Cyber Defense Strategies

With a distinguished career spent on the front lines of corporate cyber defense, Malik Haidar has a unique perspective on the evolving relationship between hackers, corporations, and the law. He has seen firsthand how legal ambiguity can stifle the very research needed to protect critical systems.

In an era where digital battlefields are as critical as physical ones and artificial intelligence can be weaponized for disinformation campaigns, the traditional concepts of national security are being fundamentally reshaped. Against this backdrop of rapidly evolving, technologically-driven

The proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 represents a landmark legislative pivot, decisively reorienting the United States' defense posture toward the realities of twenty-first-century conflict in cyberspace. More than a simple budget allocation, the bill signals a

The relentless expansion of the hybrid workforce and cloud adoption has pushed IT and security teams to a breaking point, forcing them to navigate a labyrinth of disparate management consoles and security tools. This operational model, often described as a "swivel-chair" nightmare, leads

Data centers have profoundly evolved from being isolated, fortified structures into the hyper-connected and indispensable nerve centers of the global digital economy, demanding a radical rethinking of how these critical assets are secured. The long-standing model, which focused on building higher

The exciting prospect of sophisticated AI agents seamlessly managing complex online tasks on a user's behalf, from booking multi-leg trips to completing intricate application forms, is rapidly approaching reality. This functionality, often called "agentic browsing," promises a