Ideas
It's Time for China to Turn Nuclear-Security Pledges into Reality
Beijing's made a good start, but must buckle down before terror groups exploit corruption to devastating effect.
Ideas
The Changing Logic Behind Suicide Bombings
What was once purely a strategic action has become a tactical move meant to help hold territory.
Defense Systems
DOJ charges 7 Iranians with hacks against US banks, infrastructure
The indictment of Iran-linked hackers follows similar charges against others, highlighting that law enforcement has become a new tool in the cybersecurity arsenal.
Defense Systems
New DARPA challenge takes aim at spectrum sharing
DARPA's Spectrum Collaboration Challenge seeks to find creative and collaborative solutions to the increasing danger of limited spectrum space.
Defense Systems
Mercury acquisition embeds its presence in military systems
Mercury Systems' acquisition of Microsemi's would make it the military’s largest supplier of secure embedded processing equipment.
Science & Tech
US Intelligence Wants Computers That Spot Fake Fingerprints
Researchers at the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency aim not only to spot prosthetic thumbs, it will also learn to predict attacks never seen before.
Science & Tech
Are These Syrian Hackers Cyber Warriors, or Just Thieves?
The FBI added two Syrian hackers to its most-wanted list for cybercriminals, a project that's only been running since 2013 and includes individuals from China, Russia and Eastern Europe.
Ideas
ISIS Is Using the Media Against Itself
It doesn’t matter if the coverage that follows an attack is negative. For ISIS, any coverage is good coverage.
Threats
What Trump Got Right About Brussels
Trump’s diagnosis of the attack makes sense. But the proposals he and Ted Cruz offered in response do not.
Ideas
The All-Too-Human Reason Nuclear Material Isn’t Secure Enough
Every facility that holds it is vulnerable to security complacency.
Defense Systems
DOD's future security, info sharing will ride on the cloud
CIO Terry Halvorsen tells Congress that a virtual cloud environment -- attainable in five years -- could improve security and allow cooperation with traditional and non-traditional partners.
Defense Systems
DOJ files charges against 3 Syrian Electronic Army members
Three SEA members were named in a pair of criminal complaints for a variety of malicious online activity.
Defense Systems
Army adds $243M to tactical vehicle contract
The deal to Oshkosh Defense reinforces the services commitment, which could grow to $60 billion, to the next-generation Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.
Policy
America's Working on Its Next Nuclear Deal
The Obama Administration wants to alter a plutonium-disposal pact. What will Russia demand in return?
Threats
Flaws in Belgium’s Counterterrorism Efforts Were Long Known
Short staffing, communications problems, and institutional problems have plagued the country for years—and ISIS is taking advantage.
Science & Tech
How Facial Recognition Might Stop the Next Brussels
Keeping terrorists away from crowded spaces requires recognizing them before they get there, which is no easy task.
Threats
After Brussels, Will Voters Demand Foreign-Policy Experience?
Trump wants waterboarding, Cruz wants to ‘secure’ Muslim neighborhoods in wake of attacks.
Threats