What CISOs Want

September 18, 2018 | Robert D. Rodriguez

CEOs, CISOs’ CTO’s and other c-suites are meeting at SINET’s Global Cybersecurity Innovation Summit in London this week. Cipher Brief CEO & Publisher Suzanne Kelly, who is moderating a session ...

Ruminations on the Most Devastating Cyber Attack in History

September 17, 2018 | Mark Weatherford

A recent article titled, The Untold Story of NotPetya, The Most Devastating Cyberattack in History came out a few weeks ago and I’ve been ruminating on it ever since.  It bothered me ...

September 17, 2018 | Paul Pillar

The war in Yemen has been for some time one of the worst current man-made humanitarian disasters.  Now, comes a report, from the United Nations Human Rights Council and based on ...

September 14, 2018 | Anonymous

WE’RE OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER: Back when John Brennan was CIA director and made a lot of minds of clandestine service officers explode by saying  “We don’t steal secrets.”  (His successor, Mike Pompeo went ...

September 13, 2018 | Nick Fishwick

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that two Russian nationals accused of poisoning British citizens in an attempted assassination of a former military intelligence officer, are just ordinary citizens themselves and ...

September 12, 2018 | Todd Rosenblum

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen delivered strategic remarks last week at The George Washington University.  Her remarks, titled “Rethinking Homeland Security in an Age of Disruption,” offered candor ...

September 12, 2018 | Joseph DeTrani

In part two of The Cipher Brief's Expert Briefing on North Korea, Ambassador Joseph DeTrani focuses on the critical relationships with allies and partners and how sometimes competing agendas need ...

September 11, 2018 | Daniel Hoffman

During the 2008 Presidential campaign, the late Senator John McCain argued in favor of maintaining a military presence in Iraq, which he called “a very volatile part of the world ...

September 10, 2018 | Mitch Silber

As the anniversary of 9/11approaches, it brings a time of deep reflection, not only on what was lost on that day in 2001, but also on what has been lost ...

September 10, 2018 | Joseph DeTrani

Experts cited the lack of intercontinental ballistic missiles in North Korea’s 70th anniversary parade celebrations over the weekend as a sign that the nuclear nation remains committed to denuclearization talks ...

September 06, 2018 | Walter Pincus

OPINION -- Brett M. Kavanaugh ought to be questioned on how a President, alleged to have violated a federal criminal law - say conspiring to violate the Federal Election Laws ...

September 05, 2018 | Michael Fisher

Statistics show that illegal entries along the U.S.’ southwest border peaked in March 2000, with 220,063 people captured.  Capture numbers have fluctuated modestly, but have been in steady decline for almost ...

September 04, 2018 | David Shedd

While not in the headlines every day, al Qaeda operatives are still the targets of somewhat regular military operations in places like Yemen.  The U.S. carried out a series of ...

August 31, 2018 | Cipher Brief Experts

There have been many touching tributes to Senator John McCain this week as his family, his state and his country, prepare for final goodbyes.  Many of The Cipher Brief’s experts ...

August 31, 2018 | Daniel Hoffman

For those who knew him, it is no surprise that the late Senator John McCain approached the national and global security threats posed by Russia with a confident clarity in ...

August 30, 2018 | Admiral Sandy Winnefeld

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri recently released a video calling on Muslims to unite against what he calls an “international infidel alliance”.  The video was released as U.S. Ambassador to the ...

August 29, 2018 | Cipher Brief Analysis

A United Nations report delivered to the Security Council last month offered a stark reminder that al Qaeda remains a serious threat around the world.  The report suggested that the ...

August 27, 2018 | Cipher Brief Analysis

Indonesia was hit by a series of deadly bombings this past May.  The attacks targeted churches and were carried out by families with young children, including a family of six ...

August 22, 2018 | James Van de Velde

The world’s malicious cyber actors -- Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea – have spoiled cyber’s original, idealistic vision and instead use cyberspace to advance competitive interests to undermine Western ...

August 20, 2018 | Cipher Brief Analysis

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is welcoming a ceasefire offer made to the Afghan Taliban over the weekend by the Afghan government.  The offer comes as the Afghan Taliban ...

August 15, 2018 | Mark Kelton

In part two of 'The Coming Chinese Storm', former Deputy Director for Counterintelligence at the CIA's National Clandestine Service, Mark Kelton, lays out the Chinese threat to both the public ...

August 14, 2018 | Mark Kelton

A gifted intelligence officer with whom I worked was fond of pronouncing, “A storm is announced by a single breeze”.  That supposed Chinese saying was invariably invoked when we thought ...

September 17, 2018 | Paul Pillar

The war in Yemen has been for some time one of the worst current man-made humanitarian disasters.  Now, comes a report, from the United Nations Human Rights Council and based on ...

September 14, 2018 | Anonymous

WE’RE OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER: Back when John Brennan was CIA director and made a lot of minds of clandestine service officers explode by saying  “We don’t steal secrets.”  (His successor, Mike Pompeo went ...

September 12, 2018 | Joseph DeTrani

In part two of The Cipher Brief's Expert Briefing on North Korea, Ambassador Joseph DeTrani focuses on the critical relationships with allies and partners and how sometimes competing agendas need ...

September 10, 2018 | Joseph DeTrani

Experts cited the lack of intercontinental ballistic missiles in North Korea’s 70th anniversary parade celebrations over the weekend as a sign that the nuclear nation remains committed to denuclearization talks ...

September 04, 2018 | David Shedd

While not in the headlines every day, al Qaeda operatives are still the targets of somewhat regular military operations in places like Yemen.  The U.S. carried out a series of ...

August 31, 2018 | Cipher Brief Experts

There have been many touching tributes to Senator John McCain this week as his family, his state and his country, prepare for final goodbyes.  Many of The Cipher Brief’s experts ...

August 29, 2018 | Cipher Brief Analysis

A United Nations report delivered to the Security Council last month offered a stark reminder that al Qaeda remains a serious threat around the world.  The report suggested that the ...

August 27, 2018 | Cipher Brief Analysis

Indonesia was hit by a series of deadly bombings this past May.  The attacks targeted churches and were carried out by families with young children, including a family of six ...

August 22, 2018 | James Van de Velde

The world’s malicious cyber actors -- Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea – have spoiled cyber’s original, idealistic vision and instead use cyberspace to advance competitive interests to undermine Western ...

August 20, 2018 | Cipher Brief Analysis

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is welcoming a ceasefire offer made to the Afghan Taliban over the weekend by the Afghan government.  The offer comes as the Afghan Taliban ...

August 15, 2018 | Mark Kelton

In part two of 'The Coming Chinese Storm', former Deputy Director for Counterintelligence at the CIA's National Clandestine Service, Mark Kelton, lays out the Chinese threat to both the public ...

August 14, 2018 | Mark Kelton

A gifted intelligence officer with whom I worked was fond of pronouncing, “A storm is announced by a single breeze”.  That supposed Chinese saying was invariably invoked when we thought ...