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Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast: The Tragedy of Federal IT Procurement
This episode is dominated by IT procurement news. And it’s as irresistible as a twelve-car pileup on the Beltway. We open the news with an exploration of the federal de-listing of Kaspersky Labs, and h... -
A New Front Opens in L'Affaire Russe
Don't look now, but a new front has opened in L'Affaire Russe. It will be a quiet one at first, but I suspect it won't stay quiet for long. The new front is civil litigation. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
U.S. intelligence officials say the United Arab Emirates was behind a hacking operation that falsely attributed inflammatory statements to the Emir of Qatar and subsequently created a diplomatic rift bet... -
Rethinking Corporate Active Cyber Defense
The recent WannaCry and NotPetya global cyber incidents have fueled the debate already raging over the role of and limits on corporate self-defense in cyberspace. The emerging international practice of “... -
The Week That Will Be
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The Political Defense—and Ethics—of Donald Trump
President Trump has given his reasons why he does not worry, nor should we, about Donald Trump, Jr.’s meeting with Russians. He has not long been in politics, Mr. Trump says, but he knows it’s not a “nic... -
Defending Norms Again -- Stop Leaking
The Washington Post has yet another great informative story -- this time about the suspicion that the UAE is behind a hack of Qatar and that the hack was, itself, part of a plan to stir up the Gulf. -
On Cooperating with Bad Actors in Cyberspace
In a July 11 posting, Paul Rosenzweig argued that cyber cooperation with bad actors is always a bad idea, specifically referring to the President’s incomprehensible idea to form with Russia “an impenetra... -
No, the Laws of Australia Don’t Override the Laws of Mathematics
According to published news reports, the Australian government plans to “introduce draft legislation that will attempt to force technology companies to break into end-to-end encrypted messages.” -
FBI Independence—Too Much of a Good Thing?
Andrew Kent argues that in light of President Trump’s attempts to influence the FBI investigation into his campaign’s Russia connections, and his firing of James Comey, Congress should consider giving th... -
Water Wars: The Arbitral Tribunal Ruling Turns 1
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New Cyber Initiatives from UC-Irvine's new Cybersecurity Policy & Research Institute
The University of California, Irvine’s new Cybersecurity Policy & Research Institute (CPRI), which opened last year under the directorship of Bryan Cunningham, launched several interesting new cybersecur...
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