Articles

The Belief Twin: Toward an Architecture of Cognitive Modeling and Its Policy Implications

4/13/2026 As I was writing this article, I was reminded of my teen years when I read Isaac Asimov’s Foundation Trilogy and became fascinated by the theory of psychohistory –...

From Passive Beliefs to Active Defense – Building a Cognitive Firewall Against Disinformation

April 2, 2026 Belief systems have traditionally been treated as passive—formed through experience, culture, and social context. But in a world shaped by algorithmic feeds, synthetic media, and microtargeted narratives,...

An Integrated Defense Architecture for AI-Driven Disinformation – Part 2: How to Combat Disinformation

March 17, 2026 The first part of this two-part article described a verification crisis driven by the rapid acceleration of AI‑generated disinformation. By 2026, disinformation campaigns have evolved from human‑crafted...

An Integrated Defense Architecture for AI-Driven Disinformation – Part 1: A Global Crisis

March 17, 2026 The global information ecosystem has entered a verification crisis driven by the rapid acceleration of AI‑generated disinformation. By 2026, disinformation campaigns have evolved from human‑crafted narratives into...

AI at the Edge of a New Industrial Era: The Global Race to Build the Infrastructure of Intelligence – Part 1

February 24, 2026 AI has been the most dominant technology theme for several years now. It seems to get even more attention recently as the race to AI dominance heats...

AI at the Edge of a New Industrial Era: The Global Race to Build the Infrastructure of Intelligence – Part 2

February 24, 2026 AI has been the most dominant technology theme for several years now. It seems to get even more attention recently as the race to AI dominance heats...

ActiveCyber Recognizes the 25th Anniversary of the Gordon-Loeb Model for Cyber Investment

February 12, 2026 Each January for the last 10 years I have happily accepted an invite to attend the Annual Cybersecurity Forum that is co-sponsored by the University of Maryland’s...

The (In)Security Consequences of Artificial Intelligence: Active Cyber™ Explores AI-Based Identity Fraud, Extortion, Disinformation, and the Urgent Need for Trusted Infrastructure

January 27, 2026 We have all been bombarded over the last few years about the race to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and super AGI and how it is a race...

Active Cyber™ Takes a Fresh Look At Space Cyber Security

September 19, 2024 I have taken notice lately of the number of headlines that are discussing cyberspace threats in space. Well, not just threats in cyberspace space but also kinetic...