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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 24/11/2024

We are excited to offer our newest Advanced Alperovitch Workshop: Demystifying the USG Inter-Agency Process & Intelligence Collection Authorities, taught by @ellyrostoum.bsky.social. WHEN: Dec 8 & 9, 2024 | 10-4 PM REGISTER 👉 alperovitch.sais.jhu.edu/demystifying...

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 24/11/2024

We are very excited to offer our very popular Hands-on Malware Analysis & Reverse Engineering Primer, taught by @jags.bsky.social! WHEN: 5 DAYS – Dec 1 - Dec 5, 2024 | 10 – 4PM Non-Hopkins interested participants, contact @ellyrostoum.bsky.social. alperovitch.sais.jhu.edu/jags-malware...

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 24/11/2024

A timely and important lecture by Maureen Hinman on trade, critical supply chains, and the future of the Sino-American competition, in conversation with SAIS Hopkins Dean Jim Steinberg.

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 24/11/2024

Wrapped up our AI intensive course w/ Gabriel Bernadett-Shapiro with a discussion on how to integrate LLMs with large datasets for accurate, context-relevant responses, and we also learned how to apply RAG for enhanced data retrieval!

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 13/11/2024

You won't want to miss this conversation with Maureen Hinman on Trade, Critical Supply & Geopolitical Competition! WHEN: Monday, Nov 18 | 5 - 6:30PM WHERE: JHU Bloomberg Center, 555 Penn, the Link (Room 426) RSVP 👉 forms.gle/L224Q2qNCXfU...

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 03/11/2024

Sunday morning at the Alperovitch Institute 👇 Day 1 of our Advanced Alperovitch Workshop, where we are learning about all things #AI, and how to leverage #LLMs for automation and intelligence analysis, w/ @Gabriel Bernadette-Shapiro.

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 03/11/2024

Congratulations to ALPIN PhD Fellow Martin Wendiggensen, who presented at #ChinaCon on "The Rise of the Message Machine."

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 27/10/2024

A warm thank you to Alex Matrosov, CEO & Founder of Binarly, for delivering a tour de force lecture on modern software supply chain risks at the Alperovitch Institute at SAIS Hopkins, moderated by our Managing Director @ellyrostoum.bsky.social. 📍Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg Center

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 27/10/2024

Our Founding Director @ridt.bsky.social will be the keynote speaker at National Cyber Security Center's #CyberThreat2024, reflecting on "Influence Operations in the 2024 Election Year."

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 27/10/2024

Very excited to welcome Dr. Cristina Cifuentes, Vice President at Oracle Software Assurance, to SAIS Hopkins for a lecture on her 30-Year journey pioneering decompilation, moderated by our Managing Director @ellyrostoum.bsky.social.

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 27/10/2024

Thrilled to welcome @matrosov.bsky.social, Founder & CEO of BINARLY, to SAIS Hopkins for a lecture on Modern Software Supply Chain Risks, moderated by our Managing Director @ellyrostoum.bsky.social.

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 27/10/2024

A FANTASTIC lecture by ALPIN Adjunct Prof. Brandon Levene on "Understanding the Cybercrime Ecosystem." We talked about breaches, intruders, monetization, and mitigation. (tip: don't reuse passwords online, use a password manager...💻👀)

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 27/10/2024

We were out strong at #LABScon24 again this year! Our Managing Director, @ellyrostoum.bsky.social closed #LABScon24 with a keynote on "Follow the Money: Uncovering the Incorporation of the CCP's Ownership of Chinese Firms Investing in the United States," winning the 2nd Best Speaker Award 👏

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 27/10/2024

ALPIN Adjunct Prof. Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade, the man behind #LABScon, took the keynote stage for an important conversation on the current state of the threat intel industry 👇 Listen in 👉 securityconversations.com/episode/ep13...

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 27/10/2024

Congratulations to ALPIN PhD Fellow, Martin Wendiggensen, for winning the 3rd Place Best Speaker award at #LABScon24👏 presenting his research looking at “The Real AI Race – Disinformation in the Taiwanese Election.”

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 27/10/2024

A fantastic talk by ALPIN Adjunct Prof. MJ Emanuel on how the SSL, VPN, and the firewall industry have developed over the last 25 years at #LABScon24 👇

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 27/10/2024

“ #LABScon is incredible. The conference brings together some of the sharpest minds in the infosec, intel, & cyber worlds globally. We were delighted to sponsor & present again this year," - @ellyrostoum.bsky.social 👉🏻 alperovitch.sais.jhu.edu/alpin-x-labs...

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 27/10/2024

Welcome to the newest SAIS Hopkins class and to all our returning students! Looking forward to a new and exciting academic year together!

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 27/10/2024

What does it take to build a top-tier national offensive cyber program? That's what we spent 2 days learning to do, as part of our newest Advanced Alperovitch Workshop: Build-A-Cyber: Creating & Maturing a National Offensive Cyber Program, taught by @moore.bsky.social!

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 27/10/2024

We are pleased to welcome @perribus.bsky.social to the Alperovitch Institute. Perri is teaching an intensive course on the theory and principles behind hacking and securing complex computer systems. 📸: w/ @jags.bsky.social, @ellyrostoum.bsky.social & @leefosterintel.bsky.social

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 27/10/2024

We delve into all things AI, natural language processing, and machine learning in our Advanced Alperovitch Workshop – Building with #AI: an Introduction to Leveraging #LLMs for Automation & Intelligence, with Gabriel Bernadett-Shapiro.

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 27/10/2024

Scenes from one of our most popular Alperovitch courses: "The Combined Threat: Counterintelligence & Cyber," taught by Bryan Vorndran, FBI Assistant Director for Cyber, and Alan Kohler, former FBI Assistant Director for Counterintelligence.

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 21/12/2023

Scenes from the tour de force lecture by @dmitri.silverado.org on Taiwan and the future of Sino-American relations, followed by a conversation with SAIS Hopkins Dean Jim Steinberg, and a Q/A session with students and faculty. 📚👀World on the Brink 👉 tinyurl.com/46828rdz

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 21/12/2023

The award ceremony was co-hosted by SAIS Hopkins and the Alperovitch Institute at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, and was followed by a fireside discussion of cybersecurity & national security hot topics with Robert Silvers, DHS Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans.

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 21/12/2023

Congratulations to @dmitri.silverado.org on his Outstanding Americans by Choice award, bestowed by DHS Secretary Mayorkas, in recognition of Dmitri's exceptional professional achievements, demonstrated commitment to the United States, and to the civic values that unite us as Americans.

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 13/12/2023

Thanks to @ciaranm.bsky.social and Google's Jeanette Manfra for joining us at the Alperovitch Institute for a fantastic conversation on all things cybersecurity and digital governance.

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 13/12/2023

We are excited to offer our very popular intensive course, Malware Analysis & Reverse Engineering Primer, taught by @jags.bsky.social! 📆: Jan 8-12, 10-4PM SAIS Hopkins students, apply by Dec 15. Non-SAIS folks, contact @ellyrostoum.bsky.social. 👀👉: alperovitch.sais.jhu.edu/jagss-malwar...

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 17/11/2023

Delighted to welcome @dmitri.silverado.org, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of @silverado.org & author of "World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the 21st Century," for a lecture on Taiwan & the future of Sino-American relations. NOV 27, 5PM RSVP👉 tinyurl.com/a69zpjfx

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 17/11/2023

Thank you @moore.bsky.social for coming to visit us at the Alperovitch Institute for a tour de force lecture and conversation on weaknesses in military hardware and how countries develop and execute on offensive cyber.

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 17/11/2023

The Alperovitch Institute team came out strong @cyberwarcon.bsky.social! Congratulations to ALPIN Adjunct Prof. @hultquist.bsky.social on a fantastic conference!

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 17/11/2023

We explore the history and mechanics of encryption and data transmission in Adjunct Prof. @gavinwilde.bsky.social's Information Conflict and International Order course!

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 17/11/2023

Lively discussion on pipeline cyber rules in one of our of students' favorite courses, Critical Infrastructure for Threat Intelligence, taught by Prof. MJ Emanuel.

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 17/11/2023

Full house for Adjunct Prof. @leefosterintel.bsky.social's intensive Introduction to R and Python Workshops for students interested in cyber threat intelligence & trust and safety roles.

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 31/10/2023

We are live from the Alperovitch Room for APLIN Adjunct Prof. @kikta.net's Intelligence & Cyberspace course! Delighted to have @patrick.risky.biz join us for a fantastic conversation on all things cyber!

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 29/10/2023

Wonderful connecting with friends and partners at the Hewlett Foundation's Cyber Initiative convening, and getting to envisage and discuss the next 10 years of cyber policy.

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 28/10/2023

Congrats to Thomas Rid, Elly Rostoum & JHU APL's Rob Heald on winning the 2023 Johns Hopkins University Discovery Awards, for their project Cyber Operations as a Geopolitical Instrument. A warm thank you to JHU VP for Research Denis Wirtz & Provost Ray Jayawardhana for an inspiring award ceremony.

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 25/10/2023

Excellent conversation tonight in ALPIN Adjunct Prof. Lee Foster's Threat Intelligence for Information Ops course on OSINT investigative techniques, and the use of estimative language in intelligence threat reporting 👇

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 24/10/2023

Fantastic seminar exploring the use of cyber tools by nation states and criminals with Professor Emeritus Joe King, in former CIA Cyber Center Director & ALPIN Adjunct Prof. Andrew Boyd's Intelligence & Cyber Policy course!

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 20/10/2023

Celebrating a landmark in Johns Hopkins University's history with the dedication of SAIS Hopkins & the Alperovitch Institute's new home at the Bloomberg Center at 555Penn. Thanks to President Ron Daniels, Mayor Bowser, @dmitri.silverado.org & Maureen Hinman for joining us on this momentous day!

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 13/10/2023

Fantastic seminar with Andrew Scott, Associate Director for China Operations at the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in Prof. Boyd’s Intelligence & Cyber Policy course. We discussed major cyber threats, and CISA's work to manage and reduce risk to American infrastructure.

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 23/09/2023

A full house today at #LABScon23 for the the indomitable MJ Emanuel presenting on "Where Have All the APTs Gone?" And a happy birthday to one of our favorite ALPIN Adjunct Faculty!

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 22/09/2023

Congratulations to Alperovitch PhD Fellow Martin Wendiggensen (@machinavelli.com) for his #LABScon23 keynote day presentation on his current research project, "Black Magic - Influence Operations in the Open and at-Scale in Hungary."

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 22/09/2023

The Alperovitch Institute is showing up strong on #LABScon23 keynote day stage! 👇 Adjunct Prof. @kikta.net on "Just Bomb It Already – Why the Grass Isn’t Always Greener on the Offensive Side." Adjunct Prof. @jags.bsky.social on a mysterious new APT targeting telcos in Europe & Asia.

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 21/09/2023

We are at #LABSCON23! Fantastic fireside chat last night on (all) "the things we can't talk about," with ALPIN Adjunct Profs @jags.bsky.social & @kikta.net, and our own @ridt.bsky.social 👇

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 21/09/2023

From @ridt.bsky.social & @machinavelli.com's Foundations of Cybersecurity course at ALPIN 👇 Playing space invaders was not quite what we had in mind when equipping our students with Raspberry Pis running Kali Linux. But it does look like great fun and shows how well they hack!

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 21/09/2023

Meet Martin Wendiggensen (@machinavelli.com) - our newest Alperovitch PhD Fellow! Martin's research examines great power competition in cyberspace incl. state-sponsored disinfo, influence campaigns & cybersecurity incidents. He has previously conducted research at NATO & for the German government.

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Alperovitch Institute @alperovitch.institute · 03/09/2023

Last week, we welcomed the new cohort of the MA in Strategy, Cybersecurity & Intelligence (MASCI). A cornerstone of the MASCI bootcamp is the Intelligence Walk, where students get to learn about key landmarks, spies, and the history of espionage in Washington, DC👇 (📸 via @ellyrostoum.bsky.social)

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