Cyber and information warfare operate below the threshold of conventional conflict, yet shape outcomes continuously. This sub-magazine examines how states and non-state actors contest power through networks, narratives, and digital systems.
Intelligence Briefings
Cyber operations, influence campaigns, electronic intrusion, disinformation, and digital coercion.
Why This Magazine Exists
Cyber conflict is often reduced to incidents and headlines. This sub-magazine exists to analyze campaigns, capabilities, and strategic intent, not just breaches—connecting technical actions to political and military outcomes.
What We Track
- Cyber offense and defense doctrines
- Information warfare and influence operations
- Digital command-and-control systems
- Critical network vulnerabilities
- Escalation dynamics in cyberspace
Latest Analysis & Intelligence
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Beyond the White Box: The New Frontier of Operational AI Red Teaming
Introduction: From Algorithmic Vulnerability to Battlefield Exposure The first generation of adversarial artificial intelligence research established a critical but incomplete truth: machine learning systems can be deceived. Programs such as DARPA’s Guaranteeing AI Robustness against Deception (GARD) demonstrated this convincingly through highly controlled, white-box experiments in which attackers had full visibility into model architectures, training…
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Beyond the Perimeter: Inside the DoD’s Seven-Pillar Zero Trust Strategy and the Race to 2027 (2026 Update)
Introduction: Why Zero Trust Has Become a National Security Imperative The era of perimeter-based cybersecurity is over. For decades, military and government networks relied on the assumption that users and systems inside a trusted boundary could operate freely once authenticated. That model has collapsed under the pressure of cloud migration, remote operations, coalition networking, software…
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DARPA Tackles Deepfakes: New Initiatives, Commercialization Push, and the Evolving Battle for Digital Truth (2026 Update)
Introduction: Deepfakes Move from Novelty to National Security Threat Deepfakes have shifted rapidly from internet curiosities to a strategic challenge with implications for politics, intelligence, defense, finance, and public trust. AI-generated audio, video, imagery, and text can now imitate real people with enough realism to deceive officials, manipulate markets, damage reputations, or trigger geopolitical crises.…
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Beyond GARD: How DARPA is Building Next-Generation AI Red Teaming for Battlefield Resilience
DARPA’s shift beyond GARD signals a critical evolution in how the United States conceptualizes AI security—not as a laboratory discipline, but as a combat-critical operational capability. The transition from white-box adversarial testing to real-world “hidden box” threat models reflects a recognition that AI systems are no longer experimental constructs; they are deployed assets operating in…
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Self-Healing Systems: How DARPA’s Red-C Program Signals the Next Phase of Cyber Warfare
In the evolving battlespace of cyber conflict, speed has overtaken scale as the decisive factor. Adversaries no longer rely solely on brute-force attacks; they exploit timing, stealth, and systemic opacity—embedding themselves within systems faster than defenders can detect or respond. In this environment, traditional cybersecurity models—built on perimeter defense and post-incident response—are increasingly obsolete. The…
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Closing the Software Understanding Gap: Verifiable Code as a Strategic Imperative in the Age of Autonomous Systems
In the emerging security landscape, power is no longer defined solely by platforms, weapons, or industrial output—it is increasingly determined by the integrity, reliability, and interpretability of software that controls them. From power grids and satellites to AI-enabled defense systems, software has become the invisible infrastructure of national strength. Yet a critical asymmetry has emerged:…
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The Connected Factory Under Siege: Cyber Warfare in Manufacturing Systems (2025–2026 Update)
Introduction: From Digital Transformation to Digital Battlespace The vision of Industry 4.0 promised intelligent, autonomous, and hyper-connected factories. By 2026, that vision has largely materialized—but so has a far more dangerous reality: the factory floor has become a contested cyber battlespace. The convergence of IT, operational technology (OT), cloud, Industrial IoT (IIoT), and AI-driven analytics…