The Threat to Business
Bring-your-own-device culture is very convenient, but with a growing amount of malware targeting mobile devices, it is also creating new vulnerabilities. The Cipher Brief spoke […] More
Bring-your-own-device culture is very convenient, but with a growing amount of malware targeting mobile devices, it is also creating new vulnerabilities. The Cipher Brief spoke […] More
As malware continues to grow and change, the number and types of at-risk devices will do the same. Currently, malware oriented towards mobile devices is […] More
Strikes and continuous violence have strained the fresh Aleppo cease-fire the United States and Russia brokered this week, leaving experts doubtful any cessation of hostilities […] More
It’s the year 2011 and the “Arab Spring” has begun in Cairo, Egypt. Guests at a nearby hotel are panicking and desperate to leave, and […] More
China sent a major signal to the U.S. last week, when it turned away the USS John C. Stennis aircraft carrier and accompanying vessels from […] More
China’s President Xi Jinping has committed himself to the country’s development as a maritime power and to protecting its sovereignty. One can reasonably assume that […] More
China’s neighbors are gravely concerned about what they see as a clear and determined strategy being implemented by Xi Jinping, the leader of the Chinese […] More
Broadcasting brutal murder videos, enslaving religious minorities, training and deploying child soldiers, carrying out suicide bombings at crowded intersections – these are just some of […] More
Our basic understanding of the Islamic State’s ambitions, and its justifications of those ambitions, remains muddled. “Remaining and expanding” and “a caliphate on the Prophet […] More
Is ISIS Islamic? Probably not. Is it Islamist? Definitely. An Islamist is one who believes in a version of Islam which would impose a politicized […] More
Latin American countries have a long history of swift regime change, either by coup or by legitimate institutional processes. The impetus is typically economic decline. […] More
Everyone knows that they need to protect their computers from hackers, but have you ever considered what would happen if someone hacked your car? Automakers […] More
It is hard to miss the frightening headlines about car hacking scenarios. But in reality, there’s more to automotive cyber security. Hackers may be individuals […] More
Cars, like many other everyday objects, are now more connected to wireless networks than ever before – and this has caused a corresponding rise in […] More
Among Republican frontrunner Donald Trump’s array of foreign policy positions is the suggestion that South Korea and Japan develop nuclear weapons for their own security […] More
North Korea’s nuclear saber rattling is raising concerns about further proliferation in the region. There is a risk that should they feel sufficiently threatened by […] More
The Cipher Brief: Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan have the technical ability to pursue nuclear weapons, but all three have refrained. What conditions would have […] More
Five years ago, U.S. special operations forces killed Osama bin Laden in a raid on his hiding place in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Although al Qaeda had […] More
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