2021 is the first year of the US Cyber Games. What are these games? They are part of a global competition which will recognize cyber athletes who can work in competitive environments to successfully …
Richer and Becker on Domestic Terrorism, Cyber, China, Iran, Russia, and Decision-Making
In February of this year, Matt Devost spoke to Rob Richer, a highly regarded advisor to international executives and global government leaders including several heads of state. Rob has a well-informed …
Cyber Espionage Likely Supporting China’s Arctic Aspirations
There is little question that Beijing has seized the opportunity to capitalize on the United States’ internal division to implement its global agenda. Beijing has been more assertive, which was first …
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Clapper and Ashley on Joint Ops/Intel Operations, Decision-making, the History and Future of Intelligence and Cyber Threats
In April of this year, Bob Gourley had a conversation with General Jim Clapper. Security, risk management and intelligence professionals all know of Jim Clapper. He had a long and distinguished career …
Cybersecurity Sensemaking: USG Initiatives and Updates
The Cybersecurity Sensemaking page was recently updated with the USG Cybersecurity Initiatives and Updates page. We need to make sense of and look at the patterns found between interagency …
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Checkers, Chess and 围棋 (Wéiqí – aka Go): When It Comes to Games in Cyberspace, China May Be the Master
Checkers is the ultimate game of tactical engagement where two competitors push their forces forward in the attempt to conquer his foe by capturing all of his pieces. The game bears similarities to …
Randall Fort on The Future of the Metaverse And Its Cybersecurity and Intelligence Implications
Randall Fort is a seasoned security, intelligence and technology leader known for his grasp of enterprise mission needs and his ability to track the rapid advancing capabilities of technology to meet …
Bitskrieg: The New Challenge of Cyberwarfare by Dr. John Arquilla
Since authoring the seminal Cyberwar is Coming! in 1993, Dr. John Arquilla has been on the forefront of thinking about the digital domain and the conflicts that now occurring on a daily …
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The Privatization of Cyber Tools and Operations Further Muddies Attribution Efforts
The recent exposure of NSO, the Israeli company that developed the Pegasus mobile phone spyware, has again brought to the forefront private companies that develop and sell their technology to “only” …
The False Pundits of Cyber Will Lead Us Astray If We Let Them
They’re not cybersecurity experts, but they did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. Because we have no common body of knowledge from which to explore and learn from prior art, you can predict …
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