National Security Agency

It’s Time for Biden to Call Netanyahu

He might want to avoid controversy right now, but he can't avoid our most valuable ally in the Middle East.

Treasury Sanctions Egyptian Terrorists Harbored by Turkey

The U.S. Department of the Treasury last Thursday designated two Egyptian terrorists based in Turkey for “being leaders of HASM,” the acronym for Harakat Sawa’d Misr (Arms of Egypt Movement), which...

Russia

Russian Hackers Target U.S. Government Agencies

Multiple news reports from this past weekend indicate that hackers working for Russian intelligence breached networks and monitored email traffic at a number of U.S. federal agencies – including the Treasury...

Countering Beijing’s Fused Overseas Strategy

America Must Take North Korea’s Cyber Warfare Capabilities Seriously

While it has not launched any new missiles since July, North Korea instead demonstrated its hostility with cyber-attacks throughout 2020. What can Washington do to push back?

NSA Report Attributing Malware to Russian Hacking Group Sandworm Signals That the Group Is Still Active

The National Security Agency (NSA) last week accused Sandworm Team, a Russian military hacking group, of ongoing efforts to target email servers around the world. The NSA’s attribution signals that Sandworm,...

Cyberspace Solarium Commission Report

Justice Department Brands Huawei as a Criminal Enterprise

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei Technologies and its subsidiaries last week for alleged racketeering, theft of intellectual property, and conspiracy...

US ambassador blasts German economics minister for China communist comparison

The U.S. ambassador to Germany chided Chancellor Angela Merkel’s economics affairs minister for drawing an insulting parallel between communist China and America. Richard Grenell did not mention...

FDD Names Board of Advisors to Help Guide Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation

(Washington, DC, September 3, 2019) – The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) today announced 21 experts who will serve as members of the Board of Advisors for its Center on Cyber and Technology...

Washington’s Huawei Ban Combats Chinese Espionage Threat

President Trump issued an executive order on Wednesd...

U.S. Government and Private Industry Must Prepare for Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare Escalations

Foundation for Defense of Democracies and The Chertoff Group After Action Memo

Midterm Assessment: Cyber

Ex-national security advisor to ‘Post’: Israel needs to review China deals

Outside investment is crucial for the health of the Israeli economy, but not if it comes at the expense of the country’s security or the country’s most important ally. In news stories that were...

Evolving Menace

Iran’s Use of Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare

Kim Jong Un’s ‘All-Purpose Sword’

North Korean Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare

The Brunson farce

Turkey’s indictment against Pastor Andrew Brunson reveals why charges against him shouldn’t hold up in any legitimate court.

UK designates Hasm and Liwa al-Thawra as terrorist groups, paving the way for the U.S. to follow

The UK announced last week that it added the Egyptian groups Hasm and Liwa al-Thawra to its list of proscribed terrorist organizations. According to a...