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✍ I just launched a weekly newsletter: Machine Speed.
🏛️ Why? The longest federal government shutdown has finally ended. And in the midst of this chaos, cyber policy has been stalled and increasingly used as political leverage.
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🏛️ Why? The longest federal government shutdown has finally ended. And in the midst of this chaos, cyber policy has been stalled and increasingly used as political leverage.
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Machine Speed: Week of November 10, 2025.
Weekly intelligence on AI Cyber Policy.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
✍ I just launched a weekly newsletter: Machine Speed.
🏛️ Why? The longest federal government shutdown has finally ended. And in the midst of this chaos, cyber policy has been stalled and increasingly used as political leverage.
open.substack.com/pub/velvetha...
🏛️ Why? The longest federal government shutdown has finally ended. And in the midst of this chaos, cyber policy has been stalled and increasingly used as political leverage.
open.substack.com/pub/velvetha...
VERY happy to see the Senate is resurrecting and rebranding CISA 2015 as the Protecting America from Cyber Threats Act or PACT Act. Thank you to @hsgac.senate.gov for continuing to advocate for information sharing pathways in the cyber domain: www.hsgac.senate.gov/library/file...
October 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
VERY happy to see the Senate is resurrecting and rebranding CISA 2015 as the Protecting America from Cyber Threats Act or PACT Act. Thank you to @hsgac.senate.gov for continuing to advocate for information sharing pathways in the cyber domain: www.hsgac.senate.gov/library/file...
🧵 Tonight at midnight, CISA 2015 and SLCGP expire as Congress debates another shutdown.
We're witnessing a cyber identity crisis: threats don't discriminate between civilian and military sectors, but our defenses remain fragmented. What needs to happen immediately: 🧵(1/4)
We're witnessing a cyber identity crisis: threats don't discriminate between civilian and military sectors, but our defenses remain fragmented. What needs to happen immediately: 🧵(1/4)
September 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🧵 Tonight at midnight, CISA 2015 and SLCGP expire as Congress debates another shutdown.
We're witnessing a cyber identity crisis: threats don't discriminate between civilian and military sectors, but our defenses remain fragmented. What needs to happen immediately: 🧵(1/4)
We're witnessing a cyber identity crisis: threats don't discriminate between civilian and military sectors, but our defenses remain fragmented. What needs to happen immediately: 🧵(1/4)
🎯 Just published in @warontherocks.bsky.social!
💰 US $774B procurement power can automate security standards & make American tech the obvious choice on merit.
🤖 My DARPA's #AIxCC experience + the @dreadnode.bsky.social talent show what's possible when we invest in secure-by-design technology.
💰 US $774B procurement power can automate security standards & make American tech the obvious choice on merit.
🤖 My DARPA's #AIxCC experience + the @dreadnode.bsky.social talent show what's possible when we invest in secure-by-design technology.
Spain just signed a Huawei intelligence deal. What does it mean for U.S. cybersecurity strategy? warontherocks.com/20...
Spain’s Huawei Deal Is a Wake-Up Call for U.S. Federal Procurement Reform - War on the Rocks
The United States holds tremendous untapped leverage in the global technology competition: $774 billion in annual federal procurement spending based on
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August 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🎯 Just published in @warontherocks.bsky.social!
💰 US $774B procurement power can automate security standards & make American tech the obvious choice on merit.
🤖 My DARPA's #AIxCC experience + the @dreadnode.bsky.social talent show what's possible when we invest in secure-by-design technology.
💰 US $774B procurement power can automate security standards & make American tech the obvious choice on merit.
🤖 My DARPA's #AIxCC experience + the @dreadnode.bsky.social talent show what's possible when we invest in secure-by-design technology.
✍ After talking AI Action Plan on @cyberscoop.bsky.social, wrote up @dreadnode.bsky.social thoughts on implementation ➡️ dreadnode.io/blog/five-ta...
‼️ While we debate frameworks, adversaries build AI attack capabilities. We need: evaluation ecosystems, red teaming, and procurement standards.
‼️ While we debate frameworks, adversaries build AI attack capabilities. We need: evaluation ecosystems, red teaming, and procurement standards.
August 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
✍ After talking AI Action Plan on @cyberscoop.bsky.social, wrote up @dreadnode.bsky.social thoughts on implementation ➡️ dreadnode.io/blog/five-ta...
‼️ While we debate frameworks, adversaries build AI attack capabilities. We need: evaluation ecosystems, red teaming, and procurement standards.
‼️ While we debate frameworks, adversaries build AI attack capabilities. We need: evaluation ecosystems, red teaming, and procurement standards.
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v3 of Rigging is out now. If you’re working with LLMs to build agents or run evaluations, check it out. We just added:
- Prompt caching for supported providers
- A unified tool system for function calling and fallbacks to xml/json parsing
- Native MCP integration
docs.dreadnode.io/open-source/...
- Prompt caching for supported providers
- A unified tool system for function calling and fallbacks to xml/json parsing
- Native MCP integration
docs.dreadnode.io/open-source/...
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May 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
v3 of Rigging is out now. If you’re working with LLMs to build agents or run evaluations, check it out. We just added:
- Prompt caching for supported providers
- A unified tool system for function calling and fallbacks to xml/json parsing
- Native MCP integration
docs.dreadnode.io/open-source/...
- Prompt caching for supported providers
- A unified tool system for function calling and fallbacks to xml/json parsing
- Native MCP integration
docs.dreadnode.io/open-source/...
🎤 New blog just dropped. What’s @dreadnode.bsky.social—an offensive AI security company—doing poking around the policy space? Read on to find out.
Introducing our new blog series: "From Compute to Congress: Decoding AI Policy" by Dreadnode Head of Policy Daria Bahrami | Read the first post here: dreadnode.io/blog/from-co...
May 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
🎤 New blog just dropped. What’s @dreadnode.bsky.social—an offensive AI security company—doing poking around the policy space? Read on to find out.
Couldn't agree more: "We're going to move fast because we're going to set standards. [. . .] If we don't collaborate here – if we throw down on politics instead of getting the policy right – we won't move fast." @cantwell.senate.gov
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WATCH LIVE: OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman testifies on AI competition in Senate hearing
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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May 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Couldn't agree more: "We're going to move fast because we're going to set standards. [. . .] If we don't collaborate here – if we throw down on politics instead of getting the policy right – we won't move fast." @cantwell.senate.gov
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fikh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fikh...
📣 Excited to share the @dreadnode.bsky.social crew's first response to a federal Request for Information!
🤝 Whether you're already immersed in the tech policy space or simply want to learn more, don't hesitate to reach out—it's all hands on deck and that starts with you!
🤝 Whether you're already immersed in the tech policy space or simply want to learn more, don't hesitate to reach out—it's all hands on deck and that starts with you!
New blog: Dreadnode’s Policy Recommendations for the U.S. AI Action Plan. Our response focuses on two critical strategies:
1️⃣ Leveraging AI to protect America
2️⃣ Attacking AI to find its limits
Read our complete response on the Dreadnode blog: dreadnode.io/blog/policy-...
1️⃣ Leveraging AI to protect America
2️⃣ Attacking AI to find its limits
Read our complete response on the Dreadnode blog: dreadnode.io/blog/policy-...
Dreadnode’s Policy Recommendations for the U.S. AI Action Plan
Read Dreadnode’s AI policy recommendations for the U.S. AI Action Plan, which focuses on leveraging AI to protect America and attacking AI to find its limits.
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March 26, 2025 at 9:25 PM
📣 Excited to share the @dreadnode.bsky.social crew's first response to a federal Request for Information!
🤝 Whether you're already immersed in the tech policy space or simply want to learn more, don't hesitate to reach out—it's all hands on deck and that starts with you!
🤝 Whether you're already immersed in the tech policy space or simply want to learn more, don't hesitate to reach out—it's all hands on deck and that starts with you!
Drop whatever you're doing at 1pm EST and join us for some exciting mic drops because that's what we at @dreadnode.bsky.social do best 🎤 💥
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Live Stream with Dreadnode Founders | LinkedIn
📅 Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025 | ⏰ Time: 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
Dreadnode, the company at the forefront of offensive AI research and development, recently announced its Series A funding announcement ...
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March 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Drop whatever you're doing at 1pm EST and join us for some exciting mic drops because that's what we at @dreadnode.bsky.social do best 🎤 💥
www.linkedin.com/events/73000...
www.linkedin.com/events/73000...