The battle for digital supremacy

Book author: David Patrikarakos Published by: Basic Books Reviewer: per Concordiam Staff Social media has made a mockery of the old saw that a lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes. Today,…

Lessons from Ukraine

Russia’s multilayered cyber assaults know no bounds By Col. Viktor Lisakonov, chief of the Information Assurance Directorate, Ukrainian General Staff Innovation has driven military strategy since the dawn of humanity. The inventions of…

Resilience is key

How to thwart known, and unknown, dangers By Lt. Col. Darko Galinec, Ph.D., Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Croatia  |  Photos by The Associated Press Military terminology can migrate into nonmilitary contexts in the same fashion…

Public-Private Partnerships

Building a Strong Foundation for Protecting Vital Services By Agnieszka Wierzbicka, Department of Cyber Security at the Polish Ministry of Digital Affairs Over the past 10 years, information and communications technologies (ICTs) have…

Reducing Risk

The Czech Republic responds to growing threats By Veronika Netolická and Martin Konečný Photos by Reuters Damage to the Czech Republic’s critical information infrastructure (CII) has the potential to impact national security by…

Spain’s Digital Defenses

Applying Innovative Models to Protect Critical Infrastructure By Alberto Hernández, CEO, National Cybersecurity Institute of Spain (INCIBE) There have been a number of large-scale cyber attacks on critical services and critical…

Rebooting Security

An innovative plan for protecting Georgia’s critical infrastructure  By Andria Gotsiridze and Maka Petriashvili In the 21st century, cyberspace has become the fifth domain of conflict, together with air, land, sea and space. Countries…

A Present Concern

As internet usage soars, Kosovo must harden its defenses By Hafize Bajrami IT chief, Ministry for the Kosovo Security Force Today, the internet is part of work and life for many millions of people worldwide. With the rapid developments…

Wicked Threats

Strategic foresight is required to defend cyberspace By Maj. Walbery Nogueira de Lima e Silva, Brazilian Army Historically, the adoption of new technologies has resulted in three important revolutions in industry. The first revolution…

Hacking The Pentagon

A regional conference and friendly Pentagon cyber sleuths help bolster security By per Concordiam Staff PHOTOS BY COL. LEERNEST M. RUFFIN/U.S. AIR FORCE Safeguarding against cyber attacks is critical to the defense of any nation.…