Cybersecurity
What Is the Point of These Nation-State Indictments?
David Hechler Mon, Feb 8, 2021, 12:21 PM
Nation-state indictments may not be dramatic, but they are foundational.
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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.
Cybersecurity
Closing the Global Cyber Enforcement Gap
Allison Peters Tue, Dec 18, 2018, 8:30 AM
Last month, more than 50 countries and over 200 major corporations and organizations came together to agree that the international nature of cyber threats needs a cooperative global response and a common set of principles as a basis for security. This conclusion seems obvious—millions of people have been affected by malicious activity perpetrated through the internet—and yet consensus has proved difficult to obtain until now.
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.
Active Cyber Defense
Legislative Hackback: Notes on the Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act discussion draft
Robert Chesney Tue, Mar 7, 2017, 10:30 AM
Representative Tom Graves (R-GA) recently released a discussion draft of a bill that would create a defense to liability under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) (18 USC 1030) f
Cybersecurity
Cyber Privateering: A Risky Policy Choice for the United States
Florian Egloff Thu, Nov 17, 2016, 9:30 AM
Privateering in information security is back in fashion. This is not the first time: In 2006, Michael Tanji diagnosed parallels between cyberspace and the loosely governed sea in the 17th century and explored privateering as a policy solution.
cyber
CYBERCOM's Upcoming Law Conference
Robert Chesney Tue, Sep 13, 2016, 9:27 AM
From our friends at CYBERCOM:
Cybersecurity
Microsoft Proposes an Independent Body for Making Attribution Judgments
Herb Lin Fri, Jun 24, 2016, 3:50 PM
Yesterday, Scott Charney, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President for Trustworthy Computing announced a new white paper about cybersecurity norms for nation-states and the global information and communications technology industry, “From Articulation to Implementation: Enabling Progress on Cybersecurity Norms.”
I haven’t yet had a chance to digest it thoroughly, but so far it looks the best corporate statement on this problem to date.
The Lawfare Podcast
The Lawfare Podcast: John Carlin on National Security and the Cyber Threat Landscape
Cody M. Poplin Sat, Nov 14, 2015, 1:39 PM
Earlier this week, Lawfare’s Benjamin Wittes interviewed John Carlin at the Atlantic Council on National Security and the Cyber Threat Landscape. Carlin, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, walks Ben and a live audience through recent changes in his division of the Justice Department, the U.S.
The Cyberlaw Podcast
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #85: An Interview with General Michael Hayden
Stewart Baker Wed, Oct 21, 2015, 2:24 PM
Want to see cyber attribution and deterrence in action? In August, a hacker pulled the names of US military personnel and others out of a corporate network and passed them to ISIL. British jihadist Junaid Hussain exulted when ISIL released the names. “They have us on their ‘hit list,’ and we have them on ours too…,” he tweeted. On the whole, I’d rather be on theirs.