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Aspen Digital @aspendigital.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
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
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
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...
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Q3 2025 Center Stakeholders Meeting
The Center held its Q3 Stakeholders Meeting on August 20th with Trustee Carolyn Dolezal and Grace Menna, Fellow at UC Berkeley’s Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity. They discussed the power of partner...
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
💧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. ​⬇️​
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
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...
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Public Interest Cybersecurity at DEF CON and BSides Las Vegas - CLTC UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity
This August, the CLTC Public Interest Cybersecurity team was out in full force attending “hacker summer camp”, a nickname for a collection of cybersecurity and hacking conferences held…
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Aspen Digital @aspendigital.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
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
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Sarah Powazek @powa-sec.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
🛑 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-...
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States Are Leading on Cyber Volunteering
States and communities are leading on expanding cyber volunteering programs, but we can do more to support this burgeoning cyber safety net.
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
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...
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DEF CON Franklin
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
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
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Chasing Silicon shadows.
Two Chinese nationals are arrested for allegedly exporting sensitive Nvidia AI chips. A critical security flaw has been discovered in Microsoft’s new NLWeb protocol. Vulnerabilities in Dell laptop firmware could let attackers bypass Windows logins and install malware. Trend Micro warns of an actively exploited remote code execution flaw in its endpoint security platform. Google confirms a data breach involving one of its Salesforce databases. A lack of MFA leaves a Canadian city on the hook for ransomware recovery costs. Nvidia’s CSO denies the need for backdoors or kill switches in the company’s GPUs. CISA flags multiple critical vulnerabilities in Tigo Energy’s Cloud Connect Advanced (CCA) platform. DHS grants funding cuts off the MS-ISAC. Helicopter parenting officially hits the footwear aisle.
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
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...
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
"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...
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Federal AI Plan Targets ‘Burdensome’ State Regulations
With Congress’s outright ban on state AI laws scrapped, the White House is wielding funding cuts to strong-arm state regulators, critics say.
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
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:
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
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...
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Emerging Trends in State Cyber Policy During the 2025 Legislative Session | TechPolicy.Press
UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity's Shannon Pierson considers legislation passed in 2025 to surface the trends across states.
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
At the #CyberCivilDefense Summit, CLTC hosted a panel focused on the unique cybersecurity challenges facing America’s water and wastewater infrastructure. 🧵
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
.@consumerreports.org 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...
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More Smart Home Companies Want to Hear from Security Researchers - Innovation at Consumer Reports
CR has surveyed 75 smart home device makers to understand if they provide an easy way for a researcher to report cybersecurity problems
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
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...
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Sarah Powazek @powa-sec.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
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-...
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Institute for Security and Technology @istorg.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
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:
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Without Washington? IST’s Michael Klein joins Panel at CLTC’s Cyber Civil Defense Summit to highlight mechanisms for bolstering state and local cyber resilience
In June, IST Senior Director Michael Klein spoke on a panel at UC Berkeley’s Center for Long Term Cybersecurity #CyberCivilDefense Summit addressing shared responsibility of regional cyber resilience....
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
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:
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
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.
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
🔑 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.
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
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/...
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
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...
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Managing Commercial Spyware Through Export Controls - CLTC UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity
A round-table style discussion of Dr. Elaine Korzak’s new paper Managing Commercial Spyware Through Export Controls co-sponsored by the UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity. D. Korzak will…
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Institute for Security and Technology @istorg.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
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:
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Episode 215 - PowerSchool Hacker Has Been Caught!
Podcast Episode · K12 Tech Talk · 05/23/2025 · 49m
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
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-...
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UC Berkeley, WaTech to survey Washington state nonprofits on cybersecurity | StateScoop
Washington state's IT division is teaming up with UC Berkeley to secure the soft spots in the state's nonprofit organizations.
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Institute for Security and Technology @istorg.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
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
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
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
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
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.
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Sarah Powazek @powa-sec.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
We are nearly sold out! Snag one of our last tickets here: cybercivildefensesummit.org
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Home - Cyber Civil Defense Summit
The official website for the Cyber Civil Defense Summit, hosted by the UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity.
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
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/...
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Slashing EPA funding may have downstream cybersecurity impacts on an already vulnerable water sector - CLTC
America’s water and wastewater utilities rely on the Environmental Protection Agency for cybersecurity support and guidance. With the EPA’s funding on the Trump Administration’s chopping block, Americ...
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
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
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
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.
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Craig Newmark @craignewmark.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
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...
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
🚨 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
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Craig Newmark @craignewmark.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
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.
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Sarah Powazek @powa-sec.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
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
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
We are excited to unveil the selected talks from our #CallForPapers for the 2025 #CyberCivilDefense Summit! 🧵A thread on the work being featured:
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
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
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Sarah Powazek @powa-sec.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
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
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
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/
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
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
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Take9 Takeover at WiCyS Conference 2025
At the 2025 WiCyS Conference, we connected with a community of 2,000+ individuals advancing pathways for women and girls in cybersecurity.
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Sarah Powazek @powa-sec.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
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
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Craig Newmark @craignewmark.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
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...
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Bridging the Cybersecurity Resource Gap
Podcast Episode · Hack the Plant · 04/08/2025 · 34m
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
📢 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.🛡️
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
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...
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Cyber Resilience Corps Plenary Session #2: Evaluating Immediate Measures and Sustainable Strategies for Enhancing Community Cybersecurity - CLTC UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity
On March 19, 2025, the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC) and the CyberPeace Institute hosted the second of three plenary sessions as part of the Cyber Resilience Corps,…
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
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
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Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics @cyberclinics.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
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...
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Aspen Digital @aspendigital.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
💧 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
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The official website for the Cyber Civil Defense Summit, hosted by the UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity.
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
"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...
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Free cyber services are the missing link for nonprofits. Why aren’t they fully utilized?
A growing number of free or reduced-cost cybersecurity services are available to nonprofits across the US, yet most don’t know they exist. What’s missing? There is a serious disconnect in the cybersec...
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
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-...
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10 Years of Securing the Future - CLTC UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity
UC Berkeley’s Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity is celebrating our first decade of impact — working to secure our collective future since 2015. As part of this effort, we…
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UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @cltcberkeley.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
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...
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