Tech

Tech/Cyber

False Flags in Cyberspace: Targeting Public Opinion and Political Will

by The Cipher Brief

Bottom Line: In the digital age, determining the origins of cyberattacks is already difficult, but cyber actors can further muddy attribution by diverting blame for attacks to others. The intention...

Russia

Tech

Tech/Cyber

Kremlin Subs Set Sights on Internet's Undersea Backbone

by The Cipher Brief

Cipher Brief Analysis:  The U.S. and its NATO allies have warned that an uptick in Russian submarine activity near undersea fiber optic cables means Moscow may be plotting to disrupt or intercept...

Asia

Cyber

Iran

North America

North Korea

Russia

Tech

United States

Cyber

Homeland Security

Intelligence

International

Tech/Cyber

Cyber: "The System is Blinking Red Once Again"

by The Cipher Brief

At a recent private D.C. dinner, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen gathered with academics and cyber experts from the private sector to talk candidly about urgent cyber threats and actions...

Africa

Middle East

Tech

Intelligence

International

Tech/Cyber

Terrorism

Terrorists Stalk Dark Web for Deadlier Weaponry

by The Cipher Brief

Bottom line: Terrorists are turning to the dark web’s crypto-bazaars, social media channels and e-commerce sites to buy more coveted military equipment than the usual rocket launchers and AK-47s in...

Asia

Cyber

Tech

China

Cyber

Intelligence

International

Tech/Cyber

Beijing's Drive Towards Global Technological Supremacy

by Cipher Brief Analysis

This brief is part of The Cipher Brief’s 2018 Annual Threat Report.   Bottom Line: There are three prominent technological security concerns for the United States with a growing Chinese strategic...

Tech

China

Cyber

Intelligence

Tech/Cyber

China’s Fourth Industrial Revolution: Artificial Intelligence

by The Cipher Brief

China’s state news agency Xinhua, has shown the world just how far China has come in the artificial intelligence race with the introduction of a digital news anchor. The digital anchor not only...

Cyber

Europe

Tech

United States

Cyber

Global Cyber Challenges of the Future

by Robert Hannigan

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness month in the U.S., an initiative started 15 years ago as a collaborative effort between the Department of Homeland Security and the National Cyber Security...

Tech

International

Artificial Intelligence: Welcome to the Age of Disruptive Surprise

by Bruce E. Pease

This analysis is Cipher Brief Level I Member Only content. It can be accessed via login or by signing up to become a Cipher Brief Member.  Joining this high-level, security-focused community is only...

Tech

Cyber

Russia Hacks Its Way to “the High Ground of the Internet”

by Levi Maxey

This analysis is Cipher Brief Level I Member Only content. It can be accessed via login or by signing up to become a Cipher Brief Member.  Joining this high-level, security-focused community is only...

Tech

Cyber

Triggering the New Forever War, in Cyberspace

by Jason Healey

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