Cybersecurity

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

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.”

Why America Needs a Cyber Force

The only way to fix widely recognized cyber readiness challenges is to establish a US Cyber Force, an independent branch of the Armed Forces.

2025 Consumer Cyber Readiness Report

Consumer cyber confidence in the privacy of their data is down, and federal efforts to rein in data brokers have been rolled back.

Offense Won’t Cut it Alone

As we increase our focus on offensive operations, we must not take our eye off the cyber fundamentals needed to deter criminal networks.