DoD’s Replicator Drone Concept Builds on Lessons Learned in Ukraine
“Small, smart, cheap, and many” is the way Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks describes the characteristics of the drones that the Pentagon intends to put […] More
Tech/Cyber
Are U.S. Taxpayers Unintentionally Funding China’s Military Development?
CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING — As a response to concerns about U.S. involvement in Chinese high-tech industries, President Biden this month signed an executive order that aims to […] More
White House Unveils Road Map For National Cybersecurity Strategy
CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – In March, the Biden Administration unveiled its new cybersecurity strategy, instructing private entities to take more responsibility against would-be hackers targeting […] More
What is China’s Volt Typhoon? And How Can It Be Stopped?
BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT – A stealthy Chinese-sponsored hacking group that blends into normal home office networks and has been pursuing efforts to disrupt critical infrastructure […] More
Seven Critical Technologies for Winning the Next War
OPINION / ANALYSIS — The world is speeding up. Adversaries such as China are seeking to remake global power structures and compete with the United […] More
The Perfect Tool for Scaling U.S. Defense Investment
OPINION — In the global techno-competition, the Department of Defense (DoD) has finally fielded a tool to incentivize America’s capital markets to invest in the […] More
The President Must Move Swiftly to Nominate New National Cyber Director
OPINION — The Office of the National Cyber Director successfully led the development of the new National Cybersecurity Strategy. Now, the office is missing a […] More
CIA’s Coming Tech Revolution
OPINION — Like many Americans who came of age in the 1980s, I have lasting childhood memories of the Space Shuttle program. The Shuttle program […] More
Arab Countries are Launching Significant Investments in Space
EXPERT VIEW – For only the second time since its launch in 1998, the International Space Station (ISS) has welcomed an Arab astronaut. Sultan al-Neyadi […] More
We Have a New National Cybersecurity Strategy. Now What?
OPINION — The new National Cybersecurity Strategy is clear and concise, laying out the case for a more robust and engaged approach to defending our […] More
The Quantum Revolution is Almost Upon Us
BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT: The potential of quantum is unquestioned, and far-reaching. It could create unbreakable encryption (and render current encryption methods useless), propel advances […] More
How Public and Private Entities Can Fight Cybercrime
OPINION — For years, cybercrime was dismissed as an afterthought. Indeed, it wasn’t long ago that the FBI leadership famously dismissed it as “ankle-biter crime.” […] More
The Pentagon’s Cyber Personnel Issues Need More Attention
OPINION — The Army, which seeks to double the size of its cyber forces over the next five years, is already short-staffed in two key […] More
IT Modernization in the IC: Part Two
SPONSORED How the IC can implement modernized network technologies The Intelligence Community needs advanced technology to address both a rising near-peer threat, and escalating cybersecurity […] More
Is AI the right fit for predictive military maintenance?
OPINION — The DoD is continually challenged to provide battle-ready ground combat systems, ships, submarines and aircraft to its warfighters, spending nearly $90 billion each […] More
Abundant Promise and Challenge in Deep Tech
EXPERT Q&A — The 2022 National Defense Strategy, which the DoD released in October, commits to promoting deep tech R&D in areas including directed energy, hypersonics, integrated sensing, […] More
Deep Tech Dominates Future Trajectory of Commerce, National Security
EXPERT ANALYSIS — Deep tech ventures have steadily gained stature as keystones of future economic and national security success. This sector nevertheless faces stiff challenges. […] More
Closing the Gap in US Cruise Missile Defenses
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE – Following recent Russian airstrikes on Kyiv, Germany sent the first of four planned IRIS-T SLM air defense systems to Ukraine. France, the […] More