Risk Scenarios for the US’s Strategic Pivot
Summary The United States (US) is shifting toward a more force-driven security strategy primarily relying on military operations and economic pressure to counter...
Building with AI: Here’s What No Briefing Will Tell You
Executives making AI decisions without hands-on building experience have a comprehension gap that no briefing can close. AI is...
Lazarus Doesn’t Need AGI
Last week’s reporting on unauthorized access to Claude Mythos reads as an AI security story. It is also, structurally, a North Korea (DPRK)...
The Money Mule Solution: What Every Scam Has in Common
Scams are a $450B–$1T global problem, and unlike card fraud, they don't require a breach; just convincing a victim...
From Overwhelmed to Autonomous: Rethinking Threat Intelligence in 2026
Key Takeaways The real challenge in cybersecurity isn’t intelligence or visibility, it’s speed. Attackers operate at machine speed, while most organizations are...
Critical minerals and cyber operations
Summary Critical elements and rare earth elements REEs are no longer commodities; they are strategic dependencies. Chinaʼs dominance in processing and refining provides...
Today, trust is the superpower that makes innovation possible
The paradoxes of today’s digital world are well-known to anyone with a smartphone. Over the last decade, connectivity has expanded, yet the world...
Evolution of Chinese-Language Guarantee Telegram Marketplaces
Executive Summary Chinese-language, Telegram-based “guarantee” marketplaces are increasingly popular among Chinese-speaking criminal groups despite the widely publicized shutdown of Huione Guarantee in 2025....
AI Hype vs. Reality: Is AI Really Rewriting the Vulnerability Equation?
AI vulnerability research and discovery capabilities are improving, but they have not changed the fundamentals of vulnerability management. Instead, they are scaling up...
Emerging Enterprise Security Risks of AI
Summary Agentic AI adoption is accelerating rapidly as enterprise software and applications increasingly incorporate task-specific AI agents, enabling autonomous execution of complex tasks...








