Annie Fixler

@FDD_CCTI deputy director. National security professional focused on cyber policy. RT ≠ endorsement, but highlights noteworthy content.

[ARCHIVED: Jen Easterly @CISAJen]

Had a BLAST talking with my friend @MarkCMontgomery about the evolving cyber threats & how @CISAgov is tackling them with public & private sector partners. While bittersweet (this was my last public event), I take immense pride in the work CISA does to keep our nation safe.

[FDD's Center on Cyber & Technology Innovation @FDD_CCTI]

Catch @FDD's Dr. Shea on a critically important issues: cyber-physical resilience. Webinar and RSVP info below

[FDD's Center on Cyber & Technology Innovation @FDD_CCTI]

There is a critical gap in our cybersecurity policy. Our adversaries will take advantage of it if we don't act now.

Watch here to learn more about firmware and its vulnerabilities 👇

[FDD's Center on Cyber & Technology Innovation @FDD_CCTI]

🤓 SEND IN THE NERDS 🤓

@MarkCMontgomery & @afixler in @TheMessenger on how Cyber Command could provide the secret weapon needed to deter the regime in #Iran from attacking U.S. servicemembers.

Read more: https://t.co/8FRM85tCEc

[FDD's Center on Cyber & Technology Innovation @FDD_CCTI]

TOMORROW | “Cyber Catastrophe Recovery: A Critique of U.S. Continuity of the Economy Planning”
@FDD hosts @RepGarbarino, @ThomasAFanning, @MarkHarveyHoo, @MarkCMontgomery, & Dr. Samantha Ravich to discuss COTE plan shortcomings and recommendations. https://t.co/4Ssxc1h9rk

[Eric Geller @ericgeller]

SCOOP: The White House has rejected Congress's demand for a new plan to shepherd the U.S. economy through a crisis like a major hack.

A @CISAgov report says existing plans already deal w/ "continuity of the economy" & a new one might "create confusion."

https://t.co/adnSzGMVcX

[FDD @FDD]

Building Partner Capabilities for Cyber Operations

NEW FDD Memo by @MarkCMontgomery and @afixler: https://t.co/uR5YEO2UzS

[Foreign Policy @ForeignPolicy]

Russia’s use of hybrid warfare in Ukraine is unprecedented in scale & scope. Read about the evolution of cyber operations in armed conflicts in the first issue brief released for Digital Front Lines, a project by FP Analytics, w. support from @MSFTIssues: https://t.co/JVCmQcXsVy

[Kaja @KajaCiglic]

A thought peace by @afixler: Cyber Resilience Helps Democracies Prevail Against Authoritarian Disinformation Campaigns #digitalfrontlines https://t.co/NOuFt3D6JJ

[CSC 2.0 @CyberSolarium]

New CSC 2.0 & @FDD report by @MarkCMontgomery, @Mary_K_Brooks, and @afixler on the shortcoming of U.S. critical infrastructure protection and recs on how to remedy this national security risk. [THREAD]

https://t.co/fJmw1Ao63L

[Annie Fixler @afixler]

As usual, @CharlieReports distills a 20-pg report + hour long conversation into a quick, compelling news article.

[Charlie Mitchell @CharlieReports]

Mark Montgomery of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies says a $15 million funding boost in fiscal 2024 is needed for NASA to serve as sector risk management agency for space systems. @FDD @McCraryCyber @NASA @MarkCMontgomery

[CSC 2.0 @CyberSolarium]

.@POTUS’s FY24 budget requests reflect many of the new National Cybersecurity Strategy priorities, but effort fall short, says @FDD_CCTI’s @MarkCMontgomery and @jiwonma_92 in @thehill [THREAD]
https://t.co/VbtNiqVKnS

[FDD @FDD]

Time to Designate Space Systems as Critical Infrastructure

NEW CSC 2.0 Report by @MarkCMontgomery, Frank Cilluffo and @McCraryCyber's Sharon Cardash and Kelsey Shields: https://t.co/ZwNhcPVoI4

[FDD's Center on Cyber & Technology Innovation @FDD_CCTI]

America’s adversaries know how important space systems are for U.S. national security and economic prosperity — and they test capabilities to destroy them.

To unpack, we’re hosting a virtual event with @McCraryCyber this Friday at 10am ET — register here: https://t.co/G1CLU3GaOI

[Joe Dougherty @joedoc2112]

New @FDD report: “With sufficient political will and a strengthened coalition, the US can wear down the Russian war machine and hamstring its ability to harness malign finance to destabilize democratic governments and evade sanctions and export controls.” https://t.co/G8voHZ6VZz

[Will Loomis @loomisoncyber]

🔎 Interested in maritime cybersecurity? 🧵Check out this short thread on my new piece - Full Steam Ahead: Enhancing Maritime Cybersecurity - with @jiwonma_92 @CyberSolarium @FDD_CCTI! https://t.co/o6xXvZqRbX

[CSC 2.0 @CyberSolarium]

New CSC 2.0 report by @jiwonma_92 & @loomisoncyber on cyber threats to the maritime industry and solutions to improve USG capacity to support risk management for the subsector. [THREAD] https://t.co/yuwPnBDsOi

[CSC 2.0 @CyberSolarium]

The National Cybersecurity Strategy is clear & concise, laying out the case for a more robust, engaged approach to defending national critical infrastructure from growing cyber threats, says @MarkCMontgomery. It's consistent w/ and expands on the work of @CyberSolarium
THREAD👇

[Joe Dougherty @joedoc2112]

"Pursuing a fragmented, yet still encrypted, data storage scheme might be the best bet companies have now to get ahead of the quantum threat in time, according to research published today by @FDD first shared with Axios." https://t.co/QzETXHj70a #axioscodebook @FDD_CCTI

[FDD @FDD]

We have a blind spot that leaves us vulnerable to catastrophe.
In our new Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare monograph, we analyze what Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran may do next and how the USG can disrupt those plans: https://t.co/fYeOPfNOif