Brenden Kuerbis
Research Scientist II
- Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy
Overview
Dr. Brenden Kuerbis is a Research Scientist at the Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Public Policy as well as Executive Director of the Online MS in Cybersecurity Program. He currently co-instructs the Cybersecurity Practicum (PUBP 6727) and has taught Introduction to Information Security Policies (PUBP 6725). His research focuses generally on the political economy of technical identifiers (e.g., domain names, IP addresses) and the intersection of cybersecurity concerns with forms of Internet governance. Recent publications include an exploration of data enclosure in generative AI and privacy/compeititon tradeoffs in Internet platforms, economic factors affecting adoption of IPv6, the transnational governance of cyber-attribution, as well as research looking at governance and incentives of network operators in performing route filtering as part of an NSF Secure and Trustworthy Computing (SaTC) project. Kuerbis’ research has been featured in Circle ID, Forbes, Washington Internet Daily, and academic publications including International Studies Review and Telecommunications Policy, and in the book, Opening Standards: The Global Politics of Interoperability, by MIT Press. Dr. Kuerbis is a partner in the Internet Governance Project and former Fellow in Internet Security Governance at the Citizen Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto. He has also been a long time observer of the Regional Internet Registries and ICANN, participating in its governance processes as a volunteer in its Nominating Committee (Nomcom), CWG-IANA Working Group, and the Nomcom Review Working Party. He received his Ph.D. from Syracuse University's iSchool.
- PhD, School of Information Studies, Syracuse University
- MSIT/MBA, Daniels College of Business, University of Denver
- BA, International Affairs, University of Colorado
Interests
- Cybersecurity
- Information and Communications Technology Policy
- Technology Management and Policy
Courses
- PUBP-6502: IT/Comm/Telecom Policy
- PUBP-6725: Info Security Policies
- PUBP-6727: Cyber Sec Practicum
Publications
Recent Publications
Journal Articles
- Data enclosure in generative AI: exclusivity, governance and market competition
In: Journal of Cyber Policy [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2025
- Exploring the role of data enclosure in the digital political economy
In: Telecommunications Policy [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2023
Conferences
- Exploring the role of data enclosure in the digital political economy
In: The 21st Workshop on the Economics of Information Security (WEIS)
Date: 2022
- Making Data Private - and Excludable: A New Approach to Understanding the Role of Encryption in the Digital Political Economy
In: Privacy Law Scholars Conference
Date: 2021
- Exploring the Privacy Trade-Offs and Industry Impacts of DNS Over HTTPS
In: TPRC48: The 48th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy
Date: 2020
All Publications
Journal Articles
- Data enclosure in generative AI: exclusivity, governance and market competition
In: Journal of Cyber Policy [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2025
- Exploring the role of data enclosure in the digital political economy
In: Telecommunications Policy [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2023
- The hidden standards war: economic factors affecting IPv6 deployment
In: Digital Policy, Regulation and Governance [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2020
- Cyber Attribution: Can a New Institution Achieve Transnational Credibility?
In: Cyber Defense Review
Date: 2019
This paper argues that authoritative attribution of cyberattacks to nation-state actors requires more than purely technical solutions. New, credible institutions are needed to develop procedural checks and balances that will make attribution more than one nation pointing its finger at an adversary.
- Internet routing registries (IRRs), data governance and security
In: Journal of Cyber Policy [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2017
- Mapping the cybersecurity institutional landscape
In: Digital Policy, Regulation and Governance [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2017
- Internet Security and Networked Governance in International Relations
In: International Studies Review [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2014
- Dimensioning the elephant: An empirical analysis of the IPv4 number market
In: info [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2013
- Negotiating a New Governance Hierarchy: An Analysis of the Conflicting Incentives to Secure Internet Routing
In: Communications and Strategies [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2011
Chapters
- Securing the Root
In: Opening Standards: The Global Politics of Interoperability [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2011
Conferences
- Exploring the role of data enclosure in the digital political economy
In: The 21st Workshop on the Economics of Information Security (WEIS)
Date: 2022
- Making Data Private - and Excludable: A New Approach to Understanding the Role of Encryption in the Digital Political Economy
In: Privacy Law Scholars Conference
Date: 2021
- Exploring the Privacy Trade-Offs and Industry Impacts of DNS Over HTTPS
In: TPRC48: The 48th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy
Date: 2020
Internet Publications
- In Search of Amoral Registrars: Content Regulation and Domain Name Policy, Internet Governance Project White Paper
In: Internet Governance Project
Date: 2017
Thesis / Dissertations
Updated: Feb 16th, 2026 at 1:34 PM