Intelligence

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...

What Trump’s Submarine Threat and Russia’s INF Exit Really Mean (Heather Williams – Center for Strategic & International Studies)

Social media is again the preferred platform for nuclear signaling. On August 1, Trump announced in a social media post that he was ordering...

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