National Security Agency

Intention, Not Capacity

The White House’s new way of seeing the Iranian bomb.

A classified swamp

When Donald Trump won the presidency, an editor at a major liberal publication asked me if I would write a piece on why Trump should be denied access to the nation’s secrets . While I could sympathize...

Strategy for a New Comprehensive U.S. Policy on Iran

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: December

China’s Accelerating CEEW Campaign

Possible Futures for Russia’s CEEW Playbook

Washington Punishes Iranian Cyber Actors While Preparing to Enrich Regime

The U.S. Treasury Department issued two sets of sanctions against Iran in mid-September for its malicious cyber operations. While the sanctions and other corresponding U.S. government actions raise awareness...

‘The Lazarus Heist’ Is the Gripping Story of North Korean Cybercrime

Worryingly, Washington’s concern does not rise to the level of the danger.

Can the Intelligence Community Tell What’s Brewing in Afghanistan?

Excerpt Whenever the United States gets traumatized by the unexpected abroad, discussions inevitably start about the inadequacy of American intelligence collection and analysis. There is truth behind this...

Justice Department Disrupts Russian Malware With Help from Private Sector

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last Wednesday it had detected and preemptively disabled Russian-installed malware on thousands of network devices in the United States and around the world. The...

Congress Invests in National Cyber Resilience but Misses Important Opportunities in the Consolidated Appropriations Act

Congress’s newly completed annual appropriations bill provides significant funding increases for a number of critical cybersecurity programs, including for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security...

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: January

The cybersecurity risk to our water supply is real. We need to prepare.

It’s rare that four government agencies issue a joint advisory on a potential threat to the basic health and welfare of the entire U.S. population. But that’s what happened in October when the...

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: November

Poor Cybersecurity Makes Water a Weak Link in Critical Infrastructure

Cyber Hygiene 101 for Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses

The Challenge Of Educating The Military On Cyber Strategy

Malicious cyber activity is ranked by some as the primary threat to international security. The strategic implications of cyberspace are particularly salient in the military context. From an offensive...

Israel and Biden administration after Gaza

Israelis, while confronting the Hamas terror organization, are watching the talks in Vienna and the clash between left and right inside Israel that will determine the next leader of the Jewish state.

Biden Administration Nominates Key Cyber Personnel

President Joe Biden on Monday announced the nomination of Chris Inglis as the inaugural national cyber director (NCD), Jen Easterly as the director of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’) Cybersecurity...

A strong offense can decrease cyberattacks on critical infrastructure

Excerpt After years of malicious cyber activity targeting U.S. critical infrastructure, hackers linked to Russia recently infiltrated numerous American companies and federal government agencies, including...