Cyber Warfare Source Room
A curated collection of documents on cyber operations, military networks, state-linked threats, espionage and digital conflict.
Essential Sources
Cyber threat in drone systems
This study proposes the Enhanced UAV Forensic Framework (EUAVFF) to address cyber threats like GPS spoofing and command hijacking in drone systems. It integrates blockchain audit trails, secure loggin...
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This paper explores the application of AI in military communications and cybersecurity, highlighting its potential to enhance automation, adaptability, and data-driven decision-making. It examines ope...
A Case-Control Measurement Study of OSINT Source Effectiveness for Critical Infrastructure Defense
This study empirically evaluates the effectiveness of public Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) feeds for critical infrastructure (CI) defense. Analyzing 54 confirmed CI cyberattacks and 12 null-control...
Highly Autonomous Cyber-Capable Agents: : Anticipating Capabilities, Tactics, and Strategic Implications
Highly Autonomous Cyber-Capable Agents (HACCAs) are AI systems capable of autonomously conducting sophisticated cyber operations, potentially reaching the level of criminal groups or intelligence agen...
CONTEMPORARY JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE REVIEW
This paper analyzes the evolution of cyber warfare in the Iran-Israel conflict, highlighting cyberspace as a tactical battlefield for hybrid warfare. It examines how cyber activities enable sabotage, ...
Federated Learning in Cybersecurity: Privacy-Preserving Collaborative Models for Threat Intelligence Across Geopolitically Sensitive Organizational Boundaries
Federated Learning (FL) offers a privacy-preserving solution for collaborative cybersecurity threat intelligence across geopolitically sensitive organizational boundaries. It enables multiple entities...
Latest Documents
China & Taiwan Update, October 9, 2026
US and Taiwanese authorities have indicted individuals for illegally reselling US-manufactured semiconductor chips to China, which seeks them for PLA modernization and AI development. Concurrently, Ch...
Quantum Machine Learning Protection of Military Quantum Key Distribution Against Cryptographically Camouflaged Attacks
This paper introduces a quantum machine learning approach to detect cryptographically camouflaged attacks on military Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) systems. It demonstrates that classical monitors fa...
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 25, 2026
Ukraine is set to receive licenses from the US to produce Patriot air defense interceptor missiles, enhancing its defense capabilities against Russian ballistic strikes. Meanwhile, Russia is escalatin...
Navy Cryptologic Warfare Officer Helps Strengthen Navy Cybersecurity Through Research at Naval Postgraduate School
U.S. Navy Lt. Kristina Bodeman developed SPELL, an AI-powered system, to identify vulnerabilities in military computer networks. This research, conducted at the Naval Postgraduate School, aims to enha...
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This paper explores the application of AI in military communications and cybersecurity, highlighting its potential to enhance automation, adaptability, and data-driven decision-making. It examines ope...
Tractable Defense against Advanced Persistent Threats in Networked Settings
This paper proposes a computationally tractable heuristic value function for defending computer networks against Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) using Boolean Dynamical Systems. It addresses the in...
Batten the Hatches: Cybersecurity with Military Mariners
This study investigates how U.S. military mariners from the Navy and Coast Guard perceive and respond to cyber risks, finding that cybersecurity is often abstract on ships, leading to reliance on info...
China & Taiwan Update, August 28, 2026
Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed a NT$240 billion budget for unmanned systems procurement and domestic drone industry development, aiming to enhance self-defense capabilities. Concurrently, China is i...
TikTok and China’s Digital Platforms: Issues for Congress
U.S. policymakers are addressing national security concerns regarding Chinese digital platforms operating in the United States, primarily focusing on TikTok due to its ties to the PRC government and a...
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 25, 2026
Russia is escalating strikes against Ukrainian-Moldovan border infrastructure and port facilities to disrupt Ukraine's export routes and isolate it from Europe. The Kremlin is also attempting to clari...
A Case-Control Measurement Study of OSINT Source Effectiveness for Critical Infrastructure Defense
This study empirically evaluates the effectiveness of public Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) feeds for critical infrastructure (CI) defense. Analyzing 54 confirmed CI cyberattacks and 12 null-control...
Analysis of a Potential Cyber Military Service
This report analyzes the ongoing debate in the U.S. Congress regarding the creation of a separate cyber military service. It examines the arguments for and against such a service, considering speciali...
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ENTANGLED DETERRENCE: DUAL-USE TECHNOLOGIES AND STRATEGIC STABILITY IN SOUTHERN ASIA
This paper introduces "Entangled Deterrence" to analyze how dual-use emerging technologies destabilize strategic stability in Southern Asia's tripolar nuclear environment. It argues that AI, cyber, an...
Korean Peninsula Update, August 19, 2026
North Korea is unlikely to accept US engagement without denuclearization policy changes, despite President Trump's outreach and reduction of US-South Korea military exercises. Pyongyang continues miss...
China & Taiwan Update, August 18, 2026
Taiwan passed its 2026 budget, including a drone allocation, while facing advanced PRC cyberattacks and cooperating with the US on UUVs and coast guard training. The Philippines seeks to balance energ...
Exploring AI’s Operational Implications in a Future U.S.-China Conflict: Initial Observations from the Camp(ai)gn Wargame
This paper presents initial observations from the Camp(ai)gn wargame, exploring how AI might change military planning and combat in a future U.S.-China conflict over Taiwan. The game, set in 2035, fea...
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Mission Assurance in Cyber-Contested Air and Space Operations
This paper proposes an AI-enabled mission assurance architecture for cyber-contested air and space operations, focusing on maintaining operational continuity despite cyber and electromagnetic disrupti...
Russian Hybrid Warfare Activities in Europe: Considerations for Congress
Following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, U.S. and European officials accuse Russia of a sustained, escalating campaign of hybrid warfare across Europe, including sabotage, assassinations, cyberatt...
Korean Peninsula Update, August 11, 2026
North Korea is significantly escalating its support for Russia's war in Ukraine by deploying ballistic missile units and potentially tens of thousands of personnel, aiming to benefit strategically and...
Secure Inference Data Centers: A Vertically Integrated Strategy for Security Engineering
This RAND report proposes a security strategy for Secure Inference Data Centers (SIDCs) to protect AI models from sophisticated nation-state adversaries. It outlines a conceptual architecture and meth...
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This primer provides an overview of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), detailing its organization, modernization goals, and strategic objectives. It highlights the PLA's transformation into a high-te...
Artificial Intelligence and the Risk of Strategic Cyberattack
This paper argues that advances in Artificial Intelligence, particularly agentic AI, will significantly elevate the strategic potential of cyber operations. Historically, cyberattacks have been largel...
SECURE AND RESILIENT SPACE COMMUNICATIONS
This dissertation investigates secure and resilient space communications, addressing challenges posed by commercial space internet and the need for quantum-resistant protocols. It proposes methods for...
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This paper analyzes the modernization of military communication frameworks, highlighting their evolution from supportive instruments to critical enablers for rapid decision-making and mission success ...