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 2015 […] More
Cyber Command
Protection for the Election
Bottom Line Up Front After the well-documented Russian disinformation and influence campaign in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, some elements of the U.S. government […] More
Are We Headed for a ‘Cyber Cuban Missile Crisis’ with Russia?
Bottom Line: The risk posed to U.S. national security by what are believed to be Russian-backed hacking groups, is similar to the October 1962 Cuban […] More
Memo to POTUS: Responding to Cyber Attacks and PPD-20
Mr. President, as you know the United States has faced cyber attacks of increasing frequency and viciousness from our adversaries. Your NSC is about to […] More
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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, both sides […] More
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: “Cyber Command’s new […] 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 of […] More
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 […] 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 […] 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 a range of […] More
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 – […] 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 National Security Agency. According […] 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
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 […] More
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 integrate […] More
Next Steps for U.S. Cyber Command after Split with NSA
We all know it’s coming, and soon. There is significant momentum for elevating U.S. Cyber Command to a full combatant command. We should expect that […] More
Disentangling the NSA and Cyber Command
In 2013, former President Barack Obama was close to ending the “dual-hat” leadership of both the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, only to […] More
Keeping Cyber Command and NSA Integrated Operationally
There as been discussion of a separation between the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command for a while, only for the change in administrations […] More