Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation
About
FDD’s Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation (CCTI) seeks to advance U.S. prosperity and security through technology innovation while countering threats to the U.S. government, private sector, and allied countries.
Technology holds the promise of greater inclusivity and productivity for American society. At the same time, the cyber domain is providing new avenues for state and non-state actors to undermine our national security and democracy, pilfer intellectual property from private companies, and steal personal identifiable information. To capitalize on these opportunities and address these challenges, CCTI combines rigorous academic research of adversaries’ strategies and capabilities with scientific experimentation and interdisciplinary study to unlock technological, governance, and policy solutions. CCTI operates through three interrelated initiatives:
- CSC 2.0: FDD houses CSC 2.0, an initiative to preserve the legacy and continue the work of the congressionally mandated Cyberspace Solarium Commission. CSC 2.0 supports efforts to implement outstanding CSC recommendations, provides annual assessments of the implementation of the commission’s recommendations, and conducts research and analysis on several outstanding cybersecurity issues identified by the commission during its tenure.
- Transformative Cyber Innovation Lab: TCIL bridges the gap between existing technology, policy, and governance to drive revolutionary, society-wide improvements in cyber resilience. TCIL nurtures technologically feasible, testable pilot projects that begin to solve some of the hardest technical challenges afflicting society and the national security industrial base.
- Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare: FDD’s CEEW project focuses on how authoritarian adversaries are using cyber means to undermine the foundation of U.S. strength — its economic wherewithal — to weaken America politically and militarily. CEEW researches the intersection between cyber operations and economic warfare, where technological developments are being adapted to cause strategic damage.
Dr. Samantha Ravich serves as chairman of FDD’s Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation. Mark Montgomery is the Senior Director of CCTI and leads CSC 2.0.
CCTI is one of FDD’s centers on American power, which also include FDD’s Center on Military and Political Power and FDD’s Center on Economic and Financial Power.
CCTI Experts
Samantha Ravich
- Cyber
- Sanctions and Illicit Finance
- North Korea
- Blockchain and Digital Currencies
- Military and Political Power
RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery
Dr. Georgianna Shea
Annie Fixler
Jiwon Ma
Michael Sugden
CCTI Board of Advisors
Products
Cyberspace Solarium Commission Recommendations Tracker
Visual
Wiring a 6G world
The next generation of telecommunications standards is emerging in the form of 6G. As the 5G era gives way to 6G, a new scramble for market and technological influence will ensue. Enduring tensions in the current geopolitical climate are bound to influence the new telecommunications standard – right from the point of design.
Hinrich Foundation
2023 Annual Report on Implementation
Monograph
China is edging out the US military’s advantage on tech
The Hill
Cyber risk is business risk, and the SEC knows it
The Hill
A Global Defender Against Cyber Threats
Boom and Bust
EV makers’ use of Chinese suppliers raises concerns about forced labor
The Washington Post
The U.S is getting hacked. So the Pentagon is overhauling its approach to cyber.
Politico
Key takeaways from the Pentagon’s new cybersecurity strategy
Politico Pro
Events
Cyber Catastrophe Recovery: A Critique of U.S. Continuity of the Economy Planning
September 13, 2023 | 10:00 am
Assessing America’s 2023 Cyber Resiliency: A Conversation with the CSC 2.0 Co-Chairs
September 19, 2023 | 8:30 am