Former FBI Deputy Assistant Director Cynthia Kaiser to Lead Halcyon Ransomware Research Center

**Executive Summary:** Halcyon announced the hiring of former FBI cybersecurity leader Cynthia Kaiser as Senior Vice President of its Ransomware Research Center to strengthen public‑private intelligence sharing and policy efforts, and launched the Halcyon TRIP (Threat Research Incentive Program), a $250,000 ransomware threat intelligence bounty with tiered payments for novel research and IOCs; the document is a corporate press release rather than an incident or technical analysis.