General Michael Hayden on Security-Privacy Tradeoff
Here we go again. Security vs. privacy. Round n. Of course, I’m referring to the aftermath of the horrific ISIS attacks in Paris. What did […] More
News & Analysis
Strengthening the Public-Private Partnership
At the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Caitlin Durkovich leads the Department’s efforts to strengthen public-private partnerships and coordinate programs to protect the nation’s critical […] More
The Threat to Industrial Control Systems
Ralph Langner is co-founder of the Langner Group, an independent cyber defense consultancy, who has a quarter of a century experience working cybersecurity issues that […] More
Protecting Critical Infrastructure
Protecting critical infrastructure organizations against cyber attacks is a perpetual topic of conversation in Washington. Over the past few years, President Barack Obama along with […] More
Redefining What “Critical” Means
As a senior advisor to two U.S. Presidents, Melissa Hathaway helped develop U.S cybersecurity policies. She currently is the President of Hathaway Global Strategies, and […] More
Hotel Security in the Wake of Mali
The Cipher Brief spoke with Hans Kanold, CEO of SafeHotels Alliance, a standards organization for hotel security. TCB spoke with Kanold about the siege of […] More
What You Need to Know
The Cipher Brief reached out to Dr. Geoff Porter, the founder of North Africa Risk Consulting, to get his take on security trends in Mali […] More
Travel in High-Threat Environments
The Cipher Brief spoke with Kathleen McChesney about hotel and personal security in the wake of the attack against the Radisson Hotel in Bamako, Mali. […] More
Putting Mali in Context
Osama bin Laden would be a happy man were he still alive. His hopes and dreams have seemingly come to fruition. And, the master plan […] More
After Paris, Encryption Debate Rages
The debate about “Going Dark” has reignited following the tragic attacks in Paris last week. There have been claims the terrorists used encrypted communications to […] More
Time to Take Out ISIS
As the world reacts with horror to Friday’s terror attack in Paris coming so shortly after the downing of the Russian-operated A321M over the Sinai, […] More
Terrorism’s Wicked Paradox
Here’s the wicked paradox about terrorism. Long-term responses do nothing about short-term dangers. Short-term reactions feed extremism over the long term. There are no quick […] More
Don’t Forget About Al-Qaeda
This weekend, the international talks on Syria will reconvene in Vienna, and a main focus will be the creation of a list of rebel groups […] More
The War on Terror 2.0
“We have contained them.” Those words from U.S. President Barack Obama about the status of ISIS came the day before the Paris terrorist attacks and […] More
Libya: The Next Frontier
In the aftermath of the Paris attacks, U.S. defense officials announced a rare military strike on a senior Islamic State group (ISG) leader in Libya. […] More
Al-Qaeda's Master Plan
Osama bin Laden would be a happy man were he still alive. His hopes and dreams have seemingly come to fruition. And, the master plan […] More
Countering ISIS' Ideology
Dr. Sebastian Gorka, an expert in counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, and irregular warfare, told The Cipher Brief that ISIS has superseded al-Qaeda as the world’s leading jihadist […] More
Improving Our Model
Nobody likes comparisons with the Vietnam War, but in the case of United States security assistance, the comparison is worth considering. The United States often […] More