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The Brave New World of Drone Swarms

The Brave New World of Drone Swarms

DEEP DIVE – A drone weapon heads behind enemy lines, on a mission to kill troops and destroy equipment. To its left and right are a dozen other armed [...] More

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Why Are There No U.S. Offensive Cyber Unicorns?

Bryan Ware

Why Are There No U.S. Offensive Cyber Unicorns?

OPINION -- I recently had a conversation with senior intelligence community leaders about their desire to build stronger partnerships with [...] More

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How the U.S. Can Stay Ahead of China in Space

Jack Burnham

How the U.S. Can Stay Ahead of China in Space

OPINION — Space has gone from frontier to front line. But despite this increased urgency and promises to remain first in flight, the Trump [...] More

Jack BurnhamTech/CyberAlternative Perspectives

Winning the Innovation Race: Why America’s Allies Are the Key to Beating Beijing

Duyane Norman

Winning the Innovation Race: Why America’s Allies Are the Key to Beating Beijing

OPINION — Precision U.S. airstrikes against Iran’s nuclear program last June demonstrate American technological prowess built on decades of 20th [...] More

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Inside Zelensky’s “Mega-Drone Deal” with the U.S.

Inside Zelensky’s “Mega-Drone Deal” with the U.S.

DEEP DIVE – Often lost in the Trump administration's on-again, off-again offer to deliver Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine is the proposed deal that [...] More

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AI-Powered Adversaries Require AI-Driven Defenses

John Hultquist

AI-Powered Adversaries Require AI-Driven Defenses

OPINION — The use of artificial intelligence by adversaries has been the subject of exhaustive speculation. No one doubts that the technology will be [...] More

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The Hidden National Security Risk in Smart Cities

Anna Gielas

The Hidden National Security Risk in Smart Cities

OPINION — It is worryingly easy to get hold of personal and sensitive data on American military and intelligence personnel. Earlier this year [...] More

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Forget Guerrillas and IEDs - The Next Asymmetric War Will Be Engineered

Dr. Dave Venable

Forget Guerrillas and IEDs - The Next Asymmetric War Will Be Engineered

OPINION — For most of modern history, asymmetric conflict conjured a familiar image: guerrillas in the hills, insurgents planting roadside bombs, or [...] More

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A Deniable Attack with Strategic Precision: Why the Red Hat Breach Looks More Like Statecraft Than Mere Crime

Gloria Glaubman

A Deniable Attack with Strategic Precision: Why the Red Hat Breach Looks More Like Statecraft Than Mere Crime

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — The timing was no coincidence.As the U.S. federal government ground to a halt at 12:01 a.m. EDT on October 1, 2025, a [...] More

Gloria GlaubmanTech/Cyber

National Cyber Defenses at Risk as Key Programs Expire Amid Government Shutdown

Rear Adm. (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

National Cyber Defenses at Risk as Key Programs Expire Amid Government Shutdown

OPINION — Ransomware attacks conducted by criminals are persistently hitting airports, schools, and 911 dispatch centers, while foreign adversaries [...] More

Rear Adm. (Ret.) Mark MontgomeryTech/Cyber

Lawmakers ‘Bullseye and Bait’ in AI-Driven Deepfake Campaigns

Leah Siskind

Lawmakers ‘Bullseye and Bait’ in AI-Driven Deepfake Campaigns

OPINION — Elected officials are both the bullseye and the bait for AI-driven influence campaigns launched by foreign adversaries. They are targeted [...] More

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Telecom Bust Near the UN Reveals New National Security Vulnerability

Telecom Bust Near the UN Reveals New National Security Vulnerability

DEEP DIVE — When Secret Service agents swept into an inconspicuous building near the United Nations General Assembly late last month, they weren’t [...] More

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The Hidden Leverage of Digital Chokepoints

Jennifer Ewbank

The Hidden Leverage of Digital Chokepoints

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — When we think about the arteries of global power, images of oil pipelines or shipping lanes often come to mind. They are [...] More

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