United States Cyber Command

The US military is not organized for cyber war

The military has services for land, sea, air and space. It is time to build one for cyberspace.

Findings of the Commission on Cyber Force Generation

Implementing Cybercom 2.0 Should Not Postpone Establishing a Cyber Force

The Cybercom 2.0 initiative to improve cyber force generation does not preclude establishing a Cyber Force—it can lay the groundwork for one.

Trump’s Cyber Strategy Is a Strong Playbook, but It’s All in the Execution

The White House is making a significant effort toward putting the nation’s cyber house in order. A newly released National Cyber Strategy represents a big step in the right direction for U.S. national...

Establishing a Cyber Force: A Defense Imperative

Chinese Coercion of Taiwan’s Energy Lifelines: A Contest Taiwan and the West Can’t Afford to Lose

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Building the Future U.S. Cyber Force

What Right Looks Like

Iranian and Pro-Regime Cyberattacks Against Americans (2011-Present)

Since 2011, the Islamic Republic of Iran and pro-regime hackers have increasingly utilized digital technology to threaten U.S. national security, conducting dozens of cyber operations against Americans....

The Pentagon knows its cyber force model is broken. Here’s how to fix it

More than two decades after declaring cyberspace a warfighting domain, the U.S. military relies on an inefficient and ineffective solution to generate the capabilities needed to defend it.

10 Reasons Why America Needs a Cyber Force

1. The next war the United States fights will begin in cyberspace. Cyberattacks will almost certainly be used by an adversary in the opening phases of a crisis or conflict to target the U.S. homeland...

Deterrence Amid Rising Tensions

Preventing CCP Aggression on Taiwan

CSC 2.0 Report on Military Mobility

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SOLARIUM TURNS FIVE

This week marks the five-year anniversary of the release of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission’s original March 2020 report, a blueprint that has reshaped U.S. cybersecurity strategy and policymaking....

Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: March

Welcome back to the Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker. Once a month, we ask FDD’s experts and scholars to assess the administration’s foreign policy. They provide trendlines...

Russia’s AI-Powered Cyberattacks Threaten to Outpace Western Defenses

Russia is increasingly leveraging artificial intelligence to refine its cyber espionage and enhance attack precision, warned Western officials at the Munich Security Conference this past weekend.

Unconstrained Actors

Assessing Global Cyber Threats to the Homeland

Cognitive Combat

China, Russia, and Iran’s Information War Against Americans

United States Cyber Force

A Defense Imperative

Removing the Trojan Horse from America’s ports

The Greek legend of the Trojan horse is a tale of deception, a story children everywhere learn as youngsters. Yet America seems to have forgotten what befell Troy, and, consequently, has instead welcomed Trojan...

Cyber Command Should Tap on Iran’s Windows

The Biden administration wants to avoid the Israel-Hamas war sparking a wider regional conflict, but Iran hasn’t gotten the message. While U.S. intelligence claims Iran wants to avoid a larger...