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Owning the Pipe: China's Systematic Campaign Against Allied Telecom Infrastructure

Salt Typhoon and UNC3886 have achieved persistent access across the communication infrastructure of the United States and its partners. The intelligence objective is not bulk data theft — it is pos…

Marcus ChenSenior Threat Intelligence Analyst
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The Standard-Setting War: Why AI Security Regulation Is Geopolitics by Other Means

Three regulatory frameworks for AI security are now active simultaneously — American, European, and Chinese — and each has been designed to reach beyond its own borders.

Rina TakahashiPolicy Analyst, Digital Governance
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Stryker in the Wire: Iran's Wartime Cyber Operations Against US Military Systems

Iran's cyber units have demonstrated the ability to target deployed military logistics systems during active operations — a capability threshold previously attributed only to China and Russia.

David OkaforFormer Military Intelligence, Cyber Operations
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The EU Digital Identity Wallet: Convenience, Surveillance, and the Architecture of Trust

The eIDAS 2.0 regulation mandates a digital identity wallet for every EU citizen by 2027. The security architecture decisions made now will determine whether it becomes an instrument of liberation …

Rina TakahashiPolicy Analyst, Digital Governance
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Severed Lines: The Strategic Vulnerability of Undersea Cable Infrastructure

Recent cable cuts in the Baltic and Red Sea have moved undersea infrastructure from theoretical vulnerability to active threat. The defence gap is structural, not technical.

Marcus ChenSenior Threat Intelligence Analyst
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The Ransomware Paradox: Why Declining Incident Rates Signal Increased Strategic Risk

Ransomware incidents are down 18% year-over-year, but nation-state persistence in OT environments has increased. The shift from exploitation to positioning is the real story.

David OkaforFormer Military Intelligence, Cyber Operations