SecurityCommentary
Are You Facebook Friends with a Terrorist?
You can easily follow the developments of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and other terrorist groups on every major news outlet, but… Read More
SecurityNews
London Convention Discusses International Body to Control Internet
Thousands of political representatives, business lobbyists, and technical experts from around the world have congregated in London to discuss the future of the internet. At… Read More
SecurityCommentary
What the U.S. Must Do to Ensure the Internet Remains Free
Will the Internet continue to be the bastion of freedom and engine of economic growth it has been so far? That may be decided by… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Crackdown on Chinese Cyber-Theft Overdue
The Justice Department announced last week that it had indicted five members of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army on charges of cybertheft. According to the… Read More
Censorship Disguised as Cybersecurity: Cambodia’s Proposed Cyber Law
A recently leaked bill before Cambodia’s parliament would be the first to explicitly outlaw cyber crime in the country, but it would also serve as… Read More
Financial Regulator Considers New Cybersecurity Regulations
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced an initiative last week to examine the cybersecurity of 50 security brokerages. The initiative is a detailed, high-level… Read More
Study: NIST Framework Will Harm Cybersecurity
A new report by George Mason University’s Mercatus Center finds that the Cybersecurity Framework could “ultimately undermine cybersecurity” and diminish the “spontaneous, creative sources of… Read More
Who’s Watching You Online?
In recent years, the world has watched as Twitter and Facebook made political uprisings possible. In countries where dissidents previously had trouble making their voices… Read More
Heritage’s Carafano at SXSW Tech Conference: ‘If You Care About Freedom, Care About Cybersecurity’
If you care about freedom and prosperity, you ought to care about cybersecurity. That’s what Heritage’s James Carafano told an audience at the South by… Read More
A Cyber Cold War: Russia and Ukraine Trade Cyber Attacks
Ukraine’s telecommunications system has been cyber attacked, according to the head of the country’s security service. Internet and telephone services between the Crimea region and… Read More
Terrorist Attack Shows Vulnerability in Critical Infrastructure
Just after midnight on April 16, 2013, someone slipped into underground tunnels and cut the phone lines running to the PG&E Metcalf power substation near… Read More
Misguided Cybersecurity Oversight
Despite multiple recently released reports detailing cybersecurity vulnerabilities within federal agencies, Congress is still trying to give the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) greater regulatory power… Read More
Rough Week for Cybersecurity
Cyber attacks can come from anywhere: a global power like China, weak and non-state actors, states like Iran or Syria, or even individual cyber criminals…. Read More
Holes in Federal Cybersecurity
Yesterday brought news that the inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has found gaps in DHS’s cybersecurity. Politico reports that, according… Read More
When Counting Electrical Grid Threats, Count EMP
The North American Electric Power Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) latest test of the U.S. electrical grid left out an important component: testing the U.S.’s ability to… Read More
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Targeted in Internet Attack
The vulnerability of the Internet as a journalistic tool has been illustrated again this month with an ongoing distributed denial-of-service attack on Radio Free Europe/Radio… Read More
Cyber Attacks: Hopping the “Great Firewall”
Google’s new Digital Attack Map reveals that the U.S. experiences daily cyber attacks. Though much of the map’s real-time cyber activity is untraceable, the map… Read More
Brazil’s Internet: A Showdown of Ends and Means
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff wants to free Brazil’s Internet access from U.S. domination. Rousseff and the Brazilian government seek to accomplish this “cyber sovereignty” by… Read More
Heritage’s Carafano Chosen for South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference
Heritage’s James Carafano, Vice President for Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, has been chosen to speak on cybersecurity and cyber warfare at the acclaimed South… Read More
Cyber Failures in Obamacare Exchanges: Dangerous to Your Wallet and Privacy
Yesterday marked the grand opening of the new Obamacare health insurance marketplaces, and the rollout did not go smoothly. Even more worrying is that these… Read More
“Voluntary” Cybersecurity Standards: The Threat of Regulation Looms
Recently, Federal News Radio reported that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is nearing completion of the nation’s first ever cybersecurity framework. Despite… Read More
Syria and Iran Could Retaliate with Cyber Attacks
With the U.S. and allies actively considering military action against the Syrian regime for reportedly using chemical weapons, the U.S. cannot ignore the possibility that… Read More
Iran’s Covert Cyber War
Over the weekend, Hassan Rowhani, a former top nuclear negotiator, was officially sworn in as Iran’s new president. Unfortunately, there are no indications that he… Read More
Hacker Ring Taken Down
Last week, prosecutors announced charges against four Russians and one Ukrainian for what is being called the largest-known hacking and data theft operation to be… Read More
GUEST POST: Unconventional Warfare: The Forgotten Threats
On April 15, our nation was the victim of a terrorist attack at one of our most celebrated sporting events, the Boston Marathon. Citizens from… Read More
Confronting Chinese Cyber Espionage
The U.S. and China opened high-level security and economic discussions last week in Washington, and critical cybersecurity concerns are on the agenda. The Administration’s diplomatic… Read More
The U.S.–Russia Cybersecurity Pact: Just Paper
The U.S. and Russia announced the completion of a joint cybersecurity agreement, two years in the making, intended to promote international peace and security and… Read More
Cybersecurity: Homeland Security Follies
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) just found out that it had a cybersecurity vulnerability for the past four years that could have led to… Read More
SecurityNews
Chinese Hackers Compromise U.S. Weapons Systems
The Washington Post is reporting that the designs for many of the U.S.’s “most sensitive advanced weapons systems have been compromised by Chinese hackers.” While… Read More
Cybersecurity: Government Regulations Can’t Keep Up
For the first time since 2005, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has revised the federal cybersecurity standards. Since the last update,… Read More
