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Q&A with Suzanne Spaulding
Suzanne Spaulding Senior Adviser, Homeland Security, International Security Program, CSIS What’s top of mind for you in cyber right now...

Suzanne Spaulding
Mar 21, 2023


Our Greatest Cyber Challenge is that of Execution
Steve Hill Deputy Group CISO, Credit Suisse The cyber dimension to the war in Ukraine has been a revelation. The presumption of offensive...

Steve Hill
Mar 20, 2023


Watching But Not Waiting: Vigilance, Diligence, and Resilience on Cybersecurity
Debora A. Plunkett Principal, Plunkett Associated LLC In the past year, the cybersecurity landscape has been rich with new partnerships,...

Debora A. Plunkett
Mar 10, 2023


Q&A with The Honorable Susan Gordon
The Honorable Susan Gordon Former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence / CIG Principal What’s top of mind for you in cyber...

The Cipher Brief Team
Mar 8, 2023


We Have a New National Cybersecurity Strategy. Now What?
OPINION — The new National Cybersecurity Strategy is clear and concise, laying out the case for a more robust and engaged approach to...
Mark Montgomery and Samantha F. Ravich
Mar 3, 2023


Q&A with Matt Hayden
Matt Hayden Former Assistant Secretary for Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk and Resilience Policy, DHS What’s top of mind for you in cyber...

The Cipher Brief Team
Jan 26, 2023


Q&A with Paolo Dal Cin
Paolo Dal Cin Global Lead, Accenture Security What’s top of mind for you in cyber right now and why? We are hearing four consistent...

The Cipher Brief Team
Jan 24, 2023


An Approach to Striking Back in Cyberspace
BOOK REVIEW: Striking Back: The End of Peace in Cyberspace — and How to Restore It by Lucas Kello / Yale University Press Reviewed by...
Evan Rosenfield
Jan 18, 2023


Q&A with Frank Cilluffo
Frank Cilluffo Director of the McCrary Institute for Cyber & Critical Infrastructure Security, Auburn University What’s top of mind for...

The Cipher Brief Team
Jan 17, 2023


Q&A with Rick Ledgett
Rick Ledgett Former Deputy Director, NSA / CIG Principal What’s top of mind for you in cyber right now and why? One thing that I’m...

The Cipher Brief Team
Jan 12, 2023


The Pentagon's Cyber Personnel Issue Need More Attention
OPINION — The Army, which seeks to double the size of its cyber forces over the next five years, is already short-staffed in two key...

Walter Pincus
Jan 10, 2023


Data-Driven Cybersecurity is a Superweapon
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON / KNOWLEDGE PARTNER PERSPECTIVE — Today, organizations are operating cyber, privacy, and security workstreams within...

Greg McCullough
Nov 28, 2022


Six Steps Every Organization Can Take to Reduce Cyber Risk in their Supply Chain
SPONSORED — Cyberattacks that disrupt enterprise and government organizations are common and increasingly successful. BlueVoyant surveyed...

Jim Rosenthal
Nov 27, 2022


What We Need are More Cyber Warrior Scholars
ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVES — The cyber domain is emerging as the first choice of battle space for many foreign adversaries of the United...


Iranian-backed attacks on Albania highlights need for Cyber Capacity Building
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — Albania, a NATO member state, cut diplomatic ties with Iran earlier this month after blaming Tehran for a...

Mark Montgomery
Sep 19, 2022


Money and Partnerships Matter in Cybersecurity
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE – The White House’s recent announcement of a Strategic High-Level Dialogue on Technology with Israel and the Jerusalem...
Mark Montgomery and Jiwon Ma
Aug 4, 2022


Equipping U.S. Partners in Cyberspace is a Must
Co-author Jiwon Ma is a program analyst at CCTI, where she contributes to the CSC 2.0 project. Follow Ma and Montgomery on Twitter...

Mark Montgomery
Jul 11, 2022


Providing Protection from the Perfect Cyber Storm
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — We’re witnessing the perfect storm. The disruptive pandemic has put pressure on cybersecurity teams, as widescale...

Paolo Dal Cin
Jul 6, 2022


The Complex Reality of Cyber War and Ukraine
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — There has been widespread surprise in the media that the ground war in Ukraine has not spilled over into large scale...

Robert Hannigan
Jul 6, 2022


The Days of Responsible Cybersecurity are Finally Here
OPINION — The days of cyber negligence are numbered. While nobody can expect perfect cybersecurity, a vast supermajority of the painful...

Amit Yoran
May 16, 2022
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