WASHINGTON — The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has published its first guidance document devoted specifically to defensive cyber deception, urging critical infrastructure owners and operators to seed their networks with realistic decoy systems and data as a counter to adversaries who no longer need… [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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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.]
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.]
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