U.S. Navy’s Ukraine Lesson: We Need More Sea Drones
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE ANALYSIS — Ukraine continues to strike Russian military targets in occupied Crimea, an area that has seen the most dynamic fighting in the […] More
Tech/Cyber
The UN Cybercrime Convention is Digital Solidarity’s First Real Test
OPINION — Earlier this year, the United Nations Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications […] More
Unpacking the National Cyber Director’s Posture Report
OPINION / CYBER INITIATIVES GROUP — The 2024 Report on the Cybersecurity Posture of the United States, released by the Office of the National Cyber […] More
HAL-9000 (and AI) Shouldn’t Keep You Up at Night
CIPHER BRIEF EXPERT OPINION — At the center of Stanley Kubrick’s visionary masterpiece “2001: A Space Odyssey,” HAL-9000 looms large as a symbol of artificial […] More
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America’s Food Supply Has a Cyber Problem
OPINION — Fine-tuned sensors let farmers know which fields need more water and which crops need more fertilizer. But today, a hacker halfway around the […] More
Hackers are Taking Advantage of Gaps in U.S. Cybersecurity Policy
OPINION — When you press the power button on your computer, it turns on because a specialized code called firmware turns this stimulus into a […] More
From the Battlefield to Your Backyard: The Looming Drone Threat in America
OPINION — The skies over Ukraine and the Middle East have shown us a chilling new type of warfare. Drones, once toys or tools, have […] More
A New Year Means Further Transformative Shifts in Cyber
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — 2023 saw the start of a transformative shift in cybersecurity, bringing both new opportunities and new challenges to the industry. In 2024, […] More
The Administration’s Confusion on AI is Bad for U.S. Security
OPINION — The realm of artificial intelligence (AI) is a battleground not just of technological prowess but also of geopolitical strategy. The European Union’s (EU) passage […] More
To Beat China and Russia in Cyberspace, Change the Game
OPINION — Recent U.S. threat assessments have made it clear that the defense industrial base (DIB), critical infrastructure providers, and other private entities that are […] More
As Government Leans in on AI, Security is Big Concern
CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – As U.S. Government Executives are working to implement the Biden Administration’s new Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence, (AI) they are not […] More
Who’s Really Winning the Global 5G and Cloud Computing Infrastructure Race?
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — As the new era of fifth generation (5G) mobile communications advances, China remains steadfast on dominating the field. That poses a national […] More
Targeting FBI Budget Makes Us More Vulnerable on Cyber
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE / OPINION: The House Appropriations Committee is proposing significant cuts to the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) budget, a move at odds with […] More
Artificial Intelligence in a Risk-Filled World
BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT – Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed in a meeting held in San Francisco this week, that […] More
Defense Department Report Highlights Cyber Threat from China
OPINION — China’s cyber capabilities pose a greater threat to U.S. interests than ever before, according to a new Pentagon report on Chinese military power. […] More
Innovative Business Models Can Accelerate Tech for IC Missions
PRIVATE SECTOR PERSPECTIVE — The primacy of U.S. power is facing an unprecedented challenge: A strategic competition with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is […] More
The Future of Cyberwar is being Shaped in Ukraine
OPINION — “We are one of the most wired modern militaries in the world. At a minimum, our own need to defend our systems to […] More
On the US Radar: The Rise of China-backed Cyberattacks
The Department of Defense (DOD), in an unclassified summary of its 2023 Cyber Strategy, deems China as the US’ most flagrant threat in the realm of […] More
Financial Sector Cybersecurity is National Security
OPINION — The world stands at an existential crossroads, torn between dueling visions for tomorrow. On the one hand, the United States, allies, and partners […] More