North Korean hackers posing as recruiters infected at least 30,000 computers in more than 100 countries over eight months, according to a joint advisory from law enforcement and intelligence agencies in the United States, Japan, Australia and Germany. The operators lured software developers into fake… [Read more.]
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Brief: Global Leadership Decline Opens Door for China
As the trade fight between China and the United States continues, David Mulford, former U.S. ambassador to India took a longer-term view of in a recent [Read more.]
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Decades in Perspective: Asymmetric Threats and Diplomatic Extraction Lessons
Four decades following the watershed seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, counter-terrorism strategists, special operations planners, and diplomatic security directors continue to dissect the operational lessons tha... [Read more.]
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A New, Broader Understanding of the Nature of War
Carl von Clausewitz famously wrote that war is the continuation of politics by other means. In the modern era of hybrid warfare and gray-zone confrontation, that aphorism must be inverted:… [Read more.]
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SAFER SKIES Comment Period Closes as Agencies Build State and Local Counter-Drone Certification Pipeline
WASHINGTON — The public comment window on the interim final rules implementing the SAFER SKIES Act closed September 4, moving the most significant expansion of… [Read more.]
CISA Issues First Dedicated Guidance on Cyber Decoys as Defenders Confront Living-off-the-Land Intrusions
WASHINGTON — The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has published its first guidance document devoted specifically to defensive cyber deception, urging critical infrastructure owners and… [Read more.]
Quarter-Century in Review: The Evolution of Asymmetric Threats and the Future of Homeland Security
WASHINGTON — Twenty-five years following the cataclysmic attacks of September 11, 2001, the foundational doctrines of American homeland security have fundamentally transformed from physical counter-terrorism… [Read more.]
FY2027 Defense Authorization Bill Authorizes Surge Funding for Integrated Air and Missile Defense
WASHINGTON — Bipartisan leaders on the House and Senate Armed Services Committees have finalized the FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act, adding $4.8 billion in surge… [Read more.]
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Department of Energy and FERC Enforce Mandatory Geomagnetic and EMP Standards for Bulk Power System
WASHINGTON — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation have finalized binding reliability standards requiring electric transmission utilities to install… [Read More...]
TSA and FAA Issue Mandatory Counter-Drone Detection and Tracking Requirements for Class-I Airports
WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration and the Federal Aviation Administration have finalized binding technical standards mandating passive radio-frequency and radar counter-drone surveillance grids at… [Read More...]