The Center for International Security and Cooperation is a center of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Cybersecurity
Scholarly Publications
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: From Pariah and Piñata to Managing Partner
June 2017
This is a chapter in the second edition of The National Security Enterprise, a book edited by Roger Z.
An Approach for Identifying and Analyzing Implicit Interactions in Distributed Systems
March 2017
Safety-critical system domains such as critical infrastructures, aerospace, automotive, and industrial manufacturing and control are becoming increasingly dependent on the use of distributed...
Identifying Implicit Component Interactions in Distributed Cyber-Physical Systems
January 2017
Modern distributed systems and networks, like those found in cyber-physical system domains such as critical infrastructures, contain many complex interactions among their constituent software and...
Other Publications
Andrew Grotto Testimony on "Cybersecurity and California Elections"
March 2018
To assess the threat to California's elections systems, the Assembly and Senate elections committees held a joint informational hearing on cybersecurity. The hearing discussed steps California...
How to build NERC CIP compliance: a new course by the SANS Institute
June 2016
This post is a review of a five-day NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) training being offered by the SANS institute.
Risk in Cyber Systems
December 2015
Currently, significant uncertainty surrounds cyber security investments.
News
Andrew Grotto Testifies on "Cybersecurity and California Elections"
March 2018
On March 7, 2018, CISAC scholar and Hoover Institution Research Fellow Andrew Grotto testified before a bicameral hearing of the California Legislature on “Cybersecurity and California Elections.”...
Cyberattack concerns real about U.S. presidential election, Stanford scholar says
August 2016
A real possibility exists that foreign hackers could throw a monkey wrench into the outcome of the U.S. presidential election in the fall, a Stanford expert says.
No Clear Strategy for U.S. Cybersecurity: 2016 Cyber Media Roundtable
May 2016
A recap of the 2016 Cyber Media Roundtable – a partnership between CISAC and the Hoover Institution.
Events
Cyber-Enabled Information Warfare and the End of the Enlightenment
December 18, 2017
Abstract: The West has no peer competitors in conventional military power. But its adversaries are increasingly turning to asymmetric methods for engaging in conflict. Cyber-enabled information...
Muddied Waters: Online Rumors, Conspiracy Theories, and Disinformation in the Context of Crisis Response
November 27, 2017
Abstract: Recent public attention and debate around “fake news” has highlighted the growing challenge of determining information veracity online.
Reforming national cyber defense
September 20, 2017
Abstract: The U.S. government continues to struggle with how best to defend the country from cyber attacks.
Projects
Critical Infrastructure Resilience
The Critical Infrastructure Initiative builds the cyber-resilience of critical infrastructure through methodologically diverse outputs-oriented research and engagement with end users and homeland...
English
Science Seminar Series
The CISAC Science Seminar Series features speakers who present scientific subjects with international security and policy implications.
English
Multimedia
Drell Lecture: Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter
April 2015
The Honorable Ashton B. Carter, 25th U.S.
Cybersecurity Boot Camp
October 2014
Video of Cyber Boot Camp The Stanford Congressional Cyber Boot Camp, sponsored by the Hoover Institution and the Center for International Security and Cooperation, was held on the Stanford campus from Aug. 18-20, 4014.
People
Amy Zegart Senior Fellow Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Professor, by courtesy, Political Science 
