Today on CTRL+F, we jump into the sixth session from the 2026 National Cyber Innovation Forum. Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director at Paladin Capital, Chris Steed, CIO at ION Q, Katie Arrington, Assistant Secretary of the Navy at the Department of War, Ben Kohlmann, Principal Cyber Advisor of the U.S. Army, Brandon Pugh, and CSO at Huntress Labs, Eric Stride, join together to discuss how emerging technologies - and the workforce that designs, deploys, and sustains them - are shaping battlefield advantage, sustaining an energy renaissance, and advancing collective defense.

How will quantum reshape national security? What challenges does the U.S. Army face when it comes to defending critical infrastructure? How are areas such as artificial intelligence and cyber autonomy changing naval warfare and operational order?

Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of CTRL+F.

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Today on CTRL+F, we jump into the fifth session from the 2026 National Cyber Innovation Forum. Director of Carahsoft Technology Corporation, Alex Whitworth, CEO & Founder of Surefire Cyber, Billy Gouveia, CEO of Elastic, Ash Kulkarni, and CEO of Simbian, Ambuj Kumar, join together to discuss how industry leaders are driving technology and business model innovation for AI security, threat detection, incident response, and autonomous security operations to help organizations move faster, strengthen resilience, and stay ahead of evolving cyber threats.

What trends are changing faster than expected in the cyber domain? What is actually creating innovation inside a technology company? How should teams navigate the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace?

Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of CTRL+F.

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Today on CTRL+F, we continue into part two of the fourth session from the 2026 National Cyber Innovation Forum. Founder and Executive Director of the National Security Institute, Jamil Jaffer, Congressman Don Bacon of Nebraska, and Congressman James Walkinshaw of Virginia join together to discuss how Congressional leadership is shaping the policies, oversight, and investments that will define America’s cybersecurity and national security posture.

What are the things to be watching out for within the cyber domain? What are Congress’ priorities when it comes to addressing cyber threats? What role should the government play in defending the nation’s cyber domain?

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Today on CTRL+F, we jump into part one of the fourth session from the 2026 National Cyber Innovation Forum. Founder and Executive Director of the National Security Institute, Jamil Jaffer, Congressman Don Bacon of Nebraska, and Congressman James Walkinshaw of Virginia join together to discuss how Congressional leadership is shaping the policies, oversight, and investments that will define America’s cybersecurity and national security posture.

What are the things to be watching out for within the cyber domain? What are Congress’ priorities when it comes to addressing cyber threats? What role should the government play in defending the nation’s cyber domain?

Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of CTRL+F.

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Today on CTRL+F, we continue into part 2 of the third session from the 2026 National Cyber Innovation Forum. Senior Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis, Laura Galante, the Director of Security and Intelligence with the State of New York, Colin Ahern, the Head of Cyber & National Security Policy at Anthropic, Rob Bair, the President of Schellman, Doug Barbin, and the President of Forescout Government Systems, Mike Walsh, join together to discuss a rapidly evolving landscape shaped by artificial intelligence, expanding attack surfaces, and increasing regulatory demands. This session will further examine how organizations are securing critical infrastructure, governing frontier AI, strengthening assurance, and improving visibility across cyber-physical environments to build resilience and maintain trust in an era of persistent cyber threats.

How are cybersecurity, cyber operations, and intelligence coordinated across the state level? How do leaders think about scale and the general public when it comes to security issues? What does Anthropic’s Mythos model look like from the eyes of an Anthropic leader, and how do we make it safer?

Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of CTRL+F.

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Today on CTRL+F, we jump into part one of the third session from the 2026 National Cyber Innovation Forum. Senior Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis, Laura Galante, the Director of Security and Intelligence with the State of New York, Colin Ahern, the Head of Cyber & National Security Policy at Anthropic, Rob Bair, the President of Schellman, Doug Barbin, and the President of Forescout Government Systems, Mike Walsh, join together to discuss a rapidly evolving landscape shaped by artificial intelligence, expanding attack surfaces, and increasing regulatory demands. This session will examine how organizations are securing critical infrastructure, governing frontier AI, strengthening assurance, and improving visibility across cyber-physical environments to build resilience and maintain trust in an era of persistent cyber threats.

How are cybersecurity, cyber operations, and intelligence coordinated across the state level? How do leaders think about scale and the general public when it comes to security issues? What does Anthropic’s Mythos model look like from the eyes of an Anthropic leader, and how do we make it safer?

Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of CTRL+F.

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Today on CTRL+F, we continue into the second session from the 2026 National Cyber Innovation Forum. Vice President of Government Affairs at ForeScout Technologies, Alison King, Executive Director of the OT Cyber Coalition and the Strategic Cyber Security Coalition, Tatyana Bolton, and Associate Director of the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative at CISA, Clayton Romans, join together to discuss the protection of critical infrastructure with collaboration between government and industry. This session will examine how public-private partnerships are strengthening information and operational technology security, improving threat information sharing, and aligning policy and industry action to defend the systems that underpin national security, economic stability, and the digital world.

What are some challenges that Americans are facing now with the weaponization of LLMs? How should the private sector focus their teams and play a role in policy formation?

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Today on CTRL+F, we jump into the first session from the 2026 National Cyber Innovation Forum. NCIF President Andrew McClure and Acting Director of CISA, Nick Andersen, join together to discuss the White House cyber strategy that outlines priorities for ensuring America remains unrivaled in cyberspace. This session will provide an inside look at President Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America and its six pillars for shaping adversary behavior, promoting common sense regulation, modernizing and securing federal government networks, securing critical infrastructure, sustaining superiority in critical and emerging technologies, and building the workforce to win.

Given the consistent, rapid emergence of new technology and sophisticated threats, what is the administration doing to help secure innovation while simultaneously promoting AI technologies? What is CISA's role in managing a vulnerability database? What are some key partnerships being executed to help bring new capabilities and technologies to government?

Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of CTRL+F.

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