The Pentagon Needs a Real Budget, Not Stop-Gap Solutions, says top DoD official
CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING — With President Joe Biden and top Republican lawmakers sitting down together this week in the hopes of averting an historic government […] More
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As Tsai Meets McCarthy, Experts Warn: War Over Taiwan Would Run Through U.S.
CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – As Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday fulfills a historic meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the specter of strained Sino-U.S. relations […] More
As Cyber Strikes Mount, What Happens in Ukraine Doesn’t Stay in Ukraine
CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – The scale of Russia’s cyber-attacks in Ukraine swelled in the first quarter of 2023, a top Ukrainian official told a gathering […] More
Members Only 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
Members Only The Drone Series: A New Battle in the Air
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE: The presence of drones/UAV’s in armed conflicts as varied as Syria, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Ukraine is not only influencing military tactics and strategy but it’s […] More
The National Security Implications of New Rules of the Road for Cyber
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — The Cyber Initiatives Group (powered by The Cipher Brief) filed national security-related comments in support of the SEC’s proposed rules regarding Cybersecurity […] More
Members Only Rise of the New Hacker Army but Where’s the Battle?
The global outpouring of cyber assistance in the wake of a call from Ukraine’s digital transformation minister for a “hacker army” to launch cyberattacks against […] More
Why Cyber Criminals are Winning
Cipher Brief Expert Alex Cresswell led an operational division of GCHQ and served in the Cabinet Office, directing the team of analysts (the Joint Intelligence Organisation) which […] More
A New World of Global Security: A Briefing with Sir John Sawers
The new COVID-19 national security world is one shaped by a host of national and global security issues that were impacted – both good and […] More
Members Only 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
Members Only The Ransomware Conundrum
The Louisiana National Guard was recently tasked with stopping a string of cyberattacks aimed at infecting state government offices with malware that deploys ransomware, according […] More
Members Only A Look at the U.S. Army’s Future Mission
Thousands of people are virtually gathering this week as the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) kicks off its annual conference focused on the […] More
Members Only Cyber Lessons in the Year of COVID: A Conversation with FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia
We’ve all learned a lot this year. The onset of the global pandemic sent many of us scrambling to find new ways to do things […] More
Disinformation and the Case for a Well-Regulated Cyber Militia
As the community of Disinformation experts contemplates how to address the serious risk to national security that disinformation poses, experts are calling for better coordination, […] More
Members Only A Look Inside the Justice Department’s National Security Priorities
Last week, the Justice Department brought an indictment against two individuals accused of working with China’s Ministry of State Security to conduct a decade-long cyber […] More
Members Only The New Dynamic Cyber Threat Environment
An attempted cyberattack on Israel’s water system in late April, just months after the global pandemic hit, prompted fears that cyber adversaries are getting even […] More
Members Only How Cyber Plays in Boardrooms of the Future
We know that corporate boards can no longer afford to leave cyber to the IT team. In the future, (which is now) they need to […] More
Members Only Getting Clean: 8 Initial Steps Toward Cyber Hygiene
Sean Roche is former Associate Deputy Director of CIA for Digital Innovation. The Directorate of Digital Innovation (DDI) was created to accelerate the integration of advanced […] More
Members Only A Dangerous and Expensive Addiction to Legacy Systems
Sean Roche is former Associate Deputy Director of CIA for Digital Innovation. The Directorate of Digital Innovation (DDI) was created to accelerate the integration of advanced […] More
Members Only An Interview on Quantum and National Security
Quantum Information Science has been around for a while, but the importance of quantum computing and its impact on national security has become clear in […] More
Why Should I Care about Quantum Computing?
‘Quantum computing’ is a phrase used more frequently in national security conversations these days. What does it mean? In its simplest definition, quantum computing involves […] More
Members Only Profile of a Private Sector Intelligence Analyst
Angela Lewis, Manager of Global Intelligence and Threat Analysis Team at The Walt Disney Company “The Cipher Brief has become the most popular outlet for […] More
The Worst Possible Day: US Telecommunications and Huawei – Pt. 2
Thomas Donahue is a Cipher Brief expert and former Senior Director for Cyber Operations on the U.S. National Security Council Staff. His article was originally published […] More
Members Only Reconsidering Great Power Competition Below Armed Conflict
The Gray Zone is that place between war and peace where actors use a range of elements at their disposal to effect outcome. We see […] More