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🚀 The countdown to #CriticalEffectDC is on! We are just 9️⃣ days away from gathering policymakers, the media, the IT/OT community & more. Want a sneak peek at the agenda? The Critical Effect Run of Show preview is live! Check out the lineup, pick your must-see sessions – and don’t forget to register! bit.ly/4avQzlR
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🚀 Modern digital infrastructure is often designed to support both civilian & military users, making civilians vulnerable to disruptions during conflict. Jonathan Horowitz presents practical solutions with the goal of improving civilian protection at #CriticalEffectDC.
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Presented by @ICS_Village, in partnership with IST’S #UnDisruptable27 project and Akin Gump, Critical Effect DC engages with policymakers, think tanks, and the media to facilitate actionable discussion on issues that threaten national security, public safety, and human life.
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How do we counter threats from adversaries fully aware of our defenses? At #CriticalEffect, Andrew Krapf explores how an adversary with strong knowledge of cyber-physical systems could potentially manipulate systems to cause damage, create uncertainty, and evade detection in an under-protected system.
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Presented by @ICS_Village, in partnership with IST’S #UnDisruptable27 project and Akin Gump, Critical Effect DC engages with policymakers, think tanks, and the media to facilitate actionable discussion on issues that threaten national security, public safety, and human life.
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🚀 When malicious actors target critical national infrastructure via cyber means, they often leverage proxies of local devices. At #CriticalEffectDC, Joe Slowik analyzes the technical nature of these networks, implications for monitoring & defense, and considerations for response & mitigation.
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Presented by @ICS_Village, in partnership with IST’S #UnDisruptable27 project and Akin Gump, Critical Effect DC engages with policymakers, think tanks, and the media to facilitate actionable discussion on issues that threaten national security, public safety, and human life.
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🚀 As PRC-linked actors are pre-positioned inside U.S. critical infrastructure, Target-Rich, Cyber-Poor sectors still lack the resources to defend themselves. This #CriticalEffectDC panel brings together senior cyber leaders to map out a strategy that focuses on both survival and resilience.
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Presented by @ICS_Village, in partnership with IST’S #UnDisruptable27 project and Akin Gump, Critical Effect DC engages with policymakers, think tanks, and the media to facilitate actionable discussion on issues that threaten national security, public safety, and human life.
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🚀 You've seen Congressional hearings on TV or read about them in the press. You've seen the impact of laws. But what's it like behind the scenes? In this #CriticalEffectDC session, IST’s Nick Leiserson sits down with House staffers to discuss priorities, #natsec challenges, and more.
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Presented by @ICS_Village, in partnership with IST’S #UnDisruptable27 project and Akin Gump, Critical Effect DC engages with policymakers, think tanks, and the media to facilitate actionable discussion on issues that threaten national security, public safety, and human life.
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🚀 Don’t miss this #CriticalEffectDC session! Journalists @paulfroberts, @snlyngaas, @KimZetter, @ericgeller, and @magmill95 join our annual press panel to share their perspectives on the narratives surrounding digital typhoons.
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Presented by @ICS_Village, in partnership with IST’S #UnDisruptable27 project and Akin Gump, Critical Effect DC engages with policymakers, think tanks, and the media to facilitate actionable discussion on issues that threaten national security, public safety, and human life.
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1w! @brysonbort & I open critical-effect.org to drive pragmatic action/impact for Disruptions to LifeSafety Critical Infra 💧 🏥 ⚡️
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Jason Kikta (@Automox) responds to the admin’s latest Executive Order on AI and cybersecurity: “discovery was never the bottleneck,” he explains, yet the EO seems to be very focused on it. He joined IST’s panel of practitioners in a webinar to assess what the EO gets right, what it could leave exposed, and what operators & security teams need next.
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🚀 The countdown to #CriticalEffectDC is on! We are just 9️⃣ days away from gathering policymakers, the media, the IT/OT community & more. Want a sneak peek at the agenda? The Critical Effect Run of Show preview is live! Check out the lineup, pick your must-see sessions – and don’t forget to register! bit.ly/4avQzlR
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Presented by @ICS_Village, in partnership with IST’S #UnDisruptable27 project and Akin Gump, Critical Effect DC engages with policymakers, think tanks, and the media to facilitate actionable discussion on issues that threaten national security, public safety, and human life.
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📺IN ONE HOUR: The new AI & cybersecurity Executive Order has important implications for cybersecurity and critical infrastructure. Are we ready for what's next? Join Megan Stifel, Katie Noble, Jason Kikta, and Jen Ellis for a pop-up discussion: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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📢 POP-UP WEBINAR MONDAY: A Policy Response to the Mythos Moment
The Trump administration's new EO on artificial intelligence is one of the first major policy responses to the Mythos moment. What does it get right, and what gaps remain?
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What does the Trump administration's Executive Order on AI get right? How does it stand to impact the AI ecosystem and AI security more broadly? In a rapid reaction, IST experts weighed in with their initial takes.
For IST CEO Philip Reiner, "I’m heartened that today’s EO is the first step we’ve seen from the U.S. government in a while to make AI more trustworthy and secure. Let’s keep the momentum going.”
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Read our blog to hear perspectives from Philip Reiner, Megan Stifel, Nick Leiserson, Mariami Tkeshelashvili, Fatima Faisal Khan, Jennifer Tang, Gabrielle Tran, and Ritika Verma: securityandtechnology.org/bl…
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