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The U.S. Coast Guard and the Future of Maritime Cybersecurity

With nearly $25 billion in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a deep bench of cyber executive leaders, and recently expanded cyber authorities, the Coast Guard is poised to make generational improvements in maritime cybersecurity while bolstering its own cyber workforce.

Commentary by Joel Coito — October 23, 2025

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Emily Harding

Vice President, Defense and Security Department; Director, Intelligence, National Security, and Technology Program
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Clayton Swope

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Lauryn Williams

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Joel Coito

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The U.S. Coast Guard and the Future of Maritime Cybersecurity

With nearly $25 billion in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a deep bench of cyber executive leaders, and recently expanded cyber authorities, the Coast Guard is poised to make generational improvements in maritime cybersecurity while bolstering its own cyber workforce.

Commentary by Joel Coito — October 23, 2025

Why Congress Must Protect Cyber Sharing

While Congress grapples with a pending shutdown, a landmark cybersecurity law that transformed public-private cybersecurity information-sharing is set to expire on September 30. With new cyber threats emerging each day, expiration of the law would be a big step backward.

Commentary by Peter Hyun and Michael Casey — September 26, 2025

A Playbook for Winning the Cyber War: Part 7: How the United States Can Win

A new era of cyber power needs a new way of thinking and new actions to back it up. This playbook offers a bold framework to reshape U.S. cyber policy, laying out concrete steps to close the gap between the United States and its adversaries in the cyber domain.

Report by Emily Harding, Julia Dickson, and Aosheng Pusztaszeri — September 4, 2025

A Playbook for Winning the Cyber War: Part 1: Executive Summary

The United States has been losing a cyber war it didn’t know it was fighting. To reverse this trend line and make full use of its strengths, Washington needs a new way of thinking about cyber conflict, national security tools, and the spectrum of war and peace.

Report by Emily Harding, Julia Dickson, and Aosheng Pusztaszeri — September 4, 2025

A Playbook for Winning the Cyber War: Part 2: Evaluating Russia’s Cyber Strategy

The principal goals driving Russia’s cyber strategy across the spectrum of conflict are clear: disruption, destruction, and control of information. Russia is a leader in cyber activity, and its cyber operations pose a serious threat to the United States and its allies.

Report by Julia Dickson and Emily Harding — September 4, 2025