Cybersecurity & Tech States & Localities

Lawfare Daily: State Cyber Corps and Volunteer Programs

Justin Sherman, Sarah Powazek, Michael Razeeq, Jen Patja
Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 7:00 AM
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Sarah Powazek, Director of the Public Interest Cybersecurity Program at UC Berkeley’s Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity, and Michael Razeeq, Nonresident Fellow at the Public Interest Cybersecurity Program, join Lawfare’s Justin Sherman to discuss the cyber threats facing states, what options and resources states currently have to address cybersecurity problems, and how the concept of state cyber corps and volunteer programs fits into the picture. They also discuss how states can stand up a cyber corp or volunteer program, including recruiting and retaining talent; the impact of federal workforce and spending cuts on states’ cybersecurity capacities; and what future state and federal action on cybersecurity could do to improve states’ cyber postures.

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Justin Sherman

Justin Sherman

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Justin Sherman is a contributing editor at Lawfare. He is also the founder and CEO of Global Cyber Strategies, a Washington, DC-based research and advisory firm; the scholar in residence at the Electronic Privacy Information Center; and a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council.
Sarah Powazek

Sarah Powazek

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Sarah Powazek is the director of the Public Interest Cybersecurity Program at UC Berkeley’s Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity.
Michael Razeeq

Michael Razeeq

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Michael Razeeq is a cybersecurity, privacy, and technology law attorney, an adjunct faculty member at Brooklyn Law School, and a 2024 New America #SharetheMicinCyber Fellow. He is licensed to practice law in New York and Texas, and he holds IAPP CIPP/US, ISACA CISM, and GIAC-GLEG certifications.
Jen Patja

Jen Patja

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Jen Patja is the editor of the Lawfare Podcast and Rational Security, and serves as Lawfare’s Director of Audience Engagement. Previously, she was Co-Executive Director of Virginia Civics and Deputy Director of the Center for the Constitution at James Madison's Montpelier, where she worked to deepen public understanding of constitutional democracy and inspire meaningful civic participation.
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