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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.

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.”

Two Years of Public AI

We look back on two years of progress in public AI and share what we’ve learned from our engagement in the movement.

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.

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.

On the Same Page

Now’s the time to establish first principles for offensive cyber, a foundation to strengthen the US cyber strategy and avoid escalation.

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Benchmarks 101

An accessible resource for understanding how artificial intelligence systems are evaluated through benchmarks.

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.