IPRI Blog

Ransomware Readiness Index (RRI): A Proposal to Measure Current Preparedness and Progress Over Time
By Rebecca Spiewak. With increasingly sophisticated threat actor tactics, an expansion of internet-connected services and…
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Defining Success for Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Policy
Written by Sean Atkins1 Since the late 1990s, U.S. policy to secure its critical infrastructure…
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Designing Governable Computing Systems
On March 3, 2021, Daniel Weitzer spoke in an MIT CSAIL talk hosted by Hal…
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Democracy, Disinformation, AI, and Platform Regulation
On January 27, 2021, The CSAIL Computing and Society CoR and the MIT Internet Policy…
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COVID-19 Apps: Data Transparency and Data Governance Through UX/UI Design
Written by Stephanie Nguyen & Ilaria Liccardi Nine months after the COVID-19 outbreak in the…
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Legal Risks Faced by Security Researchers: A New Guide
Written by Sunoo Park. Just last month, over 75 prominent security researchers signed a letter…
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Managing Cyber Risk with SCRAM, an Innovative Cryptographic Platform
An increasingly large amount of our society and economy depends on our ability to keep…
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What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Contact Tracing Apps?
While contact tracing apps can help us control the spread of COVID-19, they also come…
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FAQ on the Security Analysis of Voatz
Written by Michael Specter, James Koppel, and Daniel Weitzner The below is an FAQ about…
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Avoiding a One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Regulating Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can be found in a wide variety of areas nowadays. AI…
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