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The term “National Security Industrial Base” (NSIB) appeared in the 2018 National Security Strategy. The NSIB is the “network of knowledge, capabilities, and people—including academia, National Laboratories, and the private sector—that turns ideas into innovations [and] transforms discoveries into successful commercial products.” This report outlines elements of the NSIB and how a commercially driven innovation differs from a defense-centric approach to technology. The U.S. innovat...

An aerial view of a Colonial Pipeline tank farm. A cyberattack that forced company to pause operations has cybersecurity experts questioning what tactics the U.S. government can take to deter cybercriminals. (Colonial Pipeline) The cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline spurred a clear message from the White House Monday that the onus lies with critical infrastructure owners and operators to secure their own networks. That leaves some demanding more from government to deter cybercriminals by plac...

Cyberattack Shuts Down Colonial Pipeline, Threatens To Raise Gas Prices A cyber ransomware attack crippled the nation’s largest pipeline on the East Coast which now threatens to raise gas prices while exposing vulnerabilities in critical U.S. infrastructure. Colonial Pipeline Co, which runs a 5,500-mile pipeline from Linden, N.J., to the Gulf Coast at Houston, Texas revealed in a press release Monday its four primary lines remain offline after corporate computer systems had been compromised. ...

The Cipher Daily Brief Get a daily rundown of the top security stories delivered to your inbox Monday through Friday with exclusive briefs and columns on what matters most to you and your organization. SIGN UP FOR The Free NewsletterSign up The Case for Powerful, Intermittent Cyber Response March 9, 2021 The Newsletter Walter Pincus is a contributing senior national security columnist for The Cipher Brief. He spent forty years at The Washington Post, writing on topics from nuclear weapons to po...

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Estonias diplomacy training aims to shape state behavior in cyberspace Estonia’s Ambassador at Large for Cyber Diplomacy Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar speaking at a conference. (Security & Defense Agenda / Flickr) Share Feb 9, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP Diplomats from around the world are convening this week to share ideas about what type of behavior should be allowed in cyberspace, and debate what happens when those rules are broken. The virtual confab, organized by the Estonian Ministry of...

Biden Prodded to Take Muscular Approach to Cybersecurity CYBERSECURITY 1/22/2021 iStock illustration Officials and analysts are urging the Biden administration to be more aggressive than its predecessors in dealing with cyber threats from adversaries such as Russia and China as well as non-state actors. A December report by the Aspen Institute, “A National Cybersecurity Agenda for Resilient Digital Infrastructure,” offered a scathing critique of the U.S. ...

China is certainly an awkward bedfellow for the EU. But the US cannot set itself up as a moral arbiter after a year of social unrest and a very messy election.

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Russia hack confronts Trump with decision that echoes Obamas Nick Wadhams, Bloomberg FacebookTwitterEmail The Kremlin in Moscow on Dec. 11, 2020.Bloomberg photo by Andrey Rudakov. A massive hack on the federal government presents President Donald Trump with the same choice Barack Obama faced in the waning days of his tenure: whether to impose sanctions on Russia, and how severe to make them. So far, Trump has shown little willingness to impose costs. Confronted with evidence that Vladimir Puti...