The Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity is proud to support the research of postdoctoral researchers from diverse disciplines. Two of these scholars recently accepted tenure-track positions at major universities. This fall, Richmond Wong will be joining Georgia Tech’s School of Literature, Media and Communication as an Assistant Professor, and Sophia Baik…
This article is written by Rachel Leven and originally appeared on the Berkeley Division of Computing, Data Science, and Society website. Click here to read the original post. The public shouldn’t indiscriminately buy into big technology companies’ visions for the metaverse, a space being sold as the next digital frontier,…
CLTC is excited to welcome Dr. Andrew Reddie as Interim Research Director. Reddie is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at UC Berkeley and Senior Engineer at Sandia National Laboratories. We interviewed Andrew to learn about his current research and his projects at CLTC.
The Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity is thrilled to welcome a new cohort of researchers for Summer 2021. This multi-disciplinary group of researchers brings additional capacity to CLTC’s original and future-focused cybersecurity research, advancing our mission to help decision-makers act on foresight and expand who gets to participate in — and…
On February 19, Sean Brooks, CLTC Research Fellow and Director of the Citizen Clinic, presented a webinar entitled “Cybersecurity in Low-Risk Organizations: Understanding Your Risk and Making Practical Improvements.” A total of 140 people participated in the session, which was presented in collaboration with TechSoup. In the webinar, Brooks introduced basic…
A new report published by the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC) details how media outlets, human rights groups, NGOs, and other politically vulnerable organizations face significant cybersecurity threats—often at the hands of powerful governments— but have limited resources to protect themselves. The paper, “Defending Politically Vulnerable Organizations Online,” by CLTC Research Fellow Sean Brooks, provides an overview of cybersecurity threats to civil society organizations targeted for political purposes, and explores the ecosystem of resources available to help these organizations improve their cybersecurity.
CLTC is pleased to welcome two new members of our team: Jessica Cussins, Research Fellow, and Rachel Wesen, Events Specialist. Welcome! Jessica Cussins, Research Fellow Jessica Cussins has worked on the social, ethical, and policy implications of emerging technologies including artificial intelligence and biotechnology for the last six years. She…
The UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC) is hiring a team of researchers—including current doctoral students, postdoctoral scholars, visiting scholars, and staff researchers—to contribute to new research initiatives focused on four primary areas: the security implications of artificial intelligence and machine learning; the human capital and talent pipeline for…
The UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity recently released a new study, Asian Cybersecurity Futures: Opportunity and Risk in the Rising Digital World, which uses scenarios to explore diverse political, economic, and technological factors that will shape Asia’s future as the region becomes more connected to the internet. Authored by…
Who in the U.S. Government should be in charge of what dimensions of cybersecurity—and how should responsibilities be split? What kinds of domestic or international regimes or institutions could be created to manage the security issues arising around the Internet of Things? What institutions or incentive structures could improve information…