How can we help the states double down on the safety net of #CyberVolunteering? @cltcberkeley.bsky.social's Grace Menna and Sarah Powazek share expertise on how coordinated action can help these programs and partnerships scale. Read their insights: www.aspendigital.org/blog/states-... #AspenCyber

CLTC's Grace Menna recently joined the Center for Cyber Safety and Education to discuss the Cyber Resilience Corps and why strong partnerships & collaboration between cyber resilience efforts is essential for building a safer digital future. ​▶️​Watch the replay: www.brighttalk.com/webcast/1992...

💧The EPA's $9M grant to protect water from cyber threats leaves out the small and rural water systems who need the most support. That's where the Cyber Resilience Corps & DEF CON Franklin step in. Because cybersecurity isn’t just for big players and water is for everyone. Every tap matters. ​⬇️​

Did you miss DEF CON or BSidesLV? Check out our recap blog w/ highlights from CLTC's Public Interest Cyber team! The team showcased the Cyber Resilience Corps, a nationwide initiative mobilizing cyber volunteers to protect community orgs from cyber threats. cltc.berkeley.edu/2025/08/27/p...

The states are leading expansion of #CyberVolunteering. How can we help them double down on this cyber safety net? @cltcberkeley.bsky.social's Grace Menna and @powa-sec.bsky.social share their expertise on what's needed most. Read their insights: www.aspendigital.org/blog/states-... #AspenCyber‪

🛑 Stop talking about states like they are helpless with cybersecurity. State govts are already taking the lead w/ innovative cyber volunteering programs. Read more in our piece for @aspendigital.bsky.social @cltcberkeley.bsky.social #Take9 #CyberCivilDefense www.aspendigital.org/blog/states-...

Our friends @projectfranklin.bsky.social announced the next phase of cyber services for small and rural U.S. water utilities. Franklin is deploying free tools to secure our water - all powered by a scalable, volunteer-driven model. #CyberCivilDefense Read more: defconfranklin.com/water_cybers...

CLTC's @powa-sec.bsky.social was the latest guest on CyberWire, where she discussed the Cyber Resilience Corps' proposed nationwide roadmap to scale cyber defense for community organizations. 🎧​ Listen to the episode: thecyberwire.com/podcasts/dai... #CyberCivilDefense #Take9

Please join us for the inaugural Cyber Volunteering Day: an interactive, pragmatic convening for boots-on-the-ground cyber defenders to share best practices and expand services for community infrastructure. ✅​ Space is limited — save your spot today! www.eventbrite.com/e/cyber-volu...

"By seeking to deregulate the AI market at both the federal and state levels the administration is shifting the responsibility for safety and security to the end user," said @powa-sec.bsky.social. “This strategy does not work." Read the @wsj.com article: www.wsj.com/articles/fed...

We are capping off our #CyberCivilDefense Summit 2025 lookback with a summary blog post, "Four Key Learnings from the 2025 Cyber Civil Defense Summit," authored by CLTC's Shannon Pierson. Here are just a handful of the numerous highlights that surfaced from throughout the day:

In a new piece for @techpolicypress.bsky.social, CLTC's @srpierson.bsky.social shares her analysis of state-level legislation passed in the 2025 legislative session to surface the trends taking place across U.S. states. 🧵 Three prevailing trends surfaced: www.techpolicy.press/emerging-tre...

At the #CyberCivilDefense Summit, CLTC hosted a panel focused on the unique cybersecurity challenges facing America’s water and wastewater infrastructure. 🧵

[email protected] and @gigastacey.bsky.social, found that more smart home companies are making it easier for researchers to report security flaws—but more work is needed to build strong vulnerability disclosure programs that keep consumers safe. innovation.consumerreports.org/more-smart-h...

Check out the latest blog post from our friends at @istorg.bsky.social spotlighting a #CyberCivilDefense Summit panel, "Without Washington: Rethinking Shared Responsibility for Regional Cyber Resilience.” securityandtechnology.org/blog/without...

I can't wait to join Jake Braun and Adrien Ogee on the #DEFCON33 Mainstage to talk about the Cyber Resilience Corps and DEF CON Franklin. See you there! #CyberCivilDefense #Take9 defcon.org/html/defcon-...

In June, IST's @michaelfklein.bsky.social spoke on a @cltcberkeley.bsky.social #CyberCivilDefense Summit panel addressing regional cyber resilience. @tgrossman.bsky.social reflects on the conversation, which highlighted pathways for improving state & local cybersecurity. 🖋️ From the #NatSpecs blog:

At the #CyberCivilDefense Summit, @politico.com's @maggiemiller.bsky.social sat down with New York’s Chief Cyber Officer, Colin Ahern, to discuss the State’s “whole-of-state” approach to cybersecurity. 🗽⬇️Officer Ahern pinpointed several key cybersecurity trends in New York:

Congresswoman @repstaceyplaskett.bsky.social, representative of the U.S. Virgin Islands, opened the #CyberCivilDefense Summit with remarks on the need to ensure U.S. #territories are not left behind in efforts to harden the nation’s critical infrastructure against cyber threats.

🔑 Udbhav Tiwari, VP of Strategy & Global Affairs at @signal.org delivered remarks at the #CyberCivilDefense Summit on Signal's mission to uphold user privacy and defend end-to-end encryption.

OUT TODAY! Read "The Roadmap to Community Cyber Defense" from the Cyber Resilience Corps! In the report, authors Sarah Powazek & Grace Menna detail a multi-phase “roadmap” for strengthening the cybersecurity of community organizations. Read the report: cltc.berkeley.edu/publication/...

Join CLTC and the Berkeley Risk and Security Lab for a panel discussion of Dr. Elaine Korzak's new paper "Managing Commercial Spyware Through Export Controls"! 🗓️​June 18th, 10-11AM PT 🌐​Zoom Webinar ✅​Register to attend here: cltc.berkeley.edu/event/managi...

IST’s @michaelfklein.bsky.social was a guest on last week’s K12 Tech Talks to discuss the arrest of a 19-year-old resident of Worcester, MA for his role in the PowerSchool data breach, exposing the data of 60 mil. students and 10 mil. teachers. 🎙️ Listen to the full episode:

CLTC, in partnership w/ Okta & WaTech, are expanding CyberCAN to Washington state! The partnership — an expansion of a similar project CLTC conducted in SF last year — aims to enhance cybersecurity for nonprofits too often overlooked as critical infrastructure. statescoop.com/uc-berkeley-...

In today's @washingtonpost.com, IST’s @joshcorman.bsky.social emphasized the urgent need for initiatives like #UnDisruptable27 in light of increasing threats from actors like China. 🛡️ Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec... #CyberCivilDefense #cybersecurity #criticalinfrastructure

Join Matt Holmes, CEO of NRWA, and Nicole Tisdale of Advocacy Blueprints & Aspen Digital at the #CyberCivilDefense Summit for a fireside chat on the state of rural water cybersecurity.💧​ Register here 👇 cybercivildefensesummit.org

At the #CyberCivilDefense Summit, we're bringing together state lawmakers leading the charge on cybersecurity legislation to protect schools, utilities & state agencies. Join us for a panel on cybersecurity bills passed in state legislatures & what states can learn from each other.

We are nearly sold out! Snag one of our last tickets here: cybercivildefensesummit.org

Cyber threats targeting US #water infrastructure are escalating. But the EPA faces budget cuts of up to 65%. Slashing funding may have serious downstream #cybersecurity impacts on an already vulnerable water sector. Read the latest from @srpierson.bsky.social: cltc.berkeley.edu/publication/...

We are thrilled to welcome 3️⃣​ keynote speakers to the #CyberCivilDefense Summit stage this year. Each will tackle an emerging topic in cyber: 🔒 Colin Ahern on NY’s whole-of-state cyber strategy 🌐 Rep. Stacey Plaskett on US territory cyber 📲 Udbhav Tiwari on secure global comms & digital rights

With federal investment waning, states and private infrastructure operators are being asked to lead regional cyber resilience efforts. What will this shift mean on the ground? At the #CyberCivilDefense Summit, we will discuss the impact and how mutual aid can help fill the gaps.

Today I'm delivering this message at #RSAC: Cyber threats are real. And they’re impacting critical infrastructure in real time and many of the systems we rely on are vulnerable. But with better cybersecurity practices, we can reduce the risk. #Take9 #CyberCivilDefense bit.ly/Take9-WhyWeF...

🚨 Two BIG updates for the 2025 #CyberCivilDefense Summit! 🚨 🔑 Udbhav Tiwari, VP of Strategy & Global Affairs at @signal.org joins as our final Summit keynote! 📅 The agenda is LIVE! We have officially locked in the schedule — and the lineup is stacked! Register today 👇 cybercivildefensesummit.org

The #CyberCivilDefense Summit is moving the needle in public interest cyber research. Check out a preview of some of the empirical research talks attendees will hear at this year's Summit.

We're funding 4 amazing new research papers in Public Interest Cybersecurity - and you'll hear their findings for the first time this June 11 at the #CyberCivilDefense Summit! Register today: cybercivildefensesummit.org #Take9 @cltcberkeley.bsky.social

We are excited to unveil the selected talks from our #CallForPapers for the 2025 #CyberCivilDefense Summit! 🧵A thread on the work being featured:

How can we strengthen the cybersecurity of small water utilities, and what role can cyber philanthropy play? Join us at the #CyberCivilDefense Summit to discuss how philanthropic funding, discounted services, & cyber volunteers offer short-term relief. Register today! cybercivildefensesummit.org

We say "SLTT", but who is really thinking about US territory cybersecurity? The answer is Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett of the U.S. Virgin Islands, who is one of our featured keynotes at the Cyber Civil Defense Summit this June. Register now - we're 50% sold out already! #CyberCivilDefense #take9

Keynote alert📣Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett, Delegate for U.S. Virgin Islands, will be speaking at the 2025 #CyberCivilDefense Summit! She'll kick off the event w/ remarks on the #cybersecurity challenges facing U.S. territories. Click here to learn more⬇️ cybercivildefensesummit.org/keynotes/

Want to know how women in cybersecurity are staying secure online, what tools they are using, and who they are securing? Check out the @pausetake9.bsky.social summary from @aspendigital.bsky.social at the #WiCyS2025 Conference: www.aspendigital.org/blog/take9-t... #Take9

Thanks @brysonbort.bsky.social for having me on Hack the Plan[e]t! It was great to share more about bolsterin community cybersecurity with cyber clinics, and our findings from research with Bay-Area nonprofits. @cltcberkeley.bsky.social #CyberCivilDefense #Take9

How can municipalities respond to nonprofit #cybersecurity needs? @cltcberkeley.bsky.social 's Sarah Powazek joined @brysonbort on this month's episode of #HackthePlant to discuss CLTC’s mission, her work on CyberCAN & the importance of #CyberCivilDefense. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

📢 Are you attending #BSidesSF? Join CLTC’s @powa-sec.bsky.social & @srpierson.bsky.social who will share findings from our partnership with the City and County of San Francisco to strengthen nonprofit cybersecurity.🛡️

Check out the recap from the latest Cyber Resilience Corps convening, a joint initiative between CLTC & @cyberpeaceinst.bsky.social. Several takeaways emerged from the discussion, which focused on both immediate & future strategies for enhancing community cyber. cltc.berkeley.edu/2025/03/31/c...

Does something you’re seeing online feel…off? 🤔 This April Fool's Day, trust your cyber senses and don't let the joke be on you. Take 9 seconds to pause before you click, download, or share. Learn more tips on how to stay safe online: bit.ly/Center_for_L... #Take9 #PauseTake9 #cybersecurity

In a new article for @wsj.com, Professor Scott Shackelford of the Indiana University Bloomington's Kelley School of Business shares 5 key reforms for the federal government to play a more assertive role in cybersecurity policy. Read the article: www.wsj.com/tech/cyberse...

💧 On #WorldWaterDay we reflect on the intrusions by state-sponsored hackers which are putting US water infrastructure at unprecedented levels of risk. Join us on June 11th at the Civil Cyber Defense Summit 2025 with @cltcberkeley.bsky.social to tune into this discussion cybercivildefensesummit.org

"Not all cybersecurity resources are equally impactful for an organization, even if they're free." ICYMI: CLTC's Grace Menna shares how the Cyber Resilience Corps is streamlining the process for community-based orgs to find help w/ cyber. #CyberCivilDefense #Take9 www.linkedin.com/pulse/free-c...

We've reached a BIG milestone! We are celebrating the first 10 YEARS of CLTC working to secure our collective future. As we embark on our next decade, your continued support is vital. Show your support today and help us remain a leader in securing the future. ➡️​ cltc.berkeley.edu/10-years-of-...

Join CLTC for our next webinar on "Exploring Open RAN’s Role in Transforming Telecom" on Weds, Mar 12! An expert panel will discuss Open RAN's role in the telecom landscape and what network operators, consumers, and policymakers can do to prepare for a 6G future. cltc.berkeley.edu/event/explor...