European Spy Chiefs Warn of Russian Hybrid Threats

The Russian meddling in the United States, as well as other elections, is now going to be the norm, in addition to cyber warfare, disinformation campaigns and more traditional espionage the European heads of intelligence warned on Monday. The Sergei Skripal assassination attempt in the UK is a prime example. After the attack, it was […]

Russian Hackers Disguised as ISIS, Threaten US Military Spouses

In a brazen false-flag operation, a number of Russian hackers, the same ones who supposedly tried to influence the U.S. presidential election, posed as Islamic State terrorists and threatened the lives of U.S. military spouses. Army wife Angela Ricketts was soaking in a bubble bath in her Colorado home, leafing through a memoir, when a […]

UK Accuses Russian Military of “Malicious Cyber Attack”

The British Foreign Minister has pointed the blame at the Russian government, specifically their military for a global cyber attack that ripped thru European businesses a year ago, accusing the Russians of “weaponizing information” in the realm of cyber warfare. Foreign Minister Tariq Ahmad said, “the U.K. government judges that the Russian government, specifically the […]

A big problem with the military’s digital security (is our human brains)

My last duty station in the Marine Corps was as a part of the Inspector-Instructor staff at the 25Th Marine Regiment in Fort Devens, Massachusetts. I-I duty is a unique monster, one worthy of its own analysis, but one thing my time at the regiment afforded me as a lowly sergeant, was the opportunity to […]

These are the 3 tenants of Russia’s ongoing cyber campaigns in the United States

According to multiple sources, including Secretary of State under Donald Trump, Rex Tillerson, the Kremlin’s varied digital campaign against the United States remains ongoing. While the topic has becoming a politically charged one within the United States, the informed debate is not about whether or not Russia has worked to manipulate events within the United […]

A quick look at US cyber warfare preparedness

Cyber warfare is a growing segment of operations globally. One that, unlike conventional warfare, our country is under-staffed and unprepared to engage with enemies in. While our current deterrents to conventional and nuclear engagements may be effective (if potentially catastrophic) they are not nearly as effective in cyberspace, because digital attacks take time to trace […]

Secrecy is dead. Here’s what happens next.

“Hey Don, we have an unusual idea. Leak us one or more of your father’s tax returns.” WikiLeaks slid that message into Donald Trump Jr’s Twitter DMs—an unusual request for the son of a then-presidential candidate. Since its founding, WikiLeaks had portrayed itself as the ultimate fourth estate—a digital drop-box where secrets could be deposited and released as […]

Could 2018 usher in a new world war? Here are the hot spots to keep an eye on

Over the past two decades, war has become an ever-present affair for the United States, and despite declarations of victory over ISIS in Iraq and Syria recently, it doesn’t look like that’s bound to change any time soon.  We can expect to see a broader approach to combat operations in Afghanistan in the coming year, […]

Court document points to Kaspersky Lab’s cooperation with Russian security service

Kaspersky Lab, a Russian cybersecurity firm, has long asserted its independence of the Russian government. But a court document posted on the Facebook page of a Russian criminal suspect this year shows what appears to be an unusual degree of closeness to the FSB, the country’s powerful security service. The suspect, Konstantin Kozlovskiy, was arrested […]