Improving the National Threat Advisory System

In our 16 May 2017 blog post, we addressed the WannaCry outbreak and how the cyber-incident highlighted the ineffectiveness of the current National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS). In that, we stated that we’d deliver a follow-up post to suggest one way that the...

Terminology for $500. What Are Blended Attacks?

About a week ago, as we were coming out of the initial concerns relating to the WannaCry ransomware outbreak, I shared the following thought on LinkedIn: “WannaCry brings up a thought I often have – what is the best way to capture cyber incidents with physical...

Gate 15 Threat Advisory, 25 May 2017

This week, terrorists have conducted attacks in the United Kingdom, Indonesia, the Philippines, Somalia (and other parts of Africa), as well as ongoing fighting in Iraq and Syria. On 15 May, the US Department of Homeland Security released an updated National Terrorism...