Cyber Statecraft Initiative
Mon, May 13, 2024
International Cyberspace & Digital Policy Strategy: AC Tech Programs Markup
On May 6, the Department of State released the United States International Cyberspace & Digital Policy Strategy. Read along with AC Tech Programs staff, fellows, and experts for commentary and analysis.
by Emma Schroeder, Graham Brookie, Raul Brens Jr., Emerson Brooking, Safa Shahwan Edwards, Trey Herr, Rose Jackson
Tue, May 7, 2024
Lessons Learned from the Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge
Students from Tufts University tell us their greatest lessons learned from competing in the Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge.
by Sara Mishra, Hannah Dora Patterson, Ethan Moscot, and Andrew Vu
Wed, May 1, 2024
The 5×5—The XZ Backdoor: Trust and Open Source Software
Open source software security experts share their insights into the XZ backdoor, and what it means for open source software security.
Mon, Apr 22, 2024
Markets Matter: A Glance into the Spyware Industry
The Intellexa Consortium is a complex web of holding companies and vendors for spyware and related services. The Consortium represents a compelling example of spyware vendors in the context of the market in which they operate—one which helps facilitate the commercial sale of software driving both human rights and national security risk.
by Jen Roberts, Trey Herr, Emma Taylor, Nitansha Bansal
Thu, Apr 18, 2024
O$$ Security: Does More Money for Open Source Software Mean Better Security? A Proof of Concept
A proof-of-concept study looking for correlation between open source software project funding and security practices at scale.
by Sara Ann Brackett, John Speed Meyers, Stewart Scott
Wed, Feb 28, 2024
The 5×5—Alumni perspectives on Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge
Alumni of Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge share their experiences, and discuss the impact of such simulated exercises to prepare for real life cyber attacks.
Thu, Feb 15, 2024
Hacking with AI
Can generative AI help hackers? By deconstructing the question into attack phases and actor profiles, this report analyzes the risks, the realities, and their implications for policy.
Thu, Feb 8, 2024
Future-Proofing the Cyber Safety Review Board
The Cyber Safety Review Board seeks to examine and learn from complex failures in cyberspace. As Congress considers how to design its next iteration, there are ways to make it more effective and adaptable for the increasing challenges to come.
Fri, Jan 26, 2024
The Great Despiser: The BSA, Memory Safety, and How to Make a Good Argument Badly
Memory-safe programming languages are in the cyber policy mainstream, but some hesitation remains. Looking at the arguments around memory safety is informative for larger cyber policy debates too.
Wed, Jan 24, 2024
The 5×5—Forewarned is forearmed: Cybersecurity policy in 2024
Members of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative team discuss the regulatory requirements and emerging technology they are closely following in 2024, and forewarn of the year ahead.
Tue, Jan 16, 2024
Design Questions in the Software Liability Debate
Software liability—resurgent in the policy debate since its mention in the 2023 US National Cybersecurity Strategy—describes varied potential structures to create legal accountability for vendors of insecure software. This report identifies key design questions for such regimes and tracks their discussion through the decades-long history of the debate.
by Maia Hamin, Sara Ann Brackett, and Trey Herr, with Andy Kotz
Mon, Nov 13, 2023
This Job Post Will Get You Kidnapped: A Deadly Cycle of Crime, Cyberscams, and Civil War in Myanmar
In Myanmar, cybercrime has become an effective vehicle through which nonstate actors can fund and perpetuate conflict.
by Emily Ferguson and Emma Schroeder
