Mossad, Shin Bet and the IDF unmask Unit 4000: the IRGC clandestine directorate for global terrorism April 22, 2026
Russian GRU agents behind plot to plant incendiary bombs on freight aircraft. Espionage November 5, 2024 A fire bomb hidden in a DHL package that caught fire in Germany in July was due to be sent…
South African Elections will reveal SA’s exposure to digital influence as a service Africa May 29, 2024 As the South African elections get under way, ISS Africa examines how vulnerable South Africa is to misinformation and disinformation…
Election Disinformation and the AI Threat – How can you protect yourselves? AI April 22, 2024 As several major elections draw near, the threat from malicious AI bots, created and run by hostile actors intent on…
China’s UK election hack – how and why the Electoral Commission was targeted China March 28, 2024 Soraya Harding, University of Portsmouth via The Conversation The UK government has accused China of hacking the UK Electoral Commission,…
Exclusive: Sir Graeme Lamb Writes on Russia and Iran: An Unwelcome Alliance Cyber February 2, 2024 The past will not tell you what is about to happen but it can point you in the right direction…
Google’s AI Platform Goes Quiet: Why Bard won’t answer political questions in 2024 AI January 29, 2024 In late 2023, Google announced that its AI large language model, named Bard, will be restricted from answering election-related and…
Deepfakes: A Looming Threat to the Fabric of Democracy AI December 15, 2023 In the ever-evolving landscape of technological advancements, deepfakes have emerged as a powerful tool with the potential to disrupt the…
NSN Podcast: Andrew King addresses the existential, generation-defining threat to democracy National Security December 4, 2023 This week at National Security News, we launched our weekly podcast, discussing critical national security issues affecting business worldwide, with…
How the world was in 2022, and how it might look in 2023: NSN’s review and predictions Cyber December 30, 2022 NSN’s reviews 2022 and predicts how the world might fare in 2023.
Study: Influencers and Techies Moonlighting as Spies for Russia’s GRU and FSB Espionage December 22, 2022 Spy Study Identifies How Russian GRU and FSB are now using influencers and techies for espionage.
Qatargate: Angry EU Politicians Shelve Plans to Grant Visa-Free Entry Subversion December 14, 2022 A suspected Qatar bribery scandal aimed at buying EU influence, has backfired spectacularly on the FIFA World Cup hosts.
How Twitter will change (radically) in the Elon Musk era National Security November 10, 2022 What the recent changes in Twitter mean for Open Source Intelligence (OSINT).
