How Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Could Set Back U.S. Cybersecurity
DEEP DIVE — President Donald Trump’s foreign aid freeze will kneecap U.S. efforts to build alliances around cybersecurity issues and help Russia and China seize the […] More
Cybersecurity
USAID Cuts Demolish Cyber Assistance to U.S. Allies and Partners
OPINION — When U.S. partners aren’t secure, America isn’t secure. Trump administration officials have pledged to go on the offense against China’s malign cyber activity. Cuts […] More
Fighting Back Against the Ransomware Gangs
OPINION — In early 2025, hundreds of thousands of internal chat messages from the Black Basta ransomware gang spilled into public view, echoing an unprecedented leak […] More
Defending Against a Digital Storm: How to Stop China’s Cyber ‘Typhoons’
DEEP DIVE — The “Salt Typhoon,” “Volt Typhoon” and “Silk Typhoon” cyber espionage campaigns have become symbols of China’s efforts to hack U.S. infrastructure – and […] More
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Expert Q&A: DOGE May Be a Cybersecurity Nightmare
OPINION — The so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has made headlines regularly in recent weeks, as it works to slash the federal workforce and do […] More
Cybersecurity: A Bipartisan Imperative in a Dangerous World
OPINION — In an increasingly interconnected and hostile world, cybersecurity has never been more critical. And at this critical moment, we’re witnessing troubling signs of political paralysis creeping […] More
The Biden Administration Left Space Vulnerable to Cyberattack
OPINION — Space systems are as vital as electricity to our everyday lives, but their cybersecurity is not similarly prioritized by the federal government. President Joe […] More
Wanted: A US Strategy for ‘Offense’ in Cybersecurity
BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT — The U.S. is facing an onslaught from adversaries in cyberspace, and while conversations about the response has focused on bolstering cybersecurity […] More
Innovations and Risks – 7 Things to Watch in Cyber-Tech in 2025
SPECIAL REPORT — In 2025, technological advances will continue to reshape industries, transform national security strategies, and fuel global competition. Artificial Intelligence (AI) will expand its […] More
NSA Director: Salt Typhoon ‘Not the Highest-end Operation That We’ve Seen’
CYBER INTERVIEW – National Security Agency (NSA) Director General Timothy Haugh said Thursday that U.S. cyber defenses didn’t see China’s recent breach of American telecommunications […] More
Top U.S. Cybersecurity Official: China Attacks on American Infrastructure ‘Tip of the Iceberg’
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — A top U.S. cybersecurity official said Wednesday that as she prepares to leave office, China-backed attacks on American infrastructure pose the gravest cyber […] More
Former NSA Director of Cybersecurity on Transformative Power of AI
OPINION — When it comes to national security and artificial intelligence (AI), this much is clear: AI will significantly transform the national security landscape, in ways […] More
Cybersecurity: Doomed To Fail?
OPINION — The most recent Cipher Brief Threat Conference was better than ever, providing a unique opportunity to get a full sense of what’s truly “top […] More
Wanted: A Plan to Secure America’s Railroads Against Cyberattacks
OPINION — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published a proposed cybersecurity rule on November 6 that would “require the establishment of pipeline and railroad cyber risk […] More
Cyber Threat to US Critical Infrastructure: Dangers in ‘Weakest Links’
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS — As the cyber threat environment grows more complex and daunting by the day, the U.S. intelligence community is racing to bolster cybersecurity […] More
US Cyber Official Warns of ‘Inflection Point’ in Attacks From Russia and China
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – As he scans the global threat environment, Dana Madsen believes he has identified a new “inflection point” when it comes to malicious […] More
Former Homeland Security Head: CrowdStrike Outage is an IT Wakeup Call
EXPERT Q&A — The world continues to recover from the global internet outage that hit Microsoft systems due to a problem with a single software […] More
How a Software Update Caused a Global Meltdown
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — While the world has gotten used to warnings about cyberattacks and the vulnerability of technology, Friday brought a different wake-up call […] More
Kaspersky Ban Shows What Can Happen When Antivirus Goes Bad
OPINION — The Commerce Department’s recent decision to ban the sale of Kaspersky Lab’s anti-virus products in the United States removed a significant strategic threat […] More