Preparing Markets for Russian Financial Retaliation
Financial sanctions imposed on Russia since its 2014 seizure of Crimea have hit President Vladimir Putin and his cronies where it hurts most—in the wallet. […] More
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Spread of Cyber Financial Crimes Demands Better Answers
The numbers are staggering, yet only the tip of the iceberg. More than 145 million American citizens are affected by the Equifax data breach disclosed […] More
Blockchain’s Potential Role in Constraining Future Cyber Conflict
At the RSA conference in February, Microsoft’s Chief Legal Officer called for a “digital Geneva Convention” to help provide parameters on offensive cyber operations and […] More
It's All About the Money
As more and more business is conducted online and cyber criminals target in on a very lucrative market, both the public and private sector face […] More
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The Biggest Challenge: Insider Threats
The Cipher Brief sat down with Steven Grossman, VP of Strategy and Enablement at Bay Dynamics, to discuss the current cyber threat landscape facing the […] More
Malicious Cyber-Actors in the Financial Services Industry
Observers around the world were shocked when news broke about a major bank heist in Bangladesh. This was no ordinary robbery though – this time, […] More
Unprecedented Opportunities and Vulnerabilities
Cyber threats pose a challenge to banks and firms operating in the financial sector, primarily due to the fact that “vulnerability really exists everywhere,” both […] More
Combatting Terrorist Financing
As the military campaign to degrade and ultimately destroy ISIS continues to dominate U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, there is also an effort […] More
The Core of the Problem
The Somalia based terror group al-Shabaab has “diversified its economy” to ensure a constant income, from kidnapping for ransom and confiscating food and aid sent […] More
Counter Threat Finance — Not a Silver Bullet
For decades, belligerent groups have financed their operations by tapping into a variety of locally available economies, including illegal ones. The Shining Path in Peru […] More
Al Shabaab’s Adaptive Model
In mid-October, the UN Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea published its latest report confirming that despite years of effort and the recent territorial gains […] More