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Cyber Warfare: How the U.S. Military, Tech Companies Shield Themselves
October 18, 2017 — The past few years have taught us that no single entity is safe from hacks, leaks or data breaches.That includes major corporations, credit reporting agencies and even the U.S. government.The United States Military Academy at West Point has a department called the Army Cyber Institute dedicated to predicting future weapons and defenses used on the... MORE

Promise & Peril
October 10, 2017 — "By 2025, a wildly wired world will bring a wealth of convenience and efficiency. With it will come a whole lot of vulnerability..." MORE

Cyber Policy Team Wins Cyber Competition
October 5, 2017 — The U.S. Military Academy Cyber Policy team won the inaugural Indo-Pacific Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge, Sept. 28-29 in Sydney. The Black Knights beat out 14 other teams from three different countries, including competitors enrolled in top graduate schools. MORE

Cyber Threat Report 17 Sep - 02 Oct 2017
October 2, 2017 — Army Cyber Institute Cyber Threat Report Tech Trends: Stories and Highlights Infrared Signals In Cameras Lets Malware Jump Air Gaps. Facebook Hit by €1.2m Fine in Spain for Breaking Privacy Laws. Syrine Infusion Vulnerable to Remote Attackers. 'Blueborne': New, Unpatchable Bluetooth Vulnerability Affects Billions. Designing for Safety and Security... MORE

What the Heck Is Threatcasting?
September 15, 2017 — "Threatcasting emerged in 2007 as a variation on the futurecasting process that one of us, Brian, created when working as a futurist and trying to imagine what individuals would expect from their technology products in the future. Threatcasting is also a descendent of scenario planning, a tool that allows organizations to image a range of possible... MORE

Cyber Threat Report 29 Aug - 11 Sep 2017
September 11, 2017 — ACI Cyber Threat Report Tech Trends: Stories and Highlights Titan Security: How Google Combats Hardware Backdoors. Feds Outline Technical Evidence Against WannaCry Researcher. Leak of 1,700+ valid IOT passwords makes IoT mess worse. Intel AI Accelerator Capable of Trillion Ops Per Second Per Watt. India shut off the internet in an attempt to... MORE

Fire, Maneuver - and FireChat
August 26, 2017 — "Tools such as FireChat, though impressive in their own right, are representative of emerging disruptive technologies that can be used to either enable or inhibit military operations. Cheap commercial technology, such as Unmanned Aerial Surveillance (UAS), and a revolution in supply chain paradigms like modern ecommerce platforms are relevant in... MORE

The Flaw of Cyber Immediate Cyber Counter Strikes
August 21, 2017 — A dominant paradigm for militarized cyber operations, owing to a growing interest in such actions, is seeking an ability to strike back and launch cyber counter attacks immediately after being attacked. This commentary challenges view based on the argument that it leads to a contra-productive tit-for-tat game with no decisive or deterrent outcome... MORE

Banning Encryption to Stop Terrorists: A Worse than Futile Exercise
August 16, 2017 — "Terrorist groups are increasingly using encryption to plan and coordinate terrorist acts, leading to calls for the banning or backdooring of encrypted messaging apps. This would be misguided. It would not remove the ability of terrorist groups to access this technology and may push them to communicate in ways that are more difficult for Western... MORE

Envisioning the Future to Empower Action
August 3, 2017 — "At a threatcasting workshop, participants imagined tomorrow's threats and identified concrete steps we can take today to mitigate them." MORE