Cybersecurity

FILE PHOTO: A Russian flag is seen on the laptop screen in front of a computer screen on which cyber code is displayed, in this illustration picture taken March 2, 2018. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo

How is Russia conducting cyber and information warfare in Ukraine?

Jessica Brandt and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, March 3, 2022

How to prioritize the improvement of open-source software security

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Hand out photo dated September 11, 2020 of Royal Australian Navy, Republic of Korea Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and United States Navy warships sail in formation during the Pacific Vanguard 2020 exercise. Pacific Vanguard serves as an opportunity to exercise and improve multinational interoperability at all levels; to improve tactical proficiency; and to adapt to ever changing regional challenges. Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) is underway conducting operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific while assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleets principal surface force. Photo by Lieutenant Junior Grade Samuel Hardgrove/US Navy via ABACAPRESS.COM

Military innovation and technological change: Preparing for the next generation of cyber threats

Michael E. O’Hanlon

January 2022

Lessons for policymakers from the NSO Group saga

Matt Tait, Runa Sandvik, and Tarah Wheeler

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

A general view of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) building, in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, amid the coronavirus pandemic. According to news reports, President Biden has begun pushing for a scaled down version of his Build Back Better spending plan, in the range of $1.9 trillion instead of $3.5 trillion, as negotiations continue between Democrats on Capitol Hill. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Why the FTC is telling companies to patch Log4j vulnerabilities

Riana Pfefferkorn

Thursday, January 13, 2022

A pile of destroyed desktops and screens are seen in a performance of Spanish Bip-Bip Foundation during the International Telecoms Fair (SIMO) in Madrid November 6, 2007. The foundation is a non-profit organization looking to breach the digital divide between those that have access to new technologies and those that do not. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN)

The urgent need to stand up a cybersecurity review board

Adam Shostack, Tarah Wheeler, and Victoria Ontiveros

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Belgium, Brussels, 2021/11/15. European Council President Charles Michel (right) welcomes NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg before their bilateral meeting at the EU headquarters. Photograph by Dursun Aydemir / Pool / Hans Lucas.Belgique, Bruxelles, 2021/11/15. Le President du Conseil Europeen Charles Michel (droite) donne le bienvenu au Secretaire General de l OTAN Jens Stoltenberg avant leur reunion bilaterale au Conseil Europeen. Photographie de Dursun Aydemir / Pool / Hans Lucas.

Opportunities to deepen NATO-EU cooperation

Giovanna De Maio

December 2021

A view shows a laptop display showing part of a code, which is the component of Petya malware computer virus according to representatives of Ukrainian cyber security firm ISSP, at the firm's office in Kiev, Ukraine July 4, 2017. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

How the NotPetya attack is reshaping cyber insurance

Josephine Wolff

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

A computer mouse hovers over a lock icon signifying an encrypted internet connection on a web browser.

Why encryption and online safety go hand-in-hand

Riana Pfefferkorn

Thursday, October 21, 2021

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is flanked by Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Trade Representative Katherine Tai as they meet with European Commission Executive Vice Presidents Margrethe Vestager and Valdis Dombrovskis during U.S and European Union trade and investment talks in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 29, 2021. REUTERS/John Altdorfer .

Reckoning with cyberpolicy contradictions in great power politics

Robert D. Williams

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

NATO in a competitive world: A conversation with Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT

Becoming a digital power: Japan’s path for domestic transformation and international influence

8:00 PM - 9:15 PM EDT

FILE PHOTO: A man takes part in a hacking contest during the Def Con hacker convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on July 29, 2017. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo

America’s anti-hacking laws pose a risk to national security

Riana Pfefferkorn

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

A woman uses her cell phones in Manhattan, New York.

How technology and the world have changed since 9/11

Darrell M. West and Nicol Turner Lee

Friday, August 27, 2021

An ambulance enters the emergency room

Why hospitals and healthcare organizations need to take cybersecurity more seriously

Emily Skahill and Darrell M. West

Monday, August 9, 2021

Belgium, Brussels, 2021/05/26. Press conference at European Commission by Vice-President Vera Jourova and Commissioner Thierry Breton on guidance on strengthening the Code of Practice on Disinformation. Photograph by Dursun Aydemir / Pool / Hans Lucas.Belgique, Bruxelles, 2021/05/26. Conference de presse a la Commission Europeenne du Vice-President Vera Jourova et du Commissaire Thierry Breton sur le renforcement du Code de bonnes pratiques sur la desinformation. Photographie de Dursun Aydemir / Pool / Hans Lucas.NO USE FRANCE

How democracies can win an information contest without undercutting their values

Monday, August 2, 2021

View of the software to recover files encrypted by the virus ''WannaCry'' at the Recovery Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province in Chengdu city, southwest China's Sichuan province, 15 May 2017.A technology company in Sichuan province released a software to recover files encrypted by the virus ''WannaCry'' in Chengdu city, southwest China's Sichuan province, 15 May 2017. Over the past few weeks, numerous computer users have been reporting ransomware attacks where files are encrypted and appended with the .wallet extension.No Use China. No Use France.

Should ransomware payments be banned?

Tarah Wheeler and Ciaran Martin

Monday, July 26, 2021

Election officials work at computers at a tallying center in Nairobi, Kenya.

How African states can tackle state-backed cyber threats

Nathaniel Allen and Noëlle van der Waag-Cowling

Thursday, July 15, 2021

The future of the Coast Guard

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

U.S. President Joe Biden walks with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, France's President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen after posing for the G-7 family photo with guests at the G-7 summit, in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, Britain June 11, 2021. Patrick Semansky/Pool via REUTERS

Around the halls: Impressions and conclusions from President Biden’s first international trip

Madiha Afzal, Giovanna De Maio, James Goldgeier, Patrick W. Quirk, Bruce Riedel, Angela Stent, and Caitlin Talmadge

Friday, June 18, 2021