Rolling Up the Red Carpet: Responding to Russian Covert Actions
When the Russian intelligence operation designed to influence our 2016 election is used as a case study to train new Russian intelligence officers, it will […] More
Tech/Cyber
Swarming the Battlefield: Combat Evolves Toward Lethal Autonomous Weapons
War, often rationalized as an extension of policy by violent means, has always been a deeply human experience. It defines much of human history and, […] More
Attribution Beyond Reasonable Doubt
With news of nation-states allegedly attacking companies, political institutions, and world governments, it is important to know how attribution works in cybersecurity. For the unfamiliar, […] More
Another High Profile Cyber Breach Likely, How Will Trump Respond?
Will the U.S. government see a large-scale breach in 2017? Common sense would say yes, whether by size, like the Office of Personnel Management, suspicion, […] More
The UK Investigatory Powers Act: A Bad Example for the World
Surveillance law is absolutely necessary because it compels the government to write down, for all to clearly see, the rules that they must abide by […] More
The UK Investigatory Powers Act: A Model for Europe
On November 29, Royal Assent was given to the UK Investigatory Powers Act, after eight months of intensive Parliamentary scrutiny, with hundreds of amendments made, […] More
The UK’s New Surveillance Law: Security Necessity or Snoopers’ Charter?
On January 1st, the United Kingdom began the implementation of the Investigatory Powers Act, widely considered the most comprehensive—and intrusive—surveillance law in the Western world. […] More
U.S. Intel Report: Putin Directed Campaign to Help Trump
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a cyber and influence campaign aimed at interfering in the United States election and boosting President-elect Donald Trump’s chances, according […] More
We Can’t Just Respond to Cyber With Cyber
The Russian hacking of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and subsequent leaking of sensitive internal communications has remained front and center in the U.S. consciousness. […] More
Digital Forensics: Following the Trail of Breadcrumbs
Much like with traditional crimes, cybercrimes leave a trail of breadcrumbs that, if assembled correctly, can create a reliable understanding of what occurred and can […] More
Cyber Threats and Conflicts May Escalate in the New Year
It’s safe to say 2016 was a banner year for cyber attacks and data breaches. Whether talking about an organization, or even a nation-state, the […] More
Watching Cybernorms Get Made
Butch Cassidy graphically demonstrated that there ain’t no rules in a knife fight. Well, so far, there ain’t no rules in cyberspace or precious few […] More
Putin Rules Out Retaliatory Expulsion of U.S. Diplomats
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a statement Friday that he will not expel U.S. diplomats in response to U.S. sanctions imposed on Russia yesterday […] More
Cybersecurity in 2017: Automation, Adversaries and Orchestration
Threat intelligence sharing among vendor and industry peers has come a long way, and in 2017 there will be more opportunities than ever to demonstrate […] More
Russia: Deception and Deniability
In July, Rob Dannenberg, the former head of security at Goldman Sachs and a 24-year veteran of the CIA, discussed Russia’s cyber strategy of information […] More
The Perils of Connectivity: Cyber Insecurity in 2016
Editor’s Note: Over the coming days, The Cipher Brief presents some of our most incisive coverage on key issues of 2016 and a look ahead […] More
The Cyber Arms Race
Back in August, The Cipher Brief sat down with Leo Taddeo, Chief Security Officer for Cryptzone, to discuss the cyber threats posed by Russia and […] More
Hacking Against Cybercrime: The FBI’s New Approach
What if the U.S. government could force entry—in other words, hack—into electronic devices around the world, using only one warrant, even if the owners of […] More