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July 9, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

Beijing Grapples With Controlling Its Domestic AI Sector

China is increasingly concerned over what its AI investments have wrought. On July 7, Reuters reported that Beijing is considering placing export controls on Chinese AI models, mirroring a move by the...

July 6, 2026 | Johanna Yang, Kateryna Kvasha

5 Cyber Developments From Europe and Ukraine You Might Have Missed

Facing relentless cyberattacks, the European Union and its member states are building out defenses for themselves and for frontline neighbors like Ukraine. These mechanisms span government, the private...

July 6, 2026 | Jack Burnham, Josh Birenbaum

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Mitigating Risks Related to Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (DFARS Case 2021-D011)

June 25, 2026 | Jiwon Ma |

5 Reasons Why CISA Is Indispensable to America’s Cyber Defense

Some 70 percent of cyberattacks in 2024 targeted critical infrastructure, yet Congress is weighing cuts to the lead agency responsible for defending it. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security...

June 4, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi |

U.S. Must Apply Strict Conditions Before Lifting Syria’s Terrorism Designation

“The lifting of sanctions is the primary step toward revitalizing the Syrian economy,” Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa told President Donald Trump during a phone call on May 31.  In...

May 6, 2026 | Leah Siskind |

5 Ways Iran Is Exploiting AI in Warfare

The Islamic Republic of Iran has quietly become one of the world’s most aggressive adopters of artificial intelligence (AI) for warfare, deception, and repression. Tehran’s strategy is coherent and...

April 28, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

U.S. Conducts Rare Extradition of Alleged Chinese Cyber Spy

After a long search, the law finally caught up to the laptop. On April 27, the Department of Justice released an indictment of Xu Zewei, a Chinese national accused of participating in state-sponsored...

April 10, 2026 | Annie Fixler, Aarushi Garg

The Islamic Republic of Iran Attacks U.S. and Allied Critical Infrastructure

Iranian hackers are targeting industrial equipment and causing operational disruptions to multiple types of critical infrastructure, warned the U.S. government on April 7. Despite the ceasefire announced...

April 8, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

The American AI Sector Bands Together To Stop Chinese Theft

China’s effort to steal American artificial intelligence (AI) has begun to turn foes into friends. Three American AI firms locked in an intense competition for market share — OpenAI, Anthropic,...

March 25, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

FCC Ban on Foreign-Produced Routers Targets Chinese Firms Tied to Cybersecurity Risks

The United States is pushing Chinese-produced routers off the shelf and onto a watchlist. On March 23, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) banned all foreign-produced routers from entering the...

March 9, 2026 | Leah Siskind, Georgianna Shea, Marina Chernin

Regarding Security Considerations for Artificial Intelligence Agents

March 3, 2026 | Leah Siskind |

AI-Amplified Narratives: Measuring Propaganda in LLM Citations

February 13, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

OpenAI Alleges China’s DeepSeek Stole its Intellectual Property to Train its Own Models

One year on from DeepSeek’s first major release, Washington is probing deeper into the Chinese artificial intelligence firm’s unexpected success. The U.S. AI firm OpenAI publicly released a memo...

January 15, 2026 | David May |

Doxing Jewish and Pro-Israel Organizations Helps Antisemites Hunt Jews

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December 18, 2025 | Annie Fixler, Branson Chi

AI Is a Gift to Cyber Scammers and Nation-State Hackers This Holiday Season

This holiday season, the Grinch is using a computer to steal Christmas. The Department of Treasury’s Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection (OCCIP) released its annual consumer...

December 2, 2025 | Nathan Picarsic |

The US-China Crossroads: Time for American Corporates to Choose Sides

In June 2023, rumors swirled online in China that Microsoft Research Asia would be rapidly shuttering its presence in China and relocating to Vancouver. Such a move would have made sense given intensifying...

November 21, 2025 | Emmerson Overell, Sophie McDowall

To Protect U.S. Cloud Computing, Follow the UK’s Example

Modern life operates in the cloud. Banking, business transactions, and even government intelligence relies on cloud computing. Cybersecurity and technical failures by cloud computing companies therefore...

October 29, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

New Tech Transfer Between UAE and China Should Throw Sand in the Gears of U.S. AI Exports to the Gulf

The United States may have inadvertently green-lit funding for Chinese missile technology. On October 25, the Financial Times reported that U.S. intelligence agencies had collected information in 2022...

October 23, 2025 | Ivana Stradner, Emily Hester

The UN Cybercrime Treaty: A Trojan Horse for Suppressing Dissent

September 9, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

Looking for an Edge in Trade Talks, Chinese Hackers Go Phishing Against Key House Committee

The chairman of the House China Select Committee and an outspoken critic of Beijing, Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI), appeared to be soliciting input about upcoming U.S.-China trade talks from Capitol Hill...