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Today's Headlines and Commentary
Syria’s cessation of hostilities appears to be on the verge of collapse as government forces launched an attack on rebel positions north of Aleppo. The Washington Post writes that “a surge in fighting ac... -
A Quick Answer to a Quick Question: MDM
Bobby Chesney, Susan Hennessey, and Benjamin Wittes just posed a "Quick question" to Apple's HR, that is, does Apple have a backdoor into their employee's work devices? In phrasing this question, it is ... -
Water Wars: Countries Continue to Circle the Wagons throughout Southeast Asia
Of Fighter Jets and Land Reclamation Chinese Fighter Jet (Photo: The Maritime Executive) -
Quick Question for Apple HR
In the “going dark” discussion, it is a kind of orthodoxy that back doors are inherently insecure. Build in a means of someone other than the user accessing his data and you create unacceptable risk that... -
Transatlantic Setback or Invitation to Dialogue?: EU Data Regulators’ Verdict on Privacy Shield
EU data protection authorities, the Article 29 Working Party (WP), have issued a comprehensive analysis of the proposed EU-US data transfer agreement. Privacy Shield, as it’s known, would replace the Saf... -
As ISIL Evolves, U.S. Tactics Must Adapt
In September 2014 the Obama Administration announced its Counter-ISIL strategy, aimed to “degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL… so that it’s no longer a threat to Iraq, the region, the United States, and ... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast: An Interview with Suzanne Spaulding
Just how sophisticated are the nations planning and carrying out cyberattacks on electric grids? Very, is the short answer. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Yesterday, U.S. President Barack Obama convened a high-level gathering at the Central Intelligence Agency to assess the U.S.-led war against the Islamic State. Speaking from Langley after the meeting, th... -
President Obama Names Members of Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity
The President had previously named Tom Donilon and Sam Palmisano as Co-chairs. Today, he announced the members of the panel, including our own Herb Lin. Congrats Herb. The Commission is due to file a ... -
Is Encryption Driving Everyone Crazy?
Is the encryption debate driving everyone around the bend? That's the only explanation I can reasonably think of for some strange phenomenon I've seen lately. Case in point is Congresswoman Jackie Spei... -
Encryption Legislation Advances in France
As the U.S. Congress considers encryption legislation, the French Parliament continues to move forward with enhanced penalties for companies that fail to aid sufficiently the authorities in gaining acces... -
Rational Security: The "There's Classified and then There's Classified Classified" Edition
A Navy officer is accused of spying, possibly for Taiwan and China. President Obama wades into the debate over how much government information should be classified. And a family in Kansas is trapped in a...
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