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Senate Passes Russia Sanctions Amendment

Ed Stein Mon, Jun 19, 2017, 10:30 AM

The Senate moves to limit the Trump administration's ability to unilaterally roll back sanctions against Russia.

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PATCH: Debating Codification of the VEP

Mailyn Fidler, Trey Herr Wed, May 17, 2017, 5:46 PM

Today a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced in both the House and Senate a bill that would formalize the Vulnerability Equities Process (VEP) into law.

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Legislative Hackback: Notes on the Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act discussion draft

Robert Chesney Tue, Mar 7, 2017, 10:30 AM

Some thoughts on Representative Tom Graves's discussion draft of a bill that would create a defense to liability under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) (18 USC 1030) for “active cyber defense measures."

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Cybersecurity: Legislation

Proposed Russia Sanctions Legislation

Ed Stein Fri, Mar 3, 2017, 11:06 AM

Russia sanctions legislation has been introduced in both houses of Congress. Here's a breakdown of the two leading bills.

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Cybersecurity: Legislation

Decoding the 2017 NDAA’s Provisions on DoD Cyber Operations

Charley Snyder, Michael Sulmeyer Mon, Jan 30, 2017, 3:31 PM

A reminder that Congress can exert significant power when it comes to the roles, responsibilities, and authorities of executive branch agencies. That includes the Department of Defense's approach to military cyber operations.

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Why Cybersecurity Is So Hard—Absurd Division

Paul Rosenzweig Thu, Nov 3, 2016, 2:42 PM

Why is cybersecurity so hard for the Federal government? Sometimes its just old ways of thinking and acting that resist updating. Case in point—the FLRA's determination that agencies may not restrict access to external emails without permission from the employees' union.

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Sextortion: The Problem and Solutions

Benjamin Wittes, Cody M. Poplin, Quinta Jurecic, Clara Spera Wed, May 11, 2016, 10:00 AM

Legally speaking, there’s no such thing. But sextortion turns out to be remarkably common. A great many sextortion cases have taken place―in federal courts, in state courts, and internationally―over a relatively short span of time, and they involve what are effectively online, remote sexual assaults, sometimes over great distances, sometimes even crossing international borders, and sometimes involving a great many victims.