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Aliquippa Municipal Water Hack
Russian Propaganda: MI6 Sends Ukrainian Hit Squad to Africa
The Kremlin's Web of Deceit
Stripped of Glory: Wagner Fighters’ Fall from Grace in Russia
Russia's Propaganda Crisis
March of Justice or Armed Mutiny?
Unraveling the Unprecedented Wagner Uprising in Russia
What We Discovered About the Alleged Chinese Spy in Boston
OSINT
Shedding Light on Russian PMC Patriot Just Sanctioned by the US
OSINT
Wagner Group Stepping Up Recruitment Efforts In the West
Targeting Westerners
Chinese Espionage At American Seaports
Chinese Efforts To Gather Information
While Russia Has Kids Writing to Soldiers, Wagner Center Forms Youth Club
Russia's Approach to Shaping Youth Ideology
Chinese Mining Tycoon Blocked from Controlling Minerals Vital to National Security
OSINT
COVID-19 Update: FBI and DoE Suggest Virus Has Lab Leak Origin
Federal Agencies Shift COVID View
Increase of U.S. Military Presence in Taiwan May Escalate Tensions with China
Strategic Expansion in Southeast Asia
Looking Back: One Year After Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine
No End in Sight
China’s Cutting-Edge Security Center Targets U.S. Post-Doctoral Talent
A Strike Source Exclusive
The Ongoing Plight and Suffering of the Uyghurs
An Eye-Opening Interview
Red Alert: Chinese Surveillance Balloon Sighted in Montana
Old-fashioned espionage in a new era
Countering China: U.S. Opens New Embassy in the Solomon Islands
A Fresh Start
Russia Deports Afghans With Military Backgrounds That Won’t Fight in Ukraine
Exclusive
Policy Shift: Biden Admin Will Send Abrams Tanks to Ukraine
A Battlefield Advantage
Teammate of Navy SEAL Killed in Ukraine Talks About Fighting Together
The Fallen
From the War Zone: A Foreign Fighter in Ukraine and Her Time on the Ground
A Norwegian Native on the Ukrainian Frontlines
From the War Zone: How Ukrainian Partisans Disrupt Russian Forces
Resistance
Espionage in the Russian Orthodox Church
Spiritual cover for geopolitical objectives
Essential Things To Know To Become An AH-6 Little Bird Pilot
KEY INFO ON THE 160TH SPECIAL OPERATIONS AVIATION REGIMENT
Watching in 2023: Violence on the Rise in Peru
Monitoring the Issue
How Consumer Drones are Transforming the Modern Battlefield
A Game Changer
Russians Release US Navy Veteran Held for Nearly a Year
Taylor Dudley
Grounded Flights Nationwide Reportedly Caused By Corrupted File
NOTAM
From the Warzone: Ukrainians On Why Their Military is Now Ranked 15th in the World
A Sea of Blood
Laying Out What May Be Next in the India-China Border Conflict
Tensions Between Two Major Powers
Kim Jong Un Starts 2023 With Call for Military Satellite and Major Increase in Nukes
2023 Threats
Nigerian Special Forces Soldier On Fighting ISIS For Five Years
Hunting Terrorists
Japan Makes Rare Earth Shift That Could Lead to New Tension With China
A Potential Powder Keg
Report: Taliban Leaders Are Meeting at the Chinese Embassy in Afghanistan Daily
Chinese Cooperation With the Taliban
Russian Propaganda Launches a New Stage of Mobilization
Advancing the Agenda
Surviving The Terror of The Chinese Communist Party
Surviving in China under Mao Zedong
Pitch Black-The Story Of A North Korean Army Defector
Life Inside North Korea
The Curious Case of The Faux U.N. Human Rights Group: CIPDH/IHRDC
CIPDH/IHRDC
China Targets India’s Energy Sector – Fall in Line or ‘Lights Out’
Research and Analysis
The Plight of the Uyghurs
With Prime Minister in exile Salih Hudayar
Geopolitical Flexing in the Caucasus
Winners and Losers of the Azerbaijan/Armenia peace deal
What Does Iran-Russia Cyber Partnership Mean for U.S. National Security?
Putin and Khamenei
Russia Expands Global Influence with Naval Base in Sudan
Putin's Growing Influence in Africa
Analyzing Xi Jinping’s Message to Chinese Forces to Focus On ‘Preparing for War’
China's Pursuit for More Power
8 Questions With Poland’s Former Head of Foreign Intelligence About Belarus
An Interview with Grzegorz Małecki
Disinformation Campaigns and Russia’s Information Confrontation Strategy
A Growing Threat
Iran-Israel: The Larger Implications of Cyber Conflict
Analysis of the Issue
Abraham Accord Signals Realignment in the Middle East
Israel, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates sign peace treaties and friendship accords in Washington
China and Russia Cyber Sovereignty May Become the Attractive Option for Governments
Collaboration Between Beijing and Moscow Causes Concern for West
The Ukrainian Operation to Arrest Wagner Group Mercenaries
Was it a bona fide operation or disinformation?
Russian Forces Injure U.S. Troops in Syria, Showing Continued Intent for Confrontation
An Analysis of Events
Peter Debbins: Missing Links and The U.K. Connection
WHAT IS MOST INTERESTING IS WHAT ISN'T THERE
Retired Polish General Offers Three Scenarios for Belarus Protests
PUTIN AND LUKASHENKO ARE IN THIS TOGETHER
Investigating the U.S. Special Forces Vet Charged With Spying for Russia
Research and Analysis
The Humanitarian Who Wouldn’t Let ISIS Win
Fighting Terror With Compassion
A HOSTAGE RESCUE – WHAT SETS IT APART
Pompeo Pushes Back Against Chinese Claim to Key Maritime Region
Don’t Just Counter, Go Offensive
ESSENTIALS TO KNOW FOR BECOMING A DOG HANDLER IN SPECIAL OPERATIONS
Preparing for Other Disasters Amid COVID-19
ESSENTIAL THINGS TO KNOW IF YOU WANT TO BECOME A NAVY SEAL
The Unsurprising Case of a Chinese Commercial Operation in the United States
What you need to know about it in order to learn from it and protect yourself
What It Takes to Stop Child Predators as an ICAC Special Agent
Guardian Group and Its Mission to Take Down Human Traffickers
Chinese Consulate in Houston is Ordered to Close, Signaling Washington’s Intent to Confront Beijing
Examining Russia’s Accusations Against the US During the George Floyd Protests
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Troubled Waters: Iranian Hackers Target U.s. Water Supply
THE RUNDOWN While most Americans were enjoying their Thanksgiving holiday weekend, Iranian-backed hacking group CyberAv3ngers managed to gain partial control of a municipal water booster station just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The booster station belongs to the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa, which supplies water for over 6,500 residents. There is currently no known risk […]
Private Sector Hack-backs Are A Recipe For Disaster
THE RUNDOWN At a recent senior-level cyber summit, the National Security Agency’s director of cybersecurity rebuked growing interest from companies wanting to assist in retaliating against cyber attackers and hacking groups targeting the private sector. Clearly, the pervasive cyber threat environment continues to drive this desire, as cyber attacks from sophisticated cybercrime gangs, nation states, […]
Ransomware Is On The Rise (again)
THE RUNDOWN Over this past weekend, the cybersecurity and the defense industries were both shocked to learn that on 27 October, 2023, the Russia-based hacker group Lockbit successfully implanted ransomware in the computer network of defense contracting giant Boeing. A ransomware attack is one where a hacker is able to access the computers of the […]
French Connections: How French Defense Groups Keep Supplying The Kremlin’s War Machine
THE RUNDOWN Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, international observers and Ukrainian soldiers alike have repeatedly reported sightings of French technology in Russian weaponry, running the gamut from microprocessors to thermal surveillance systems. Despite repeated denials, documents obtained last week by the French investigative website Blast prove that elements of the French military-industrial complex continue to […]
Hacktivist Intervention: Israel And Gaza Strip Cyber Attacks
THE RUNDOWN Amidst the ongoing chaos in Israel as a result of the Hamas invasion, cyber attacks have played a role in the unraveling events, adding an additional layer of complexity. In the first hours of the assault, Anonymous Sudan, a Russia-aligned hacktivist group, pledged its support for Hamas and launched attacks against Israel’s alerting […]
Oil, But At What Cost: Brussels’ Murky Partnership With Azerbaijan
THE RUNDOWN In the summer of 2022, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen traveled to Baku to ratify a memorandum of understanding between Azerbaijan and the European Union. The agreement was the first of several signed documents that deepened the Transcaucasian state’s cooperation with Brussels. Set against the backdrop of the Russian invasion of […]