The ransomware epidemic is starting to feel like one continuous incident report and a growing national security concern - not to mention the dormant "ghost in the machine" capabilities that have …
The Water Sector Is Being Threatened. That Should Worry Everyone
In December 2023, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the …
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After His Presidential Re-election Victory, Putin Escalates Drone, Cyber and Disinformation Offensives
With Vladamir Putin's "landslide" victory in the Russian Presidential election in the rearview mirror (the victory extends Putin's autocratic rule through 2030, which will be his 18th year as …
Government Agencies are in the Fight Against Chinese Human Targeting and Cyber Espionage. Will it be Enough?
Every year, we make a point of returning to a few social psychology, organizational behavior, and human behavioral psychology factors, namely how your organization should integrate the threat of human …
A 4X Increase in Disinformation in Africa is Fundamentally Destabilizing
A new report from the Africa Center for Strategic Studies found that "disinformation campaigns seeking to manipulate African information systems have surged nearly fourfold since 2022, triggering …
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Are Chinese-Made Ship-to-Shore Cranes at U.S. Ports a Critical Infrastructure Vulnerability?
The 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (made into law in December 2022) included some specific military-related cybersecurity provisions, including a required study of cybersecurity and …
Undersea Communications Cables and the Seabed Continue to Evolve as Threat Vectors and Contested Arenas
Back in March 2023, we provided an analysis of "Undersea Telecommunications Cables and the Seabed as Geopolitical Contested Arenas" which, at the time, we framed relative to a great power competition …
Swarm Intelligence and Network Swarms: Future Scenarios
The concept of network swarms, particularly in the context of modern conflict and security, represents a fascinating and somewhat disorientating evolution in the dynamics of warfare and strategic …
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The Interim Report of the U.S. National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology
The U.S. National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology publicly released its first report in January of this year - with ideas and recommendations "they will be advancing throughout …
For the Cybersecurity Community: A Call to Action for Memory-safe Strategies and “Better Diagnostics that Measure Cybersecurity Quality”
In late February, "the National Cyber Director (ONCD) released a report calling on the technical community to proactively reduce the attack surface in cyberspace. ONCD makes the case that technology …