The pre-intrusion layer

Most security teams are not blind to influence operations. They see the signals, but they see them late: content already spreading, impersonation already live, narratives amplified. By then, the early-stage indicators – cloned domains, coordinated account creation, AI-generated content being tested – have been visible for weeks on platforms their security stack doesn’t collect from. […]

Follow the Trail: Crypto Sanctions Evasion

States increasingly pursue their geopolitical objectives through non-military means — including front companies, sanctions-busting supply chains, proxy networks, and covert financing. Cryptocurrency has become a critical enabler of this architecture: state-backed actors are now building and exploiting financial and crypto platforms specifically designed to circumvent sanctions regimes, funnelling illicit virtual asset flows through jurisdictions that […]