Lennart Maschmeyer

There is an important facet to Anthropic's report on malicious AI use: it shows the extraordinary risk of using frontier AI for state-sponsored covert ops and secret weapons programs. You may be able to go faster and cheaper, but now everyone can see you.

The AI revolution holds the potential to create a golden age of cyber defense but creates a short-term window of opportunity for offense. Why that is dangerous and how to close that window, my latest commentary via @IrregWarfare
irregularwarfare.org/ai-in-cyber-co…

The era of AI-enhanced cyber conflict is upon us - but even though new AI models are scary good, the defense has more to gain than the offense. That argument holds even against the most recent evidence, as I show in my new lawfare piece.
lawfaremedia.org/article/the-ai…

Excited to finally be able to share my new article "Deception and Detection" in @IntSecHarvard

In a nutshell, I argue that cyber defense has more to gain from AI automation than the offense.

Here is the link to the full article :
direct.mit.edu/isec/article/5…

Thrilled to see my upcoming piece on AI and Cyber Conflict in @IntSecHarvard in such illustrious company!

New article with @RoryCormac and @JoshRovner1 on Sabotage in World Politics: how does it work, what is it good for, and how is it distinct from other modes of covert ops (like subversion)?
If you like mystery and things blowing up unexpectedly, this may be right up your alley!

I'm excited to announce I'll be starting at @sppgatech as an Assistant Professor this Fall and join the incredible line-up of scholars there and at @GeorgiaTech !
@jonrlindsay, @HarryOppy, @cnoanalysis, @miltonmueller, plus X-less Jenny Jun, Ryan Shandler, Hans Klein, ...

The @HDiplo roundtable on my book, Subversion, is out! An intimidating lineup of scholars came to dissect it, and I am thankful they took the time - it means a lot. Thank you @rebeccamslayton, Melissa Lee, Richard Harknett , and @josephinecwolff !
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Had a great time talking cyber warfare, subversion, and sabotage with @DominikPresl of the Decoding Geopolitics Podcast last month, now out:
youtube.com/watch?v=tifAF6…

Excited to announce I'll be moving back to Canada in January 2025 to start as an Assistant Prof. in Cybersecurity @CU_NPSIA!

Russia has been conducting increasingly brazen Sabotage in Germany, most recently almost bringing down a plane - yet there has been no official rebuke or reaction. That lack of reaction risks sending a clear signal to the Kremlin: this is OK.
ft.com/content/b83353…

Israel's ingeniously devilish operation against Hezbollah shows the enduring importance of classic sabotage. Cyber ops have their role, but not when it comes to blowing stuff up.

Congratulations @Maxwsmeets ! Can't wait to read this - not least after having looked at the cryptic whiteboard notes behind it for months and failing to make sense of them :)

My book Subversion is currently 30% off with an OUP summer discount, so if you were thinking of getting it at some stage this is it!

It was an honor to be featured on the @ITSPmagazine podcast and I really enjoyed the conversation with @MarcoCiappelli. The link to the episode is below:

I had a great time talking Subversion and Cyber Conflict on @angryplanetpod with @mjgault !
You can listen to the episode at the link below, or anywhere you get your podcasts:
angryplanetpod.com/p/the-hard-lim…

Great speaker lineup, very sad to miss this!

New piece in @lawfare! Two years ago @NadiyaKostyuk & me pushed back (in @WarOnTheRocks) against cyberwar fears. Now I evaluate how our predictions have held up, examine three exceptional cyber attacks, and explore a distinct insider angle enabled by war.
lawfaremedia.org/article/cyber-…

@ciaranmartinoxf 's review of my book “Subversion” (@OUPPolitics) just came out on @lawfare ! Very honored and couldn’t be happier especially since he picked up the MacGyver reference I had hidden deep in the case studies – he really did read the book! lawfaremedia.org/article/cyber-…

I had a blast talking Subversion, Cyber Conflict, and Disinformation with @arunninghacker and his colleagues at @no_podcast ! You can listen to the episode below.