Weekly Intelligence Brief — July 5, 2026
The Strait Reopens With an Expiration Date For two months the Strait of Hormuz was an oil story: whether the barrels would flow and what they would cost....
Weekly Intelligence Brief — June 28, 2026
The Breach With No Burglar A Pennsylvania bank just filed the same emergency disclosure a company files after a ransomware attack. Nobody broke in. One of...
Weekly Intelligence Brief — June 21, 2026
Europe Is Pulling the Plug on American Software Last week we reported that the US government ordered Anthropic to switch off two AI models worldwide with no...
Weekly Intelligence Brief — June 14, 2026
Your AI Vendor Has an Off Switch in Washington On June 12, the US government ordered a private company to switch off a product worldwide. The company was...
Weekly Intelligence Brief — June 7, 2026
The Government Can Collect Before You Get Your Day in Court On June 4 and 5, the Supreme Court issued two rulings that changed how federal agencies can come...
Weekly Intelligence Brief — May 31, 2026
"Prove Someone Looked" Is No Longer Your Defense For over a decade, California companies facing data breach lawsuits could ask one question that usually...
Weekly Intelligence Brief — May 24, 2026
The Colorado AI Act Died Before It Took Effect Twelve months ago, the Colorado AI Act was the most aggressive state AI law in the country. Six weeks before...
Weekly Intelligence Brief — May 17, 2026
The Crisis Arrives at Your Door For eleven weeks, the Strait of Hormuz crisis was an energy story. Oil prices rose. Shipping rerouted. You were told the...
Weekly Intelligence Brief — May 10, 2026
The attacks this week came through the things you trust: your supply chain, your AI tools, your law firm, your car, your water utility, your backup drives,...
Weekly Intelligence Brief — May 3, 2026
Every system in this week's brief was built for efficiency. The cartel that coordinated oil prices. The routers that cost $40 and never need touching. The...
Weekly Intelligence Brief — April 26, 2026
Who Audited Your Auditor? A $32 million compliance startup fabricated the security certifications your vendor assessment depends on. The cascade that...
Weekly Intelligence Brief — April 19, 2026
Seven stories this week. One pattern. In every one, the paperwork looked clean and the underlying reality did not match. Sanctions waivers. Federal...
Weekly Intelligence Brief — April 12, 2026
Weekly Intelligence Brief — April 12, 2026 The Two Paths Out of Islamabad The first face-to-face talks between the United States and Iran since the 2015...
Weekly Intelligence Brief — April 5, 2026
Weekly Intelligence Brief — April 5, 2026 Iran Declared Your Vendors Military Targets. Then It Followed Through. On March 31, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard...
