Indian-Israeli Cooperation Intensifying
The Cipher Brief sat down with S. Samuel Rajiv, Associate Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses based in New Delhi, India, to […] More
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India-Israel Relations: An Opportunity That Can’t Be Missed
With the Middle East mired in a constant state of turmoil, reoccurring tectonic shifts across the region have encouraged new partnerships, sometimes between unlikely players. […] More
Moscow Eyes the French Elections
With just a few weeks left until French voters head to the polls, far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen made her way to Moscow for […] More
Brexit Begins: Hurdles to a UK-EU Deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May triggered Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon today (March 29), formally notifying the European Union of the United Kingdom’s […] More
Will Scotland Leave the UK?
British Prime Minister Theresa May trigger of Article 50 of the European Union’s Lisbon Treaty, formally launches two years of negotiations that will determine the […] More
Northern Ireland’s Sinn Fein Party Calls for Independence from UK
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been vocal about her desire to call a second referendum on Scotland’s independence from the United Kingdom. The devolved […] More
Former Officials Raise Concerns on Trump Review of Drone-Strike Restrictions
Three former national security officials have raised concerns about President Donald Trump’s reported plans to loosen restrictions on drone strikes. The former officials were responding […] More
State of Play Review: Homeland, “The Flag House"
In Homeland’s latest episode, the CIA’s Dar Adal tightens the screws further on those struggling to foil his plot. He directly threatens President-elect Keane, conspires […] More
Sizing Up the Trump Defense Budget
President Donald Trump’s defense budget proposal for fiscal year 2018 calls for $54 billion in additional spending, but it is not yet clear where this […] More
How Much is Enough: Setting a Topline for Defense Spending
Twenty-six years after the end of the Cold War, the United States once again must prepare for great power competition and confrontation. Russian aggression along […] More
Aligning the Pentagon Budget with Strategy
The United States has been at war for 15 years, and at the same time, it has attempted to modernize and maintain readiness. President Donald […] More
Jumping the Air Gap: How to Breach Isolated Networks
Connectivity continues to enmesh businesses, governments, societies and people – a trend that will only accelerate with the growth of public cloud services and devices […] More
Covertly Removing Data From Air-Gapped Networks
In the world of network security, the term air gap refers to a situation in which the computer network is physically separated from other networks, […] More
Strategic Consequences of U.S. Withdrawal from TPP
Since negotiations concluded for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in late 2015, observers have argued that Asian policymakers would interpret failure of the pact as a […] More
Leaks Emerge as a Central Issue in Russia Election Probe
If there has been one constant in President Donald Trump’s administration, it is the steady stream of leaks of classified information. As investigators dig into […] More
Breaching “Secure” Networks with Social Engineering and a Little Imagination
An air gap – meaning, a computer without direct network access of any kind – seems like the perfect solution to the gossamer threads of […] More
Cipher Brief Expert View: Why Electronics Ban Only In Middle East
New rules go into effect this weekend that restrict electronic items in passenger cabins on U.S.-bound flights. The measures are being taken as a security […] More
“Unmasking” U.S. Citizens Found in NSA Intercepts
The process of “unmasking,” or revealing the true identities of U.S. persons who unexpectedly figure into conversations picked up by National Security Agency (NSA) foreign […] More