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Safeguarding Our Homeland and Protecting Our Values
Editor's Note: This post contains the text of a speech that former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson is delivering this hour at the Oxford Union, March 8, 2017. *** Thank you for that introdu... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
As the world sifts through the trove of CIA documents released yesterday by Wikileaks, the New York Times tells us that the revelations have ruptured the fragile trust between the government and Silicon ... -
Cyber-Ops and North Korean Missile Systems: Three Questions
A weekend New York Times story by David Sanger and William Broad disclosed U.S. cyber-operations against the North Korean ballistic missile program. -
Settling for More: The NYPD’s New Oversight Deal
On Monday, the New York Police Department agreed to a revised class action settlement that it hopes will put to rest litigation surrounding the Department’s surveillance of Muslims. -
A Few Observations on Wikileaks and Vault7: Hacking at the CIA
Nick Weaver wins the prize for rapid response, but a few additional observations might be helpful. First, I echo Nick’s observation that it’s hardly a surprise that the CIA has a bunch of its own hackin... -
The Airstrike in Yemen that Launched a Trump Tweet
Yesterday morning, President Trump appears to have been watching Fox & Friends when he saw a troubling statistic: 122 former Guantánamo detainees have re-engaged in terrorism after their release. So the ... -
Excellent Nominations for CIA GC and DoD GC
This evening, President Trump nominated Courtney Elwood to be CIA General Counsel and John Sullivan to be DoD General Counsel. These are excellent appointments and good news for the national security la... -
The Presidential Memorandum and the “Public Charge” Law
With all eyes focused on the new executive order, the Trump Administration may have snuck in the beginnings of another controversial policy shift severely restricting immigration to the United States. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Wikileaks has released a large collection of CIA documents reportedly describing software tools used by the agency to hack a wide variety of devices and platforms, the New York Times reports. The organiz... -
The CIA’s No Good, Very Bad, Totally Awful Tuesday
It is now almost Lawfare tradition that when interesting classified technical documents are dumped, I take advantage of my lack of security clearance to do an initial analysis. (I’ll leave for another da... -
Observations on China’s New International Cyberspace Cooperation Strategy
The Chinese government last week released a new, wide-ranging strategy document (in English and Chinese) for international cooperation on cyberspace issues. -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast: Fancy Bear, Cozy Bear, and … Sneaky Bear?
In this episode, Matt Tait, aka @PwnAllTheThings, takes us on a tour of Russia’s cyberoperations. Ever wonder why there are three big Russian intel agencies but only two that have nicknames in cybersecur...
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