Cyber

Unveiling the High-Stakes Battle for Technological Dominance

In “Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology,” Chris Miller offers a compelling and timely exploration of the fierce global competition over semiconductor technology, delving into the geopolitical, economic, and technological forces driving this high-stakes race. Through comprehensive research, insightful analysis, and firsthand accounts, Miller paints a vivid picture of the intricate…
Book Review: Countdown to Zero Day

In Countdown to Zero Day, Kim Zetter methodically lays out the history and context of how the first offensive cyber operation came to be—and its ultimate exposure and compromise. This is a story not only about Stuxnet, but also an array of tools going by names like Flame, Wiper, Duqu, Shamoon, and Gauss that began…
The Ones and Zeros have Eyes and Ears

The Marine Corps is fabled for its ability to operate in ‘any clime and place’ and the digital arena should be no different. By understanding and embracing the forward looking and persistent models of traditional Marine Corps operations, while simultaneously embracing the ability of the individual Marine to do the things they have grown up…
The Race for Domestic Semi-Conductor Production

A single company in Taiwan, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), produces over 60% of the world’s microchips, and 90% of ten nanometer chips that serve as the backbone for the world’s cellular devices, computers, satellites, and other advanced electronics. Any interruption to this critical production line would have significant impacts to almost every industry…
Refining the Supply Stream: Where does America wish to be?

Reading Chris Miller’s Chip Wars and Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s Starry Messenger in any temporal proximity causes the reader to ask whether the world is accurately predicting the next technological offset. As tensions continually mount in South East Asia, concerns about the People’s Republic of China conducting a military takeover of Taiwan cause many to wonder…
Iran at Cyber War: Albania in the Crosshairs

The Mujahedeen-e Khalq (MEK) planned to host a Free Iran World Summit in Albania in late July 2022 to connect with other groups who opposed the Islamic Republic of Iran. Before they could meet, Iranian hackers launched a series of cyber attacks against Albanian government websites and internet based public services on July 15th to…
Cyber-Attacks Down Under

Australia is suffering from a rash of data breaches lately. Hackers gained access to networks at universities, dance companies, healthcare providers, and telcom companies between July 2022 and October. These attacks exposed the private information of thousands of Australiasn but the perpetrators did not lock up any systems or destroy anything. They seem to be…
Cyber War: Estonia in the Crosshairs

Russia launched massive cyber attacks against the Estonian government, financial sector, and telecommunications industry between late April and mid May 2007. These attacks crippled the Estonian financial sector and several banks had to completely shut down online operations. Meanwhile, Russian intelligence forces organized violent riots in the Estonian capital to destabilize the country during this…
The Russian Approach to Information War

Cyberspace provided Russia with new tools that it could incorporate into its existing political warfare doctrine. The Soviet Union used political warfare to subject target populations into a sense of constant political, economic, and/or security instability. The USSR used these techniques against both its domestic population and its Western adversaries during the cold war. Russia…