Election Security is National Security
Rob Joyce is the Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity Strategy at the National Security Agency. He was also a key speaker at DEF CON 26, the […]
Opinion
Iran Expert Quick Take
Leslie Ireland is the former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Intelligence and Analysis. She joined Treasury in 2010 after 25 years at CIA where […]
California’s Homeland Security Challenge
From wildfires to terrorist plots, to the arrest of individuals with IEDs, the State of California is constantly under threat. With more than 38 million […]
A Snapshot Look at Cyber Threats with Rick Ledgett
The Cipher Brief is bringing subscribers different expert perspectives on cyber threats this week. Today’s perspective comes from Rick Ledgett, former Deputy Director of the National […]
A Snapshot Look at Cyber Threats
The Cipher Brief is taking a look at different expert perspectives on cyber threats this week. As one of those perspectives, we spoke with Nick Rasmussen, […]
Zimbabwe: A Double-Standard Undermining U.S. Interests
OPINION — I want to talk about an African election. It was 2009 in Botswana and the ruling party, in power since independence, was not shy […]
Iran gambles, Moscow Pays in Syria
Maj. Gen. (ret.) Amos Yadlin served as chief of Israeli military intelligence from 2006-2010. He is now director of the Institute for National Security Studies […]
U.S. Increases Investment in Hypersonic Weapons
Congress has decided to accelerate the Trump administration’s movement into the age of hypersonic weapons. These weapons are designed to travel at Mach 6 or […]
Hurricane Florence’s Big Test of Support
The deluge known as Hurricane Florence has once again challenged the nation’s readiness to respond effectively to large-scale natural disasters in the homeland. Effective responses […]
What CISOs Want
CEOs, CISOs’ CTO’s and other c-suites are meeting at SINET’s Global Cybersecurity Innovation Summit in London this week. Cipher Brief CEO & Publisher Suzanne Kelly, […]
Ruminations on the Most Devastating Cyber Attack in History
A recent article titled, The Untold Story of NotPetya, The Most Devastating Cyberattack in History came out a few weeks ago and I’ve been ruminating on it […]
What the Skripal Attack Exposed About Russian Tradecraft
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that two Russian nationals accused of poisoning British citizens in an attempted assassination of a former military intelligence officer, are […]
A Call from the Top to Rethink Homeland Security
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen delivered strategic remarks last week at The George Washington University. Her remarks, titled “Rethinking Homeland Security in an […]
A Strategy and Legacy Inspired by 9/11
During the 2008 Presidential campaign, the late Senator John McCain argued in favor of maintaining a military presence in Iraq, which he called “a very […]
The Next ‘Field of Jihad’
As the anniversary of 9/11approaches, it brings a time of deep reflection, not only on what was lost on that day in 2001, but also […]
If I Were Questioning Brett Kavanaugh
OPINION — Brett M. Kavanaugh ought to be questioned on how a President, alleged to have violated a federal criminal law – say conspiring to […]
Is the U.S. Southern Border Any Safer Today?
Statistics show that illegal entries along the U.S.’ southwest border peaked in March 2000, with 220,063 people captured. Capture numbers have fluctuated modestly, but have been […]
What Senator John McCain Knew About Russia
For those who knew him, it is no surprise that the late Senator John McCain approached the national and global security threats posed by Russia […]