Intelligence

A ‘Window Sticker’ for Software (Adam Isles – Lawfare)

In June 2017, a cyberattack known as notPetya corrupted the Ukrainian tax accounting software Medoc and used it to infect victim machines with destructive...

Two groups exploit WinRAR flaws in separate cyber-espionage campaigns (Daryna Antoniuk – The Record)

Two different threat actors, including a Russia-aligned cyber-espionage group, exploited vulnerabilities in the popular WinRAR file-archiving software this summer, researchers have found. Slovak cybersecurity...

Finland charges captain of suspected Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker for subsea cable damage (James Reddick – The Record)

Finnish authorities have brought charges against the captain and two senior officers of a Russia-linked ship accused of deliberately damaging critical subsea cables in...

Harnessing the Transformative Potential of AI in Intelligence Analysis (Rachel Bombach – Just Security)

In an era of extraordinary geopolitical volatility, the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) is confronting increasingly complex challenges that demand innovative technological solutions. Unprecedented amounts...

Strategic choice: Australia opts for Japanese frigates (Nick Childs, Ben Schreer – IISS)

Australia’s choice of a Japanese design for its newest class of frigates represents a milestone for both countries, offering to boost Australian naval capabilities...

Russia’s Use of Crypto Schemes (John Kennedy, Edward Bryan, Illimar Ploom, Viljar Veebel – RAND Corporation)

To maintain access to international markets in the face of Western economic pressure, Russia is increasingly turning to noncurrency payment schemes. The state has...

A Crossroads for UK Cyber Strategy (Joseph Jarnecki, Jamie MacColl – RUSI)

The UK’s cyber strategy has lost momentum. While in many ways the UK continues to invest in and operate as a ‘cyber power’, successive...

Typhon, European Deterrence and Industrial Ambition for Deep Precision Strike (Linus Terhorst – RUSI)

As far as naming missiles go, Greek mythology has been a thankful source for inspiration: the British Trident missiles allude to Poseidon’s weapon of...

Chinese cyberattack on US nuclear agency highlights importance of cyber hygiene (Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan – ASPI The Strategist)

Cyberattacks on any critical infrastructure should be alarming, but attacks on nuclear infrastructure are all the more so due to the potential consequences, including...

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