Brandon Pugh
@brandonjpugh.bsky.social
Director, Cyber, Privacy, & Emerging Threats at the R Street Institute. Elected & Appointed Service. Attorney. Military Officer. Former Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare and NJ Legislature.
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🔹 The U.S. Domestic Policy Impact Award – presented by @rstreet.bsky.social Director @brandonjpugh.bsky.social and House Committee on Homeland Security Staff Director Alexandra Seymour – went to Lauren Zabierek, Jack Cable, and Bob Lord, alongside, alongside Jim Richberg and Taylor Roberts.
February 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
🔹 The U.S. Domestic Policy Impact Award – presented by @rstreet.bsky.social Director @brandonjpugh.bsky.social and House Committee on Homeland Security Staff Director Alexandra Seymour – went to Lauren Zabierek, Jack Cable, and Bob Lord, alongside, alongside Jim Richberg and Taylor Roberts.
U.S. telecommunications infrastructure has been infiltrated by actors affiliated with China. Brian Harrell & I explore #SaltTyphoon, next steps, & how new regulation should NOT be the first step in a #CyberScoop op-ed. #cyber #cybersecurity Link: cyberscoop.com/us-telecom-i...
Feds lay blame while Chinese telecom attack continues
Opinion: Implementing new regulations amid the ongoing attack would be a massive misstep, cyber experts argue.
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December 23, 2024 at 3:42 PM
U.S. telecommunications infrastructure has been infiltrated by actors affiliated with China. Brian Harrell & I explore #SaltTyphoon, next steps, & how new regulation should NOT be the first step in a #CyberScoop op-ed. #cyber #cybersecurity Link: cyberscoop.com/us-telecom-i...
The House AI Task Force released its final report today. There is a lot to unpack, especially for privacy & cyber. I was honored to appear to explore data privacy/security and cybersecurity. Link: www.speaker.gov/wp-content/u...
December 17, 2024 at 6:48 PM
The House AI Task Force released its final report today. There is a lot to unpack, especially for privacy & cyber. I was honored to appear to explore data privacy/security and cybersecurity. Link: www.speaker.gov/wp-content/u...
Thanks for sharing and for your support of both cyber and veterans!
In a new op-ed, Brandon Pugh explores how individuals with science and tech-related backgrounds, especially cyber, are needed to serve in the military and have many opportunities to do so.
Link: dcjournal.com/counterpoint...
Link: dcjournal.com/counterpoint...
Counterpoint: Battlefield Requires Individuals With STEM Backgrounds – DC Journal - InsideSources
For an alternate viewpoint, see “Point: Young People Aren’t Joining the Military — and Sky-High Military Spending Is to Blame.” Only 1 percent of
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November 27, 2024 at 5:55 PM
Thanks for sharing and for your support of both cyber and veterans!
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An op-ed from @brandonjpugh.bsky.social argues that harmonization efforts for cybersecurity laws and regs would fit neatly with the deregulatory philosophy of the incoming Trump administration. cyberscoop.com/cyber-regula...
An opportunity for Trump’s deregulation journey: Cybersecurity harmonization
Discover how President-elect Trump's push for deregulation could advance cybersecurity regulatory harmonization.
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November 26, 2024 at 10:31 AM
An op-ed from @brandonjpugh.bsky.social argues that harmonization efforts for cybersecurity laws and regs would fit neatly with the deregulatory philosophy of the incoming Trump administration. cyberscoop.com/cyber-regula...
I enjoyed delivering a lecture at the U.S. Naval Academy as part of the Forum on Emerging Frontiers. I explored how adversaries are collecting and exploiting sensitive information on Americans, including servicemembers, and recent policy actions to help reduce this. #cyber #dataprivacy #USNA
November 22, 2024 at 3:54 PM
I enjoyed delivering a lecture at the U.S. Naval Academy as part of the Forum on Emerging Frontiers. I explored how adversaries are collecting and exploiting sensitive information on Americans, including servicemembers, and recent policy actions to help reduce this. #cyber #dataprivacy #USNA
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🎧 "For adults who smoke cigarettes, switching completely to e-cigarettes reduces that risk by about 95% than they would traditionally get with smoking cigarettes." — Mazen Saleh @senatorshoshana.bsky.social @brandonjpugh.bsky.social
Red Tape Podcast, Episode 3 – Ban it All! - R Street Institute
Red Tape is the newest R Street podcast about the country’s biggest problems and the surprising ways that governments (and regular people) often get in the way of solving them. It was produced in p...
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June 26, 2023 at 8:11 PM
🎧 "For adults who smoke cigarettes, switching completely to e-cigarettes reduces that risk by about 95% than they would traditionally get with smoking cigarettes." — Mazen Saleh @senatorshoshana.bsky.social @brandonjpugh.bsky.social
Check out a recap of the R Street event on the Hill exploring the role of the private sector in conflict. https://www.rstreet.org/commentary/hill-briefing-recap-the-private-sectors-evolving-role-in-conflict/
June 22, 2023 at 10:18 AM
Check out a recap of the R Street event on the Hill exploring the role of the private sector in conflict. https://www.rstreet.org/commentary/hill-briefing-recap-the-private-sectors-evolving-role-in-conflict/
Visited @ALJBS today to talk about careers in #cyber and #tech policy, which ranged from jobs with think tanks to AI and national security. The program brings together 100s of rising high school seniors from across NJ yearly for a week to learn about government & politics. @rstreet.bsky.social
June 20, 2023 at 5:43 PM
Visited @ALJBS today to talk about careers in #cyber and #tech policy, which ranged from jobs with think tanks to AI and national security. The program brings together 100s of rising high school seniors from across NJ yearly for a week to learn about government & politics. @rstreet.bsky.social
Join @rstreet.bsky.social on Wednesday at 11 am to accurately assess “the China problem” and prioritize Pentagon spending. Register here: https://www.rstreet.org/events/accounting-for-risk-the-china-problem/?utm_content=buffer23631&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=RSIbuffer
June 16, 2023 at 5:14 PM
Join @rstreet.bsky.social on Wednesday at 11 am to accurately assess “the China problem” and prioritize Pentagon spending. Register here: https://www.rstreet.org/events/accounting-for-risk-the-china-problem/?utm_content=buffer23631&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=RSIbuffer