Governing Complexity in the Age of AI: Operationalizing the Unified Linkage Model (ULM)

Unified Linkage Models: Recontextualizing Cybersecurity

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Henry J. Sienkiewicz, Adjunct Faculty | Georgetown and George Washington Universities, Former CIO, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)

Cybersecurity Redefined

Author(s):

Henry J. Sienkiewicz, Adjunct Faculty | Georgetown and George Washington Universities, Former CIO, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)

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Executive Summary Artificial intelligence (AI) has outgrown the control models once used to govern it. Checklists and perimeters cannot manage the systemic risks emerging from interconnected AI ecosystems. The Unified Linkage Model

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I. Introduction Cybersecurity frameworks have traditionally relied on a hierarchical approach to map assets, threats, and controls, mappings often done in a static, linear fashion. While enormously useful and highly effective for

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