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Information Warfare and Cybersecurity Are Different, Related and Important
Susan Landau pointed last week to a disagreement between the two of us, saying that current definitions of cybersecurity (such as the HSPD-54 that Herb quoted) are outmoded and a new definition is necess... -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: Interview with Shane Harris
It turns out that the most interesting policy story about Kaspersky software isn’t why the administration banned its products from government use; it’s why the last administration didn’t. Shane Harris is... -
Document: Lee Arrest Affidavit
The FBI has arrested former CIA agent Jerry Chun Shing Lee. The New York Times reported Tuesday evening that Lee is suspected of providing classified information to the Chinese government that helped Bei... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
In the coming days, the Senate is expected to take up S.139, the bill to reauthorize Title XII of the FISA Amendments Act that the House passed last week, says the Hill. The Senate debate is scheduled to... -
Iran Nuclear Deal Still at Risk After Trump Waives Sanctions
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Livestream: Senate Judiciary Committee Oversight Hearing of DHS
The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding an oversight hearing of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today. Kirstjen Nielsen, the newly-confirmed DHS secretary, will be testifying. You can watch t... -
China’s Total Information Awareness: Second-Order Challenges
Every day seems to bring a new article about China’s pervasive use of facial recognition technology. -
Understanding Sessions’s Justification to Rescind DACA
Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in a letter to Acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke, provided several bases to justify the rescission of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Judge Wil... -
Shovels: Lawful Weapons or War Crime?
On first impression, beating the Islamic State fighters to death with shovels sounds like a clear-cut case of stooping to the enemy’s level of barbarity. And yet that is exactly what the senior enlisted ... -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Tuesday, Jan. 16 at 10:00 am: The Brookings Institution will hold an event on Pakistan, America, and Extremism: The Path Ahead. Madiha Afzal, au... -
Trump Repeats His Lies About Terrorism, Immigration and Justice Department Data
The Departments of Justice and Homeland Security issued a report Tuesday that inspired a presidential tweet: “New report from DOJ & DHS shows that nearly 3 in 4 individuals convicted of terrorism-related... -
Five Myths About Boko Haram
Editor’s Note: Boko Haram is one of the most violent, and least understood, militant groups in the world. Despite this bloody record, many counterterrorism policymakers and analysts misrepresent the grou...
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