Leveraging Uncertainty for Strategic Cyber Deterrence
If the right to reasonable privacy is a nonnegotiable, weight-bearing pillar of democracy and omniscient surveillance is the hallmark of authoritarianism….is there an in between? […] More
Tech/Cyber
The Challenges of Fourth Generation Espionage
Val LeTellier is a veteran intelligence officer. Before his career as a CIA case officer, he served as a State Department Diplomatic Security Special Agent. […] More
Neurotechnology for National Defense: the U.S. and China
The Cipher Brief’s Academic Incubator partners with national security-focused programs from colleges and Universities across the country to share the thinking of the next generation of national […] More
Mapping China by the Numbers: Ambitions and Threat Vectors
On 25 September 2017, the board of UK-based Imagination Technologies, founded in 1985 (and listed on the LSE in 1994), agreed to a take-over by […] More
Report: An Analysis of Bitcoin’s Use in Illicit Finance
As Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies rise to record levels ahead of the direct offering of crypto exchange Coinbase, former Acting CIA Director Michael Morell is […] More
My Experience with Bitcoin and Challenging Conventional Wisdom
As Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies rise to record levels ahead of the direct offering of crypto exchange Coinbase, former Acting CIA Director Michael Morell is […] More
How Technology is Driving US Intelligence
Walter Pincus is a contributing senior national security columnist for The Cipher Brief. He spent forty years at The Washington Post, writing on topics from nuclear […] More
Evolving Cybersecurity Takes More Than Money
Hitesh Sheth is the president and CEO of Vectra. Previously, he was chief operating officer at Aruba Networks and before that, he was EVP/GM at […] More
General James Mattis and the Changing Nature of War
Walter Pincus is a contributing senior national security columnist for The Cipher Brief. He spent forty years at The Washington Post, writing on topics from […] More
A Consequential Attack on America
As Washington continues to investigate the true depth of what experts are describing as one of the most damaging cyberattacks in U.S. history, both government […] More
Washington’s Cyber Reckoning
As Washington continues to investigate the true depth of what experts are describing as one of the most damaging cyberattacks in U.S. history, both government […] More
Taiwan’s Place in the Global Tech Race
It’s no secret that Taiwanese factories produce much of the world’s computer chip and semi-conductor supplies used in a variety of products from smartphones to […] More
Taiwan’s Critical Impact on the U.S. Supply Chain
Taiwanese factories produce much of the world’s computer chip and semi-conductor supplies that are used in a variety of products from smartphones to medical equipment. […] More
Forget the AI Race. Let’s Invest in a Data Grid for AI.
Akash “Aki” Jain is President of Palantir USG, Inc. where he focuses on Artificial Intelligence, USG Technical Engagement, Enterprise Data Management and Cloud Architecture. Private […] More
The Time for Tech Diplomacy is Now
The Listening Post focuses on women in the national security space. This new column offers a collection of experienced national security insights, interviews, and profiles […] More
Taiwan: Why Beijing may choose strangulation
The Cipher Brief recently published an article by expert Tim Willasey-Wilsey asking “Why would China not invade Taiwan now with expert insights from a range […] More
How Taiwan’s Manufacturing of Semiconductors Impacts the World
As the U.S. counts votes in the presidential election, The Cipher Brief is focusing on Taiwan and its near-term future amid a flurry of activity […] More
The Military’s Mission: Artificial Intelligence in the Cockpit
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently hosted the AlphaDogfight Trials putting artificial intelligence technology from eight different organizations up against human pilots. In […] More