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Grid Defense: Centralized Strategy, Local Autonomy

Grid Defense: Centralized Strategy, Local Autonomy

RUSI documented that in 2024, a targeted attack on identical solar panel controllers disrupted energy generation on a relevant scale across numerous facilities. Identical Systems Create Virtual Critical Infrastructure RUSI argues that deploying identical systems across numerous facilities can transform decentralized grids into a "single 'virtual critical infrastructure&

Apple's Encryption Line Holds Against Backdoors

Apple's Encryption Line Holds Against Backdoors

The Electronic Privacy Information Center and the National Academies reported that in February 2025, facing a UK mandate for law enforcement access, Apple disabled its Advanced Data Protection (ADP) feature for new UK users rather than building a global backdoor. Security experts agree that any intentional vulnerability introduced into an

Consumer Tech: Built to Be Broken

Consumer Tech: Built to Be Broken

In a 2026 incident, attackers gained kernel-mode execution by exploiting the EnPortv.sys EnCase forensic driver, a piece of software whose certificate had been revoked in 2010 [18]. This was not a sophisticated zero-day attack, but rather a stark illustration of how fundamental vulnerabilities in US consumer technology allow for

China's Undersea Cables: A Weaponized Network

China's Undersea Cables: A Weaponized Network

Taiwan lost an estimated $1.69 billion in just one month following submarine cable disruptions in early 2025, a stark economic blow that reveals the escalating geopolitical weaponization of the internet's hidden infrastructure. A vessel controlled by a Hong Kong company severed the Trans-Pacific Express cable, one of