Cybersecurity and Deterrence
What To Expect With Cyber Surprise
Paul Rosenzweig Fri, Feb 18, 2022, 3:12 PM
The possibilities of surprise in cyberspace are almost limitless.
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Cybersecurity
The U.S. Needs a Cyber State of Distress to Withstand the Next SolarWinds
Tasha Jhangiani Wed, Feb 17, 2021, 3:08 PM
The federal government, especially on the civilian side, is currently under-resourced and overwhelmed in its ability to detect and mitigate cyberattacks.
Cybersecurity and Deterrence
SolarWinds Is Bad, but Retreat From Defend Forward Would Be Worse
Gary Corn Thu, Jan 14, 2021, 11:01 AM
Russia launched SolarWinds—the latest in a long series of hostile Russian cyber operations—not because the U.S. has engaged too proactively in cyberspace. Quite the opposite; it did so, very simply, because it could.
Cybersecurity
A Role for the Vulnerabilities Equities Process in Securing Software Supply Chains
William Loomis, Stewart Scott Mon, Jan 11, 2021, 8:01 AM
The Biden administration has an important opportunity to rebuild and sustain trust in the software ecosystem by reforming the government vulnerability disclosure process into a more transparent and frequently used system.
Aegis
Defend Forward and Cyber Countermeasures
Ashley Deeks Wed, Aug 12, 2020, 9:39 AM
When a state suffers an internationally wrongful act at the hands of another state, international law allows the injured state to respond in a variety of ways. Depending on the nature, scope, and severity of the initial wrongful act, lawful responses can range from a demand for reparations in response to a low-level violation to a forcible act of self-defense in response to an armed attack. Countermeasures offer an additional way for a state to respond to an internationally wrongful act.
Aegis
The Domestic Legal Framework for U.S. Military Cyber Operations
Robert Chesney Wed, Aug 5, 2020, 11:42 AM
With little fanfare and less public notice, Congress and the executive branch have cooperated effectively over the past decade to build a legal architecture for military cyber operations.
Cybersecurity and Deterrence
German Military Cyber Operations are in a Legal Gray Zone
Matthias Schulze Wed, Apr 8, 2020, 8:00 AM
In 2016, Germany created its military cyber command. But legal restrictions could ultimately decrease its flexibility and operational effectiveness.
Cyber & Technology
NATO Allies Need to Come to Terms With Offensive Cyber Operations
Max Smeets Mon, Oct 14, 2019, 8:08 AM
In May 2008, the U.S. Department of Defense and the German Ministry of Defence signed a memorandum of understanding concerning “Cooperation on Information Assurance and Computer Network Defense.” Computer network defense (CND) refers to actions taken on computer networks to monitor and protect those networks. It is not the only memorandum the U.S. Department of Defense has signed with allies on cyber defense.
Cyber & Technology
Hackback Is Back: Assessing the Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act
Robert Chesney Fri, Jun 14, 2019, 5:31 PM
The “hackback” debate has been with us for many years.
Germany
Germany’s Position on International Law in Cyberspace
Nele Achten Tue, Oct 2, 2018, 1:47 PM
In February 2018, the German government’s network was attacked. Germany did not specify what kind of information was accessed by the foreign hackers, but it is publicly known that the hackers successfully attacked the IT system of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.