As our lives become increasingly dependent upon computer systems and cyber technologies grow ever more sophisticated, the internet has emerged as the new battleground of the 21st century. From criminals' stealing credit card and social security number information to foreign governments' hacking into American companies’ information systems, cyber attacks can take on myriad forms, prompting the government to formulate new measures to protect online security. Since cyberwarfare knows no territorial bounds, ensuring cybersecurity will also require international cooperation and an updated understanding of jus ad bellum, as it applies to cyber attacks.
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While the debate has stalled in the United States, it’s been growing fiercer abroad as other nations edge closer to direct regulation of commercial encryption.
The United States should prudently explore acceptable domestic parameters for the practice of combating cyber threats in the private sector and engage other nations to harmonize these standards internationally.
A potential Lawfare piece from New Year’s Day 2021, following a not-quite-worst-case scenario of election interference.
A brief response to Paul Rosenzweig’s meditation on the utility of measuring cybersecurity and the possibility of developing metrics for doing so.
The Department of Justice wants access to encrypted consumer devices but promises not to infiltrate business products or affect critical infrastructure. Yet that's not possible, because there is no longer any difference between those categories of devices.
Hackers leaked 700 GB of sensitive data obtained from Argentine law enforcement. The Argentine Navy’s Twitter account was hacked and used to spread misinformation. So why isn’t this a bigger story?
The R Street Institute has begun an initiative intended to build a consensus around how to tackle the problem of measuring cybersecurity.
On July 29, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington filed a criminal complaint against Paige A. Thompson for violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by hacking into protected computers belonging to Capital One. The complete charging document is available here and below.
Attorney General William Barr delivered a keynote address at the International Conference on Cyber Security. The speech can be read here.
The National Guard should be taken more seriously as a national cybersecurity asset—but to do so will require commitment from both state and federal leaders.