Where Are Bipartisan Congressional Leaders on National Security When You Need Them?
OPINION — “In order to allow Congress more time to reach consensus on how best to reform FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) and Section 702 […] More
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702 is the Spy Tool that Americans need now
OPINION — The Intelligence Community (IC), in a recent press release, said it will lose what it has “used every day to protect the nation […] More
How Safe Would We Be Without Section 702?
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — A provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that has generated controversy around fears of the potential for abuse has proven to be crucial […] More
Now is the Time to Split NSA and CYBERCOM
OPINION — Recent news of another audacious hack against the US critical infrastructure and interests overseas—this time from the Chinese-based “Volt Typhoon” group-underscores the ongoing […] More
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Cyber is the New Weapons System of the Future
Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Walter Pincus is a contributing senior national security columnist at The Cipher Brief. He spent forty years at The Washington Post, writing on […] More
Tracking U.S. Engagement in Undeclared Warfare
Walter Pincus is a contributing senior national security columnist for The Cipher Brief. He spent forty years at The Washington Post, writing on topics from […] More
The Case for Powerful, Intermittent Cyber Response
Walter Pincus is a contributing senior national security columnist for The Cipher Brief. He spent forty years at The Washington Post, writing on topics from […] More
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
After Persistent Cyber Engagement Comes Gates, Guards and Guns
This Cyber Viewpoint comes from James Van de Velde, Associate Professor at the National Intelligence University as well as Adjunct Faculty at Johns Hopkins and […] More
An Intelligence Officer’s Guide to Dissent
(Editor’s note – Thursday, August 15 is the last day of work for Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and his Principal Deputy Director Susan […] More
NSA’s New Directorate Expected to Strengthen Offensive Capabilities
NSA Director General Paul Nakasone announced last week that he is creating a new cybersecurity directorate that will focus on – among other things – […] More
When Cyberweapons Escape
Bottom Line Up Front In 2017, the National Security Agency lost control of a cyberweapon known as EternalBlue, leaked online by a group known […] More
Christian Pike’s Ultimate Sacrifice
Rick Ledgett served as the Deputy Director of the National Security Agency from January 2014 until his retirement in April 2017, culminating a nearly 40 […] More
5 Key Things About 5G
Last week, The Cipher Brief told you how and why the U.S. has been working to convince its allies to ban Chinese vendors from contributing […] More
Profile: Tackling the NSA’s Innovation Challenge
Innovation in Government isn’t generally a phrase that rolls off the tongue, but in a relatively unconstrained threat environment, innovation has become synonymous with survival. […] More
Project Raven Raises Big Concerns
It’s difficult to feel anything other than disappointment after reading Reuter’s investigation of activities by a U.S. contractor in the UAE. The allegations that former NSA […] More
Re-Evaluating Cyber Security for 2019
2018 was a rough year for customers and companies impacted by cyber breaches. Businesses from Under Armour to Facebook to Marriott were targeted by hackers, […] More
General Michael Hayden: ‘The Cyber Cavalry Ain’t Coming’
In a recent interview, The Cipher Brief sat down with former NSA and CIA director Michael Hayden to talk about global threats, and in particular, […] More
Global Cyber Challenges of the Future
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness month in the U.S., an initiative started 15 years ago as a collaborative effort between the Department of Homeland Security […] More