SecurityCommentary
How the Private Sector Can Remake US Cybersecurity
President Donald Trump recently reiterated a pledge to build a team that will provide him, in his administration’s first 90 days, with a plan to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Obama’s Actions Against Russia Are ‘Too Little, Too Late’
President Barack Obama on Thursday took steps to retaliate against Russia for what he called “aggressive harassment of U.S. officials and cyber operations aimed at… Read More
SecurityNews
What a Special Committee Investigating Russia’s Cyberattacks Could Do
A bipartisan group of senators is pressing for the creation of a special panel—known as a select committee—to investigate and provide the definitive account of… Read More
SecurityNews
Key Questions About Russia’s Alleged Hacking of the US Election
A Central Intelligence Agency report that Russian operatives intervened in the U.S. election to help President-elect Donald Trump win has roiled Capitol Hill, producing a… Read More
SecurityCommentary
US Must Remain Vigilant to Counter Cyberattacks
Dyn, a New Hampshire-based computer firm whose specialty is in providing the means to access websites through its servers, was brought offline by a sequence… Read More
SecurityNews
Crashes Will Be Hard to Stop After Obama’s Internet Giveaway
Someone successfully shut down many websites Friday, attacking a crucial part of the internet that has been made more vulnerable due to an Obama administration decision to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
What the US Needs to Do About Russia’s Cyberattacks
The U.S. finally is ramping up its response to Russian cyberattacks. Good. The bad news is our response shows how ill thought-out both our strategy… Read More
SecurityCommentary
It’s Now or Never to Save the Internet
We have, unfortunately, come to expect our elected representatives to shirk hard decisions. So it came as little surprise when the Senate released the text… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Obama Should Not Put Free Speech on Internet at Risk by Giving Up US Oversight
The incredible ingenuity of the American people invented the internet—one of the most transformational technologies in human history. But even though we created and paid… Read More
SecurityCommentary
We Shouldn’t Give Away the Internet to Authoritarian Regimes
The essence of human freedom, of civilization itself, is cooperation: cooperation between friends and family; businesses and customers; entrepreneurs and employees. History and human experience… Read More
LawNews
Obama White House Eyes Hacking Threat as Rationale to ‘Protect’ Elections
The federal government is mulling a decision to protect state election systems on par with national defense and the power grid, citing recent hacking efforts…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
ICANN Transition Is Premature: Unanswered Questions Require an Extension, Partial Transition
Is the internet ready for the U.S. government to give up its longstanding role as the ultimate guarantor of internet governance? Yes, insists the Obama… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Obama’s Radical Proposal Could Result in Censorship Online
This is a portion of remarks Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, delivered on the Senate floor on Thursday. The Obama administration’s proposal to give away control… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Recent Actions Cast Doubt on Whether ICANN Is Ready for Transition
In the coming weeks, the Commerce Department is expected to end the current contract between the U.S. government and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names… Read More
LawNews
Coalition Urges Congress to Sue Obama Before He Gives Away Control of Internet
Arguing that internet freedom and the constitutional power of the purse are at risk, a coalition of more than two dozen civil society groups and… Read More
SecurityCommentary
This Government Agency’s Cover-Up May Have Hindered US Cybersecurity
The Chinese government may have hacked into computers at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on multiple occasions between 2010 and 2013, according to a congressional… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Banks Face Serious Cyberthreat From North Korea
In February, hackers pulled off one of the largest bank heists in history. Hackers gained access to the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, or SWIFT,… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
China’s Challenge to International Cybersecurity
Chinese activities in cyberspace regularly garner a great deal of attention. Chinese hackers have been accused of stealing millions of records from U.S. government databases,… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
US Serves up Cyber Justice Against Foreign Hackers
A number of high-profile cases involving international cyberattacks on the U.S. have been unsealed for the public. The incidents, released by the Department of Justice,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Justice Department Kept Public in Dark About Iranian Hackers Until After Obama’s Nuclear Deal
On March 24, the Department of Justice indicted seven Iranian hackers for two cyber-crimes. The charges result from the individuals’ attacks on U.S. bank websites… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Hackers Are Now Locking Computers for Ransom. Why This Is a Growing Threat.
At this moment, someone’s computer and personal data are being held hostage. Many have recently become victims of the cyber-tactic known as ransomware, including hospitals, schools,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Congress Should Create Commission for Encryption Debate
The recent legal battles between Apple and the FBI over encrypted phones is just one part of a larger debate over two important sets of… Read More
SecurityNews
Lawmakers Want Big Brother to Get a Warrant Before Looking in Your Inbox
If the Email Privacy Act becomes law, the inboxes of millions of Americans will get a security update overnight. The bill would prohibit the government… Read More
EconomyNews
After 1 Year, the Effects of the Net Neutrality Regulations
One year after the Federal Communications Commission decided to regulate Internet service as an essential public utility, the contentious net neutrality policy is being challenged… Read More
SecurityNews
Apple iPhone Decryption Could Set Precedent, FBI Admits
FBI Director James Comey conceded Tuesday that the government’s demand that Apple decrypt an iPhone used by a San Bernardino terrorist could set a precedent… Read More
SecurityNews
San Bernardino iPhone Privacy Fight Pushes Congress to Act on Encryption
Congress is preparing to wade into one of the trickier policy issues of modern times: when or if technology companies should have to comply with… Read More
SecurityNews
Internet Governance CEO Under Fire for Role in Chinese Conference
Three senators have challenged the head of a U.S.-funded Internet management organization to show that his leadership role in a Chinese-run conference doesn’t conflict with his commitment… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Why Cybersecurity Information Sharing Is a Positive Step for Online Security
President Obama signed recently into law a new federal spending bill that includes the latest edition of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA). The Cybersecurity… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Congress Should Reject ICANN Transition Proposal Unless Significant Changes Are Made
Since the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) first announced that it intended to transition U.S. oversight of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How to Combat Cyber-Attacks in the 21st Century
The barrage of cyber-attacks against U.S. companies continued in 2015. Some were spectacularly successful, costing the victimized companies—as well as their workers and customers—millions. Americans… Read More
