A Cybersecurity Primer
This self-study course discusses the fundamentals of cybersecurity in a broad overview. It attempts to address cybersecurity in layman’s terms to give students a basic …
Cyber Security
Cyber Federalism
Today’s cyber risks to critical infrastructure and public services affect all levels of government. Eric Rosner (MA 1601/2) explores the current state of cybersecurity, examines …
Annotated Worldwide Threat Assessment 2021
The Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community is presented to Congress by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Since 2014, CHDS has produced …
Ransomware
A collection of reports that focus on ransomware, which is “a form of malware designed to encrypt files on a device, rendering any files and …
Cybercrime Response Capabilities and Capacity: A Collaborative Approach for Small to Medium-Sized Local Law Enforcement Agencies
NPS-CHDS master’s graduate Ryan Monaghan (MA1803/1804), Lieutenant at San Mateo Police Department (CA), talks about his thesis with Heather Issvoran. In his thesis, Monaghan identifies …
The Battle to Regain Cyber Territory: The Cyberspace Solarium Commission’s Plan
The Cyberspace Solarium Commission was established in the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act to develop a consensus strategy for defending the United States …
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Homeland Security Affairs – April 2020 Issue
The April 2020 Issue of Homeland Security Affairs features an essay analyzing trends in European border security, a review of an important book on attribution of cyber-attacks, …
How Fake News and Information Laundering Threaten Homeland Security
Katelyn Mason and Sam Korta discuss the importance of how state and non-state actors manipulate real world events to propagate narratives that influence and divide …
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Information Laundering
How is it that fringe stories and counterfeit narratives get traction, enter mainstream media, and are accepted as fact? Intelligence expert Samantha Korta (Masters 1605/1606 …
Annotated Worldwide Threat Assessment 2019
The Worldwide Threat Assessment has been presented to Congress annually by the Director of National Intelligence; and before that office was created, it was presented …
Ep 5: Improving your Cyber Security in an Insecure World
Episode 005. With this episode and some upcoming shows, we’re taking a slightly different approach by focusing on you, the homeland security practitioner. In your …
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Cyber Pearl Harbor
The notion that the United States is vulnerable to a strategic surprise cyber attack is often characterized as a “Cyber Pearl Harbor,” and is a …