Cyber & Technology
The Cyber Regulators Are Coming for the Cloud
David Forscey Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 10:17 AM
We need to treat the cloud computing sector like the critical infrastructure it has become.
David Forscey is Managing Director for Aspen Digital’s cyber & technology programming at the Aspen Institute. Previously he worked in the Resource Center for State Cybersecurity at the National Governors Association and as National Security Fellow at Third Way. He graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in 2015 and earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia in 2011.
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Cybersecurity
‘Just Say No’ Is Not a Strategy for Supply Chain Security
David Forscey, Herb Lin Wed, Mar 25, 2020, 10:55 AM
Globalization has left Western end-users at least partially dependent on capabilities and services provided by foreign vendors that may not be entirely trustworthy.
Cybersecurity
The Hybrid Benefits of the National Guard
David Forscey, Monica M. Ruiz Tue, Jul 23, 2019, 8:00 AM
On March 1, 2018, the governor of Colorado issued the first-ever state emergency declaration based on a ransomware attack. He did so to deploy cybersecurity specialists in the state’s National Guard.
Cybersecurity
New ‘Hack Back’ Legislation Makes Improvements and Raises New Questions
David Forscey Fri, Nov 3, 2017, 11:00 AM
Active defense in cyberspace—otherwise known as “hacking back”—has recently emerged as a serious point of contention in cybersecurity policy. In early 2017, Rep. Tom Graves introduced a draft bill titled the “Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act” (ACDC 1.0).
FISA: 702 Collection
Predicting Support for Section 702 in the Senate
David Forscey Fri, Jul 21, 2017, 9:00 AM
The many controversies currently distracting Congress, the White House, and Washington more broadly cannot change an impending deadline: the December 31st expiration of the FISA Amendments Act (FAA) and its most controversial component, Section 702. The five-month countdown and a packed legislative calendar suggest that Capitol Hill is underestimating the time it will take to agree on renewal. When Congress last reauthorized Section 702, it was a relatively mild affair. This time, however, opposition to a “clean” reauthorization is likely to be far stronger.
Aegis Paper Series
Beyond Privacy & Security: The Role of the Telecommunications Industry in Electronic Surveillance
Mieke Eoyang, David Forscey Mon, Apr 11, 2016, 7:22 AM
The court fight between Apple and FBI over access to a terrorist iPhone is just the latest chapter in the long-running tension between security professionals trying to get access to information and communications companies who hold user data. The debate is often framed as a balance between government power and individual privacy. Frequently overlooked is the critical role of the communications companies, who as physical and legal gatekeepers regulate government access to private information.
FISA
Congress Should Declassify the Legislative Negotiations Over the FISA Amendments Act
David Forscey Wed, Oct 14, 2015, 10:38 AM
On October 5, Third Way and the R Street Institute sent a joint request to the respective leaders of the House and Senate intelligence committees. The letter asks the committees to declassify records of the legislative negotiations leading up to passage (and subsequent reauthorization) of the FISA Amendments Act (FAA) of 2008.