Companies Must Invest in More Robust Insider Threat Programs
The most infamous spies, moles, and saboteurs have come from intelligence and military organizations. However, recent allegations made against an employee by Tesla CEO Elon […] More
Tech/Cyber
Wargaming Moscow’s Virtual Battlefield
The U.S. – Russia relationship is a complicated one, to say the least. While investigations into potential collusion carry the headlines in Washington, there is […] More
Don’t Underestimate Economic Side of Russia’s Cyber Warfare
Russia knows how to spread chaos and outrage in American politics, but Russia may pose a far greater threat to the U.S. economy and the […] More
The Short-Sightedness of Obama-Era Cyber Operations Policy
The Trump Administration is likely deliberating now the U.S. Department of Defense’s role in defending US interests via cyberspace – specifically, whether to continue President […] More
The Argument for Mapping Cyber Response
The Trump administration has a dozen top cybersecurity priorities ranging from a new national cyber strategy to dealing with increasingly bold nation-state adversaries. One […] More
President Trump’s Strange Russia Strategy
As the world focuses on the Singapore summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the President’s Treasury Secretary announced sanctions […] More
Virtualized Networking: A Case for CIOs
The massive data breach that occurred at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in 2015 was attributed, in part, to aging technology systems. In […] More
Why Cyber Norms are Dumb and Serve Russian Interests
During the Cold War era, there was an adage that arms controllers hated but proved prophetic, “When relations are bad, you don’t want arms […] More
Are We Headed for a ‘Cyber Cuban Missile Crisis’ with Russia?
Bottom Line: The risk posed to U.S. national security by what are believed to be Russian-backed hacking groups, is similar to the October 1962 Cuban […] More
Artificial Intelligence: Welcome to the Age of Disruptive Surprise
With the last few years of progress in artificial intelligence, it is hard to look forward without excitement…and apprehension. If you are paying attention at […] More
How to Run a Cyber War…Game
The Cipher Brief hosted its second annual threat conference at beautiful Cloister Resort on Sea Island, Ga., this month. While there, Dmitri Alperovitch and I […] More
Leveraging Accountability to Fix Cybersecurity
When accountability is used as innovation, it not only drives social change but also helps solve seemingly intractable problems. Cybersecurity is an industry that can […] More
The Attacker Has the Advantage in Cyberspace. Can We Fix That?
It is not news that cyberspace is insecure. Attackers have had the advantage over defenders for not just years, but decades. Quotes from decades ago […] More
Russians Targeting the “Achilles Heel” of Critical Infrastructure
The Trump administration has accused Russia of a coordinated “multi-stage intrusion campaign” to hack into critical U.S. infrastructure networks and conduct “network reconnaissance” while attempting […] More
The ‘Greek Tragedy’ of Cyber Security: We Know How This Ends
Cyber events of the past two years—perpetrated by state actors in several notable cases, according to public statements by the U.S. and British governments— have […] More
Who’s In Control? Balance and Power of Cyber Partnership
Everyone loves public-private sector partnerships (PPPs). For over 20 years, these initiatives have been critical to a range of cybersecurity solutions. Perhaps 85 percent of […] More
No Facebook or Twitter? You’re Probably a Spy.
Bottom Line: A spy’s tradecraft must constantly evolve because of the rapid changes of the digital age – especially the tools and skills required to […] More
US Cyber Command: “When faced with a bully…hit him harder.”
In Washington, there may be division and confusion about how to deal with Russian cyber-based interference. But 25 miles north, at Fort Meade, home of […] More