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From Cyberwar to Cognitive Warfare: The Geopolitical Impact on Cybersecurity in Africa

We’ve long defined cybersecurity as the technical discipline of protecting networks, data and systems. But when viewed through a geopolitical lens, then this definition is no longe...

Too Fun to Check: China Suffers Massive Cyberwar Defeat?

Can data sovereignty become a liability in war?

The recent Middle East conflict shows the contradictions inherent in modern data systems and the need to focus less on who controls data and more on how to protect the infrastructu...

Code, power, and chaos: The geopolitics of cybersecurity

Off the coast of Ireland, beneath the Atlantic Ocean, lies a vast nervous system of cables. These strands of fibre-optic wiring form the invisible infrastructure of our globalised...

Iran Is Losing the Cyberwar, Not the Real War

Tehran’s efforts have been underwhelming, but its conventional military successes have been significant enough that it may not matter.

Despite Cease-Fire, Iran’s Hackers Haven’t Logged Off

Tehran’s digital warriors have continued to seek ways to gain an advantage in the conflict in a new phase of cyberspace operations.

Global conflicts drive new cyber-risks to critical systems

ISJ hears exclusively from Magpie Graham, Technical Director of Intelligence at Dragos about the impact of global conflicts on cybersecurity. Rising geopolitical pressure is having...

Cyberattacks are now part of US counterterrorism strategy

The White House says it's trying to deter foreign hackers.

Sword 26: Cyber Defenders Train in Estonia, Secure Critical Infrastructure

U.S. soldiers and National Guard cyber professionals trained with members of the Estonian Defense Forces to defend the networks that modern societies rely on daily during a Sword 2...

What Iran’s Amazon data center attacks reveal about modern war

Before dawn on March 1, 2026, Iranian Shahed drones struck two Amazon Web Services data centers in the United Arab Emirates. A third commercial data center in Bahrain was hit, thou...

A nation on a hard drive: Inside the rise of digital embassies

Facing cyberattacks, hybrid warfare and military conflict, governments are storing their data outside their borders.

UK cyberspying chief says the West is between peace and war as AI races ahead

Britain's cyberspying chief has warned that artificial intelligence is becoming an "unstoppable force" weaponized just below traditional warfare levels.

Redefining warfare

From Iran to Ukraine, a new era of saturation warfare, AI systems, and low-cost drones is reshaping global security

Firewalls won’t protect GEOINT companies. Cyber resilience will, if we act now. 

As cyberattacks increasingly aim to disrupt operations rather than just steal data, GEOINT providers need models that can continue operations under attack, Norman Laudermilch write...

Winona County Victim of Cyber Attack

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz issued an emergency executive order on April 7, 2026, dispatching the Minnesota National Guard after Winona County requested assistance following a cybe...

A secret bot army is phishing, scamming, and sabotaging our lives

There is a particular horror that attaches to threats you cannot see. In the days before Iran’s centrifuges exploded in Natanz, when they were spinning faster than their operators...

‘New form of war’: an insider view of China’s AI strategy in electronic warfare

China is rapidly advancing an “AI Plus” revolution in electronic warfare to redefine how militaries communicate, jam and dominate the electromagnetic spectrum, according to industr...

Sovereignty in the Age of Cyber Influence Operations: Rethinking the Limits of Non-Intervention

For the longest time, electoral interference was imagined as something physical: tampered ballots, disrupted polling booths and hacked machines. This imagination, however, shifted...

Social Media Is the New Battleground for Economic Warfare

Wojna jako przynęta dla cyberprzestępców

<p style="text-align: justify;">Wraz z eskalacją konfliktów zbrojnych rośnie nie tylko napięcie polityczne, ale również aktywność cyberprzestę...

West Asia war spills over to cyberspace: Emails spoofed, cameras hacked

While Israel reportedly hacked into CCTV camera networks in the Iranian capital, Tehran, to keep tabs on its targets, Iran tapped into vulnerabilities in various Gulf locations to...

Cyber Nominee Warns U.S. Could ‘Cede Strategic Ground’ on Digital Infrastructure

Cassady called for coalitions of trusted partners to support secure U.S. digital ecosystems.

How Big a Threat Are Iranian-Backed Cyber Attacks?

A recent CISA advisory was a blunt reminder that, in the digital age, the battlefield has expanded to encompass the geography of everyday life.

Global conflicts accelerate cyber threats against UK CNI

Geopolitical tensions are stoking cyber threats to UK critical infrastructure. State actors and ransomware groups are targeting industrial systems. Operators must improve visibilit...