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2026 US Annual Threat Assessment: AI and Quantum as Drivers of National Security Strategy " Bloomsbury Intelligence and Security Institute (BISI)
5+ hour, 47+ min ago (376+ words) In March 2026, the United States (US) Intelligence Community (IC) released its 2026 Annual Threat Assessment (ATA), which identifies AI and quantum computing as central to its national security and China as its most prominent competitor" The ATA signals a structural shift in…...
North Korea Uses AI-Generated Workers to Infiltrate European Firms " Bloomsbury Intelligence and Security Institute (BISI)
2+ week, 6+ day ago (272+ words) North Korea has developed a state-backed "fake worker" industry that uses stolen identities, generative artificial intelligence (AI), and support networks such as laptop farms to secure remote IT roles, evade sanctions, and generate hard currency for the regime." After infiltrating…...
European Tech Sovereignty and the Security Risks of Decoupling " Bloomsbury Intelligence and Security Institute (BISI)
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (298+ words) Security planners warn that rapid decoupling could create short-term capability gaps because European militaries and critical services rely on US software, cloud, and data tools. Recent geopolitical developments have intensified the debate. Following US sanctions targeting International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief…...
Compute Concentration and Systemic Risk in the Digital Economy " Bloomsbury Intelligence and Security Institute (BISI)
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (278+ words) To mitigate this structural exposure, states are increasingly driven to pursue partial sovereignty strategies, a dynamic that is likely to contribute to market fragmentation and alter the integrated technological frameworks that previously supported the digital economic integration. The systemic risk…...
Trump's Cyber Strategy: Offensive Ambitions, Defensive Gaps " Bloomsbury Intelligence and Security Institute (BISI)
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (204+ words) The central tension lies between the strategy's expansive ambitions to impose costs on adversaries and modernise federal networks, and the simultaneous reduction in the institutional capacity required to execute them. This gap between aspiration and delivery is one that adversaries…...
Open AI-Do W Deal: Institutionalising AI Governance Inside US National Security " Bloomsbury Intelligence and Security Institute (BISI)
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (286+ words) On 27 February, the United States" Department of War (Do W) finalised an agreement with Open AI to integrate their models into classified networks. This agreement was finalised right after the designation of Anthropic as a "supply chain risk" by the Pentagon,…...
Assessing Quantum's Risk on Critical Infrastructure " Bloomsbury Intelligence and Security Institute (BISI)
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (227+ words) BISI is proud to present this piece in collaboration with Cyber Women Groups CIC. Through this partnership, we have combined our expertise in political risk with their knowledge of cyber security to deliver a fresh perspective on emerging threats. Cyber Women…...
AI Safety: Lessons from Digital Piracy " Bloomsbury Intelligence and Security Institute (BISI)
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (217+ words) The widening gap between the pace of AI capability advances and the speed of governance responses creates persistent enforcement deficits that state and non-state actors can exploit. The cat-and-mouse dynamic between safety guardrails and circumvention techniques mirrors the arms race…...
EU's Evolving Governance of High-Risk Telecom Technology " Bloomsbury Intelligence and Security Institute (BISI)
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (422+ words) The EU is strengthening its approach to secure its critical telecom infrastructure against high-risk suppliers such as the Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE. The January 2026 revision of the Cybersecurity Act makes the past guidelines binding to all EU member states,…...