CLAWS Cyber Index I Volume I I Issue 21
This issue of the CLAWS Cyber Index, covers the first half of December 2025, a period defined by significant shifts in national cyber strategies and the accelerating weaponization of artificial intelligence. Key themes include the reversal of India’s “Sanchar Saathi” smartphone mandate, the Trump administration’s deregulation of the US AI sector, and NATO’s doctrinal pivot toward “pre-emptive” strikes against Russian hybrid threats. The issue also details critical espionage campaigns, including the “BRICKSTORM” malware targeting US infrastructure and the “Intellexa Leaks” exposing the inner workings of the Predator spyware cartel.
