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Iran Strikes Back

Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif confirmed Monday that Tehran has violated the limits imposed on uranium enrichment that were a key part of the [...] More

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Triggering the New Forever War, in Cyberspace

Triggering the New Forever War, in Cyberspace

The United States is in the midst of the most resounding policy shift on cyber conflict, one with profound implications for national security and the [...] More

There is No Such Thing as Cyber Deterrence. Please Stop.

History suggests that applying the wrong operational framework to an emerging strategic environment is a recipe for failure. During the World War I, [...] More
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US Cyber Command: An Assiduous Actor, Not a Warmongering Bully

Jason Healey recently posted an interesting piece on The Cipher Brief, US Cyber Command: “When faced with a bully…hit him harder.” Healey writes: [...] 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 [...] More
Agency Transformed, NSA Chief Rogers Set for Spring Departure

Agency Transformed, NSA Chief Rogers Set for Spring Departure

National Security Agency Director Adm. Mike Rogers has told his staff that he will be stepping down from his post this spring, as reported by The [...] More

Shaking Up the Top of Cyber Command

As I have previously written, U.S. Cyber Command has grown up, and its elevation to a unified combatant command will soon be complete. The focus can [...] More

Cyber Command Is Growing Up. Now For the Real Issue.

The Cipher Brief Cyber Advisory Board convenes meetings with some of the most innovative thinkers across government and the private sector, tackling [...] More
U.S. Searches for Cyber Doctrine With Russians "Ten Years Ahead"

U.S. Searches for Cyber Doctrine With Russians "Ten Years Ahead"

In the nearly seven years since the U.S. Department of Defense declared cyberspace a “domain” of warfare – alongside land, air, sea, and space – the [...] More

Cutting Cyber Command’s Umbilical Cord to the NSA

Despite the many logistical and operational challenges of a transition, many acknowledge that U.S. Cyber Command must eventually separate from the [...] More

Deploying Cyber to the Front Lines of Battle

The separation of the U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency (NSA) would have two major and immediate effects. It would allow the Cyber [...] More
The Problem of Siloed Cyber Warriors

The Problem of Siloed Cyber Warriors

The isolation of cyber as an entirely independent domain of warfare is both inaccurate and dangerous.Today, the Pentagon faces an essential task, to [...] More

Cyber Warfare Beyond Domains

In 2010, then-Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn III made a pivotal decision for the future of cyberspace and the U.S. military: He saw to [...] More