Hollie McKay is a Cipher Brief contributing writer, war crimes investigator, and author of "Only Cry for the Living: Memos from Inside the ISIS Battlefield". She previously worked as an investigative ...

The missile threat against the U.S. has grown significantly, prompting the ambitious Golden Dome program to protect the ...

America’s cyber intelligence capabilities are being eviscerated while the threats to national security emanating from cyber space are increasing. The latest cuts to the cyber capabilities within the ...

Russian forces have seized Ukrainian territory at a heavy cost. With incremental gains and devastating losses, the conflict continues to escalate. Stay informed with expert analysis from The Cipher ...

TAKING HONORING THE FALLEN TOO FAR? U.S. Air Force leadership is extending military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt, an Air Force veteran who was shot and killed by a security officer as she tried to ...

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Cynthia Kaiser is SVP of Halcyon’s Ransomware Research Center. She was formerly Deputy Director of the FBI’s cyber division ...

The clock is ticking toward September 30, 2025, when one of America's most vital cybersecurity protections will expire unless Congress acts. The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA ...

The country’s long-simmering civil war exploded after the 2021 coup that saw the military overthrow of the elected government led by Aung Aan Suu Kyi, uniting pro-democracy forces and ethnic militias ...

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Russia’s massive drone attack overnight on six Ukrainian regions, which hit energy and gas transport infrastructure and cut off power to over 100,000 people, is the latest sign that Moscow is nowhere ...