A "Brown Water" Navy
Through a series of attacks over the last three years, Iran has revealed a limited offensive cyber capability but a willingness to use it to […] More
News & Analysis
Travel Security in the Age of ISIS
The recent terror attacks in Paris and San Bernardino have left the global community shaken. What made these attacks particularly terrifying is that the terrorists […] More
Hotel Security
Chief Security Officer for Hyatt Hotels, Inc., Mark Sanna, discussed with The Cipher Brief how Hyatt secures their hotels around the world, how they respond […] More
Personal Security
Recent security incidents around the world have business and recreational travelers paying more attention to personal security risks. The concept of greater situational awareness continues […] More
Smart Travel
Most national security and intelligence professionals believe the recent terror attacks in Paris were a game changing and defining moment in the world’s war on […] More
Offensive Cyber Operations
Hollywood has a clear idea of what it would look like if someone used cyber-capabilities against us: a man in a room full of screens […] More
Hacking Back: Liability and Risks
David Navetta is an attorney who focuses primarily on technology, privacy, information security, and intellectual property law at Norton Rose Fulbright. In an interview with […] More
Statecraft in Cyberspace
Does the cyber domain call for a fundamentally different framework for achieving international order in the 21st century, requiring statesmen to critically rethink the art […] More
The Government’s Domain
As President and CEO of FusionX, Matt Devost focuses on cybersecurity and risk management. Devost told The Cipher Brief that offensive cyber operations should rest […] More
Climate Change and National Security
The historic international conference on climate change is wrapping up in Paris after two weeks of intense negotiations to reach agreement on a plan to […] More
Making the Pentagon More Efficient
It’s been 15 years since the nonpartisan, nonprofit Business Executives for National Security (BENS) issued its first Tail-to-Tooth Commission call to action, a landmark report […] More
Designing an Effective Insider Threat Program
“But what is new is that the small fry also have the power of betrayal…Science, adding to our armoury, continually demands more mechanics and more […] More
The Dead Drop
READY FOR HILLARY – The Dead Drop is very reliably informed that optimism in the Hillary Clinton camp is reaching epidemic proportions. Why? Because the Republicans […] More
A Right Turn in Argentina
Argentina was no stranger to Latin America’s so-called “left turn” during the past two decades, but recent developments suggest that saga may be coming to […] More
Foreign Tech Access in China
Before Chinese President Xi Jinping made it to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for his meeting with President Obama this fall, his Boeing 747-400 had a layover […] More
Techno-Nationalism
The increased tempo of commercial partnerships between American and Chinese technology companies has begun to raise eyebrows in Washington. National security circles worry that such […] More
A Trade "Cold War"
Robert Atkinson, founder and president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, discussed implications for western technology firms operating in China as the Chinese government […] More
The US-China Cyber Relationship
The U.S.-China summit has concluded and the announced results provided little good news on the cyber front, at least for us. Beijing certainly got what […] More