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As Cyber Threats Grow, the Clock Ticks on a Critical Cybersecurity Law

As Cyber Threats Grow, the Clock Ticks on a Critical Cybersecurity Law

DEEP DIVE – The onslaught of cyberattacks against the U.S. and U.S. businesses has not let up and the clock is ticking on reauthorizing a new bill [...] More

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The Golden Dome Gamble: Space-Based Defense and the Future of Deterrence

The Golden Dome Gamble: Space-Based Defense and the Future of Deterrence

CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – The missile threat against the U.S. has quietly and significantly grown over the past four decades as U.S. adversaries have [...] More

DoDTech/CyberGlobal Issues

Cutting Cyber Intelligence Undermines National Security

Rear Adm. (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

Cutting Cyber Intelligence Undermines National Security

OPINION — America’s cyber intelligence capabilities are being eviscerated while the threats to national security emanating from cyber space are [...] More

Rear Adm. (Ret.) Mark MontgomeryIntelligenceTech/Cyber

The Cybersecurity Law that’s Quietly Keeping America Safe is About to Expire

Cynthia Kaiser

The Cybersecurity Law that’s Quietly Keeping America Safe is About to Expire

OPINION / EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — The clock is ticking toward September 30, 2025, when one of America's most vital cybersecurity protections will expire [...] More

Tech/Cyber

Global AI Leadership Requires More than the Best Models

Teddy Nemeroff

Global AI Leadership Requires More than the Best Models

OPINION — Last month, the White House released its AI Action Plan, followed by an Executive Order aimed at promoting the export of the “American AI [...] More

Tech/CyberAlternative Perspectives

Inside NTS-3: The Satellite Aiming to Reinvent GPS

Walter Pincus

Inside NTS-3: The Satellite Aiming to Reinvent GPS

OPINION — “The need for accurate and uninterrupted PNT (Positioning, Navigation and Timing) has never been more essential to our warfighters who [...] More

Walter PincusTech/Cyber

How Culture Will Impact the AI Race

Dr. Dave Venable

How Culture Will Impact the AI Race

OPINION — In recent years, senior U.S. Department of Defense leaders have repeatedly emphasized that the U.S. military’s most important asymmetric [...] More

Tech/CyberAlternative Perspectives
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Expert Q&A: Undersea Cables Under Attack, from Outside and Within

Rear Adm. (Ret.) Mike Studeman

Expert Q&A: Undersea Cables Under Attack, from Outside and Within

EXPERT Q&A — Reports of damage to undersea cables across the world are on the rise, with suspected foul play in many of these incidents. These cables [...] More

ChinaIntelligenceTech/CyberRear Adm. (Ret.) Mike StudemanAsia

Expert Q&A: The Silent Chinese Spy Threat Under the Waves

Beth Sanner

Expert Q&A: The Silent Chinese Spy Threat Under the Waves

EXPERT Q&A — There is increasing focus on the vulnerability of undersea cables — a critical infrastructure which is key to much of global [...] More

ChinaTech/CyberBeth SannerAsia
Are Undersea Cables a “Backdoor for Espionage” Against the U.S.?

Are Undersea Cables a “Backdoor for Espionage” Against the U.S.?

CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and members of Congress are warning that China may be engaged in underwater [...] More

ChinaIntelligenceTech/CyberAsia

Charting a Path for an Unmanned U.S. Navy Fleet

Walter Pincus

Charting a Path for an Unmanned U.S. Navy Fleet

OPINION — “The Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) is an affordable and flexible vessel capable of filling multiple roles within the [U.S. Navy] [...] More

Walter PincusTech/CyberFine Print

Deepfakes and the War on Trust

Jennifer Ewbank

Deepfakes and the War on Trust

OPINION — It started with a voice. In early July, foreign ministers, a U.S. Member of Congress, and a sitting U.S. governor received urgent messages [...] More

Tech/Cyber
Sabotage Without Warning: ​Why the Gray Zone Could Be America’s Biggest Blind Spot

Sabotage Without Warning: ​Why the Gray Zone Could Be America’s Biggest Blind Spot

EXPERT BRIEFING — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced this week that 32 people have been detained since the start of Moscow’s war with [...] More

CyberEspionageEconomicTech/Cybernational securitySecurity/Stability