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President Donald J. Trump’s Administration has suggested massive overhauls in a number of policy areas, but few have remained as shrouded in uncertainty as Trump’s […] More

U.S. failure to fully develop and implement a comprehensive cyber security strategy created the perfect opportunity for Russia to attack the Democratic National Committee computer […] More

Presidential inaugurations not only mark the beginning of a new administration, but also the end of one too. As many remain uncertain about the policies […] More

Imagine a weapon that strikes on its own, without the slightest hint of human judgment or compassion. It’s a chilling prospect, and not so far […] More

War, often rationalized as an extension of policy by violent means, has always been a deeply human experience. It defines much of human history and, […] More

Bob Work, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, will tell you the Third Offset is the next generation of warfare. It may take at least ten […] More

With news of nation-states allegedly attacking companies, political institutions, and world governments, it is important to know how attribution works in cybersecurity. For the unfamiliar, […] More

Will the U.S. government see a large-scale breach in 2017? Common sense would say yes, whether by size, like the Office of Personnel Management, suspicion, […] More

Surveillance law is absolutely necessary because it compels the government to write down, for all to clearly see, the rules that they must abide by […] More

On November 29, Royal Assent was given to the UK Investigatory Powers Act, after eight months of intensive Parliamentary scrutiny, with hundreds of amendments made, […] More

On January 1st, the United Kingdom began the implementation of the Investigatory Powers Act, widely considered the most comprehensive—and intrusive—surveillance law in the Western world. […] More

Much like with traditional crimes, cybercrimes leave a trail of breadcrumbs that, if assembled correctly, can create a reliable understanding of what occurred and can […] More

It’s safe to say 2016 was a banner year for cyber attacks and data breaches. Whether talking about an organization, or even a nation-state, the […] More

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a statement Friday that he will not expel U.S. diplomats in response to U.S. sanctions imposed on Russia yesterday […] More

Threat intelligence sharing among vendor and industry peers has come a long way, and in 2017 there will be more opportunities than ever to demonstrate […] More

In July, Rob Dannenberg, the former head of security at Goldman Sachs and a 24-year veteran of the CIA, discussed Russia’s cyber strategy of information […] More

Editor’s Note: Over the coming days, The Cipher Brief presents some of our most incisive coverage on key issues of 2016 and a look ahead […] More

Back in August, The Cipher Brief sat down with Leo Taddeo, Chief Security Officer for Cryptzone, to discuss the cyber threats posed by Russia and […] More