China
Building a Better U.S. Approach to TikTok and Beyond
Justin Sherman Mon, Dec 28, 2020, 10:25 AM
Three principles for tackling the security risks of foreign-made software.
Justin Sherman (@jshermcyber) is a fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative. He also works with the Tech, Law, & Security Program at American University Washington College of Law and with Lawfare’s Trustworthy Hardware and Software Working Group. He was previously a cybersecurity policy fellow at New America and a fellow at Duke Law School’s Center on Law & Technology.
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China
Building a Better U.S. Approach to TikTok—and Beyond
Justin Sherman Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 10:01 AM
Three principles for tackling the security risks of foreign-made software.
Telecommunications
FCC Adopts More Transparency and Coordination in Foreign Telecom Review Process
Justin Sherman Wed, Oct 7, 2020, 8:01 AM
A lot of media attention is devoted to foreign-owned software like TikTok and WeChat, but an ongoing and less-covered policy shift is occurring in how the U.S. government screens foreign-owned telecoms for security risks as well.
China
Is the U.S. Winning Its Campaign Against Huawei?
Justin Sherman Wed, Aug 12, 2020, 12:05 PM
More countries are shifting their position towards the Chinese telecom’s 5G equipment. But attributing that to the Trump administration is a stretch.
Artificial Intelligence
Two New Democratic Coalitions on 5G and AI Technologies
Arindrajit Basu, Justin Sherman Thu, Aug 6, 2020, 9:01 AM
The coalitions aim to focus on norm development, market supply and other issues around 5G telecommunications technology and artificial intelligence.
Telecommunications
Senate Report Finds Poor Executive Branch Oversight of Chinese State-Owned Telecoms
Justin Sherman Wed, Jun 17, 2020, 8:01 AM
The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations published a report on June 9 on “Threats to U.S. Networks: Oversight of Chinese Government-Owned Carriers.” What's in the document?
Cyber & Technology
Energy Grid Supply-Chain Risks and U.S.-China Entanglement
Justin Sherman, Tianjiu Zuo Mon, Jun 8, 2020, 11:07 AM
There are a lot of Chinese component suppliers in the U.S. energy grid. What’s the supply-chain security risk?