaders from business, government, academia, and civil society to discuss the world’s urgent cyber issues
Emergency Management
Connecting emergency management leaders from across government, industry, and civil society to safeguard communities using technology
Featured Cyber Projects
Initiatives from our cross-sectoral convenings with leading cybersecurity experts and timely commentary by top policy leaders on the most pressing challenges they face
Global Cybersecurity Group
A broad and varied collective of approximately 40 leaders from allied and like-minded nations committed to preserving peace and freedom online
U.S. Cybersecurity Group
The nation’s leading cross-sector, public-private cybersecurity forum for translating pressing cybersecurity conversations into action
Insights and Events
Lost Legacy: The Risk of “End-of-Life” Technology
The US faces a dire situation – we lack the data to fully measure the risks stemming from end-of-life technology too old to fix. Any effort to develop a “cyber dashboard” must reflect this data to protect our nation’s critical systems.
The Case for a National Cyber Metrics Dashboard
Governments must work to develop national cyber metrics for cybersecurity to better inform decision-makers and allocate resources effectively.
2026 Aspen Cyber Summit
Join us in celebrating 11 years of dialogue at the 2026 Aspen Cyber Summit in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, November 18.
Old Tools, New Problems
Governments, not private mercenaries, must lead cyber retaliation. What worked in the high seas will not work in the digital battlefield.
Markle Foundation Launches AI Initiative Focused on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
Press Release
New multi-sector, bipartisan effort to harness AI to save lives and protect communities through emergency preparedness and recovery.
So You Want to Hack Back
Traditional defense can be insufficient against sophisticated tactics, giving urgency to the question of whether entities should “hack back.”
