SecurityCommentary
Understanding the Chinese Challenge to the United States
This article is an excerpt from the “2020 Mandate for Leadership: A Clear Vision for the Next Administration.” It looks back at policy decisions made… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Shaping Our Technological Future
This article is an excerpt from the “2020 Mandate for Leadership: A Clear Vision for the Next Administration.” It looks back at policy decisions made… Read More
SecurityCommentary
On 73rd Anniversary, Air Force Flies Higher Than Ever
Sept. 18 marks the birthday of the U.S. Air Force and, at the ripe old age of 73, it has enjoyed a journey like few… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
China Is Trying to Steal Data From US Government and You
A cybersecurity battle is raging. In recent weeks, Chinese hackers stole, or attempted to steal, terabytes of data from the U.S. government, businesses, and private… Read More
InternationalCommentary
UK Reverses Course on Huawei on 5G and Stands Up to China
It’s been a bad few days for the Communist Party-led government in Beijing in its efforts to gain economic and strategic influence in the United… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Don’t Fall Prey to Cybercriminals Exploiting COVID-19 Pandemic
As though things weren’t bad enough, now we learn that hackers are using the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis to attack individuals and organizations. The FBI has… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Coronavirus Fears Fed by Soviet-Style Agitprop From Russia, China, and Iran
Never letting a crisis go to waste, propagandists are using the coronavirus to spread disinformation and conspiracy theories about the United States. In China, Russia,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
New Guidelines Could Help Secure America’s Defense Technology
Last week, the Pentagon released new guidelines on cybersecurity that it hopes will represent a big step forward for protecting American national security if implemented… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Iranian Missile Attacks Offer Insights Into Tehran’s Intentions, Capabilities
Iran fired missiles at two U.S. bases in Iraq on Jan. 8, setting off a wave of speculation in the American media. Now that the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
5 Predictions of What Could Happen in Foreign Policy in 2020
In the world of foreign policy, no one knows the future. Certainly not me. But trends can be spotted, and their trajectories predicted. Here are… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How Russian Hybrid Warfare Has Weaponized Disinformation
KYIV, Ukraine—As the Russian shells and rockets rained down on them in the frontline town of Debaltseve in February 2015, Ukrainian troops began to receive… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Our Adversaries Are Using Cyberwarfare. We Must Be Prepared.
The recent incidents between U.S. and Iranian forces demonstrate the importance of cyberwarfare for national security and reinforce the importance of funding and developing the… Read More
SecurityNews
2020 Election Meddling by China, Iran, N. Korea Likely, Administration Officials Warn
Russia isn’t the only threat to election security going into 2020, as Trump administration officials say they are preparing for meddling from Iran, China, and… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How a Murky Espionage Act Could Complicate Prosecution of Assange
The curtain rose on Act 1, Scene 2 in the Julian Assange drama on May 23, when the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed a sweeping… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How Trump’s Executive Order Can Strengthen the Cybersecurity Workforce
President Donald Trump last week took a big step toward improving the cybersecurity of the nation. Trump signed an executive order aimed at increasing the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Threat Isn’t Coming, It’s Here: Security Dangers Imminent If China Controls 5G
Anyone concerned with protecting our wireless communications systems from state-sponsored Chinese surveillance should take note of several important, and troubling, developments. Last year, China’s state-sponsored… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Why China’s Intellectual Property Theft Is a Concern for National Security
A wide-ranging series of cyberattacks by Chinese hackers has been uncovered by cybersecurity firm Accenture Security’s iDefense. The hackers’ target, according to The Wall Street… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Why the Military Is Losing the Battle for the Best, Brightest Cybersecurity Talent
What do GPS satellites, F-35s, and the new Department of Veterans Affairs health care records management system have in common? The latest Defense Department annual… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Here Are 3 Cyber Takeaways From the Recent Report on Global Threats
The United States is facing a wave of new threats from abroad. Unlike in previous decades, some of the most serious of these threats are… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Personnel Issues Are Stymieing the Pentagon’s Cybercapabilities
The Pentagon in October revealed the details of a cyberbreach of the Defense Department’s travel system, which compromised the credit card information of more than… Read More
SecurityNews
‘Deep Fake’ Technology Is a Threat to National Security, Politics, and the Media, Marco Rubio Says
Sen. Marco Rubio says so-called “deep fakes”—the ability to use artificial intelligence video tools to swap a person’s face on another person’s body, with little… Read More
SecurityNews
California Man Arrested After Threatening to Murder the Family of FCC’s Ajit Pai
A man angry over net neutrality has been charged with threatening to murder the family of Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai. Late last month,… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Podcast: What Facebook Does With Your Data
With over 2 billion users, Facebook is a roaring enterprise—but that success has not come without scrutiny. Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Iranian Hackers Attacked US Systems. Here Are 3 Steps for Countering Them.
The Justice Department’s indictment of nine Iranian hackers shows that the educational sector is becoming ground zero for foreign intelligence and influence operations. It also… Read More
SecurityCommentary
US Is Right to Sanction Russia for Cyberattacks and Meddling
The Trump administration Thursday issued sanctions on Russia for a series of cyberattacks and for its meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The Treasury… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Cyberthreats Are Only Growing. Here’s How Congress Can Improve Cybersecurity.
Whether it’s a new data breach, a scary new vulnerability to cyberattack, or fears of election meddling, it is more important than ever for U.S…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
How Congress Can Help Protect US Companies From Cyberattack
One of the fastest growing threats to the United States lies in the realm of cyberspace. With the touch of a button, foreign hackers and… Read More
SecurityNews
Abedin Forwarded State Passwords to Yahoo Before It Was Hacked by Foreign Agents
Huma Abedin forwarded sensitive State Department emails, including passwords to government systems, to her personal Yahoo email account before every single Yahoo account was hacked, a Daily… Read More
SecurityNews
Democrats’ Denials on Trump Dossier Resemble Response to House IT Scandal
Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said he was unaware of the party’s funding of the so-called Trump dossier assembled to knock… Read More
SecurityCommentary
New Cyber Bill Strikes Better Balance in Keeping Agencies Accountable
In an era marked by high-profile cyberattacks and hacks, U.S. government agencies need to be held accountable for implementing adequate security standards to better mitigate… Read More
