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Emilio Iasiello

Emilio Iasiello has nearly 20 years’ experience as a strategic cyber intelligence analyst, supporting US government civilian and military intelligence organizations, as well as the private sector. He has delivered cyber threat presentations to domestic and international audiences and has published extensively in such peer-reviewed journals as Parameters, Journal of Strategic Security, the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, and the Cyber Defense Review, among others. All comments and opinions expressed are solely his own.

Time to Reconsider How State Actors are Defined in Cyberspace

Since the late 1990s, geopolitics have increasingly become a driver of hostilities between nation states and their non-state sympathizers.  Hostile cyber attacks have been influential in expressing one state’s views against another during periods of ...

Analysis

The Cyber Surveillance Thrives Despite Companies’ Setbacks

Recently, as part of their investigations into illegal wiretapping, Greek authorities raided an office of an Israeli company behind the Predator spyware, as well as five other companies believed to be connected in some capacity.  ...

Analysis

Will Cybercriminals Increase The Use Of Wipers in 2023?

The Ukraine conflict has unleashed wiper malware variants that are being used against both Ukraine and Russia.  The onset of the crisis saw the deployment of a series of wiper attacks of varying levels of ...

Analysis

The Great GPT Leap is Disruption in Plain Sight

During my opening remarks for OODAcon this year, I noted several moments where the advancement of technology has taken me by surprise including the DARPA cyber grand challenge finale at Def Con and the images ...

Analysis

How Far Should Tech Companies Go to Neutralize Cyber Threats?

A recent article in Lawfare highlighted the increasing role of the private sector in a nation’s cyber defense posture during periods of armed conflict. Specifically, the article emphasized Microsoft’s role in defending not only Ukraine, ...

Analysis

What’s 2023 Cybersecurity Look Like? Trust.

The volume of cyber-related information is daunting to say the least. A “cyber professional” can encompass a multitude of functions and disciplines ranging in technicality.  Skills include but are not limited to network security, network ...

Analysis

China Publishes Its Vision for Internet Harmony

Recently, China published a white paper entitled “Jointly Build a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace”presenting its vision of creating an international community with a shared future in cyberspace. The document highlighted the successes ...

Analysis