Threats

Cyber Commission Remains Bullish Trump Team Will Take Some Recommendations

The cyber review, ordered by Obama, may have a future under the new president, even if Obama doesn't get credit.

Defense Systems

Air Force pursues advanced 'deceptive' cybersecurity tactics

The service is working with industry to prototype and advance cybersecurity techniques built on the old “honey pot” approach for attracting attackers.

Threats

We Have 'Very Robust Defenses': An Exit Interview with Obama's Top Cyber Official

Cybersecurity Coordinator Michael Daniel defended the White House's legacy, pointing to new policies and cyber détente with China.

Threats

Obama's Cyber Legacy

He did (almost) everything right and it still turned out wrong.

Threats

Defense Secretary Nominee Cautions Against ‘Stumbling’ into Cyberwar

James Mattis also said he was “philosophically OK” with elevating U.S. Cyber Command into a unified command.

Threats

Trump’s Cyber-Appeasement Policy Might Encourage More Hacks

Casting doubt on security experts’ ability to identify the culprits behind cyberattacks could make it hard to deter the next one.

Policy

Intelligence Chief Sets High Expectations For Next Week’s Hacking Report

James Clapper promises more details of Russian influence operations aimed at U.S. election.

Threats

The Key to Putin’s Cyber Power

The Russian president has both the capability and the intent to cause harm, says a former U.S. ambassador to Russia. And the threat won’t vanish once Donald Trump takes office.

Ideas

America’s Cyber Security Dilemma — and A Way Out

The network era has changed the rules of arms buildups.

Ideas

What the US Should Learn from Israel’s Silicon Valley

The world’s hottest cybersecurity market is powered by a unique collaboration of government, industry, finance and academia.

Threats

How to Make Donald Trump’s Phone Safe

The man who led the effort to let President Obama keep his BlackBerry says the best solution for Trump might be multiple devices.

Science & Tech

Are We In a New Era of Espionage?

One scholar compares it to the early Atomic Age, when members of Congress struggled to understand how nuclear weapons were changing diplomacy and war.

Science & Tech

The Invisible Costs of Cyber Weapons

For kinetic weapons like tanks, production costs generally outweigh research and development. For cyber weapons, R&D is almost everything.

Threats

Did Russia Hack the RNC Too? Here’s What We Know So Far

Republican lawmakers and affiliated political organizations were targeted by the same Russian group that hit the DNC.

Policy

The NSA-Cyber Command Divorce Is Inching Closer to Reality

Even if the spending-bill provision becomes law, the split may not happen until 2018.

Science & Tech

Don’t Put the Pentagon in Charge of Private Industry’s Cybersecurity

There are few ways that the military could intervene effectively without doing more harm than good.

Threats

Trump Promises to Ask the Pentagon for a Plan to Defend the Country from Cyber Attacks

The president-elect included the plan in a list of 'executive actions we can take on day one to restore our laws and bring back our jobs.'

Ideas

How Much Does a Cyber Weapon Cost? Nobody Knows

Until we can develop a clearer understanding, policymakers won’t be able to know what groups like ISIS can do in the online realm.