Cyber & Technology

The recent WannaCry and NotPetya global cyber incidents have fueled the debate already raging over the role of and limits on corporate self-defense in cyberspace. The emerging international practice of “active cyber defense” (ACD) moves this debate beyond the merely theoretical realm. Private sector active defense potentially shifts the balance in favor of defenders and would improve companies’ ability to complicate and disrupt attacks and mitigate damages.

Inspecting anti-virus source code is probably not enough to make Kaspersky products a safe tool for Congress. 

Citizen Lab found that Russian hacking group conducted a cyberattack against a U.S. journalist, an example of a dangerous trend of targeting civil society members in Russia and abroad.

Matthew Waxman testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the international law dimensions of U.S. cyber strategy and policy.