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Burning and Bridges II: Turla Boogaloo

Turla’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Couple of Years

May 9, 2023

Burning and Bridges II: Turla Boogaloo

May 9, 2023

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Cyber(war) Persuasion Fatigue

The perception of foreign doctrinal adherence does not automatically equate to fulfillment of operational standards of success for effects.

May 6, 2023

Cyber(war) Persuasion Fatigue

May 6, 2023

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Stop Huffing About Cyber Retaliation

Handwringing about the credibility of threats to impose costs in cyber contests misunderstands how those contests actually function.

Jul 13, 2021

Stop Huffing About Cyber Retaliation

Jul 13, 2021

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Cyber Espionage as Mischief Managed

Harry Potter can teach us something about cyber threat actors who accept the risks that accompany spying on blue team personnel.

Apr 2, 2021

Cyber Espionage as Mischief Managed

Apr 2, 2021

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Giving the Adversary an Extra Vote

Hyperbole in threat-framing creates an exploitable condition that gives adversaries an easy way to mess with our heads.

Mar 8, 2021

Giving the Adversary an Extra Vote

Mar 8, 2021

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The Incoherence of Cyber Deterrence

I love to repeat myself: deterring cyber espionage is a fantasy and cyberattack delivery can only at imperfectly deterred at best.

Feb 22, 2021

The Incoherence of Cyber Deterrence

Feb 22, 2021

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Pressing Problems and Slippery Slopes: Developing an Offensive Response to Ransomware

While I don’t think JDAMs are the answer to ransomware, we need a real discussion about responsible pursuit of other offensive solutions.

Feb 5, 2021

Pressing Problems and Slippery Slopes: Developing an Offensive Response to Ransomware

Feb 5, 2021

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A Last Clever Knot?

Newly disclosed Russian cyber activity targeting US government networks could represent both counterintelligence and influence operations.

Oct 23, 2020

A Last Clever Knot?

Oct 23, 2020

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Ya hya chouhada Muad’Dib!

“Long live the fighters of Muad’Dib!”

Jun 9, 2020

Ya hya chouhada Muad’Dib!

Jun 9, 2020

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CYBERCOM Apparently Got Half-Baked Ideas for Christmas

CYBERCOM has ideas about how to deter Russian election interference in 2020 and they don’t inspire my confidence.

Dec 26, 2019

CYBERCOM Apparently Got Half-Baked Ideas for Christmas

Dec 26, 2019

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The net’s own counterintelligence referent, maybe. Views here are personal, not my employer’s. All original content © Alex Orleans, 2014–present.

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