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Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast: A Record-Setting Insecurity Week
Our interview in episode 131 is with Matt Cutts and Lisa Wiswell from the Pentagon’s Defense Digital Service. Matt joined the Digital Service from Google where he authored their SafeSearch content filter... -
Decryption Mandates and Global Internet Freedom: Toward a Pragmatic Approach
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Rational Security: The "400-Pound Guy in a Bed" Edition
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump face off in the first presidential debate. What did they have to say on ISIS, hackers, and other important national security issues? And a Trump adviser heads off to Mosc... -
Exceptional Access: The Devil is in the Details
Author’s note: Despite appearing under my byline, this post actually represents the work of a larger group. The “Keys Under Doormats: Mandating Insecurity” group includes Harold Abelson, Ross Anderson, S... -
Letter from Rep. Adam Smith in Opposition to JASTA
Representative Adam Smith (D-WA), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, has written the following letter in opposition to JASTA. President Obama vetoed the bill on Friday, September 23rd,... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Russian and Syrian airstrikes on Aleppo continue following the collapse of the ceasefire agreement last week, reports the Wall Street Journal. The aerial bombardment may have been accompanied by a ground... -
National Security Highlights from the First Presidential Debate
The much-anticipated debut debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump took place on Monday night at Hofstra University. In a conversation moderated by NBC’s Lester Holt, the candidates began by disc... -
AI on the Battlefield—Replacing Humans?
Is artificial intelligence destined to replace humans on the battlefield? This theoretical question is, increasingly, being answered in practice with "yes." At least that is the conclusion this report ... -
Middle East Ticker: Complicated U.S. Diplomacy in Fight Against ISIS
Complicated Diplomacy Ahead of Offensive Against Islamic State Strongholds -
International Terrorism Prosecutions: ISIL Cyber Attacks
On Friday, September 23rd, a federal district court in the Eastern District of Virginia sentenced Ardit Ferizi, a citizen of Kosovo and resident of Malaysia, to 20 years in prison for providing material ... -
Fixing Congressional Jurisdiction over DHS
The oldest outstanding recommendation, unfulfilled since the 9/11 Commission report, is for Congress to fix its jurisdicitional morass and provide effective, unified oversight of the Department of Homela... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Violence continues in Syria as Russia and the United States trade blows over who is to blame. The Syrian government has launched a renewed assault on Aleppo, killing hundreds of civilians trapped in the ...
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