Justice Department forms firearms task force; Russia claims to have fired on UK Navy; NY Times story on Khashoggi linked Saudi's training in U.S; China condemns US Navy transit in Taiwan Strait while U.S. announces new carrier deployment to Indo-Pacific.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE: SEC OPENS PROBE ON VICTIMS OF SOLARWINDS; NEW EU CYBER UNIT IN THE WORKS; LITHUANIA GOES AGAINST CHINA AGAIN; TALIBAN OFFENSIVE MAKES GAINS IN THE NORTH; RUSSIA’S MOVE IN MYANMAR TO COUNTER THE WEST; ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTER TO MAKE FIRST TRIP TO UAE

Here’s a look at the open-source headlines you may have missed in your normal newsfeed - brought to you by The Cipher Brief: Biden to meet with Ghani in DC as violence spikes in Afghanistan; U.S. pulling Patriot missile units from Middle East; Russia's U.S. Ambassador returns to DC; Japan urges greater global military presence in Indo-Pacific; Taiwan pulls staff from Hong Kong after 'One China Pledge' tensions.

Chris Inglis confirmed as top White House Cyber Advisor; Putin praises Biden as 'meticulous'; European security experts wonder how U.S.-Russia summit will affect Russian espionage in Europe.  Here are the stories shaping global security that you may miss in your mainstream news feed.

Here are the stories shaping global events that you might not seen your mainstream news feed.