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Friday Sync-Up: How Worried Are You?

Friday Sync-Up: How Worried Are You?

Every Friday, I present a topic or question for our merry band of thinkers, leaders, ...

Monday Brief for 26 April 2021

An endless frontier; A huge chip deal is on hold; and the EU takes action on AI

Friday Sync-Up: Do we need “endless frontiers?”

Friday Sync-Up: Do we need “endless frontiers?”

Every Friday, I present a topic or question for our merry band of thinkers, leaders, ...

Monday Brief for 19 April 2021

We've got a new Threat Assessment; The FBI is "hacking" Americans; & Chipmaker says shortages will last until 2022

Friday Sync-Up: Should we ban data sales to “unfriendly” governments?

Friday Sync-Up: Should we ban data sales to “unfriendly” governments?

Every Friday, I present a topic or question for our merry band of thinkers, leaders, ...

Monday Brief for 12 April 2021

The future is contested; China deploys its digital currency; and Russia throttles Twitter

Monday Brief for 5 April 2021

DHS plans "cyber sprints"; Biden wants billions for grid cybersecurity; & Russia targets cyber threat hunters

Friday Sync-Up: Securing Cyber Infrastructure

Friday Sync-Up: Securing Cyber Infrastructure

Every Friday, I present a topic or question for our merry band of thinkers, leaders, ...

Monday Brief for 29 March 2021

NSA has "blind spot"; INTEL wants to expand its foundry business; & The Navy unveils its unmanned campaign plan

Friday Sync-Up: NSA on US Networks?

Friday Sync-Up: NSA on US Networks?

Every Friday, I present a topic or question for our merry band of thinkers, leaders, ...

Monday Brief for 22 March 2021

5 Questions for "big tech"; Can we talk about "industrial policy?"; and 2020 was a very bad year for cybersecurity

Friday Sync-Up: Collecting “Faceprints”

Friday Sync-Up: Collecting “Faceprints”

Every Friday, I present a topic or question for our merry band of thinkers, leaders, ...

Deep Dive: Translating Chinese Data Assurances

Deep Dive: Translating Chinese Data Assurances

Access to Americans’ data through apps like TikTok and companies like Huawei is a real problem.

Monday Brief for 15 March 2021

Hafnium Exchange attack goes to "11"; Moscow and Beijing plan to move in together; and the Pentagon wants to build Frankenbots!

Friday Sync-Up: Biden Signaling Cyber Retaliation

Friday Sync-Up: Biden Signaling Cyber Retaliation

Every Friday, I present a topic or question for our merry band of thinkers, leaders, ...

Deep Dive: The Geopolitics of 5G

Deep Dive: The Geopolitics of 5G

U.S.-China 5G battle portends a divided internet