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Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Obama confirmed today that Kayla Mueller, a U.S. aid worker who had been held hostage by the Islamic State, has been killed. Over the weekend, the militant group sent photos of Mueller’s body t... -
Lisa Monaco Announces New Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center
At the Wilson Center, Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, delivered a keynote address about the evolving nature of the cyber threat and the Obama administr... -
The New Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center
According to the Washington Post, the Obama administration is establishing a new agency to fuse intelligence from around the government when a cyber crisis occurs. -
Why We Shouldn’t Import Guantánamo: A Holistic Perspective
It is with great reluctance that I wade into Gabor and Steve’s debate about how to close the U.S. -
On the Anthem Hack
On February 5, 2015, Anthem---a health insurance company---announced that hackers had been able to access records containing tens of millions of names, birthdays, Social Security numbers, addresses and e... -
Does the Palestinian Turn to the ICC Mandate a Cut-off in Economic Assistance?
The Palestinian turn to the International Criminal Court has Israel’s supporters fretting over potential prosecutions and international delegitimization. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Jordan hit ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria with airstrikes 56 times over three days, the BBC reports. The uptick in strikes, focused on the ISIS center of Raqqa, come after the militant group burned a Jor... -
NSA, CIA, and FBI Implementation of PPD-28
As we continue to read through documents released on February 3 that collectively detail the intelligence community's efforts to implement Presidential Policy Directive-28, (PPD-28), we thought it woul... -
Searching the Dark Web
"By some estimates Google, Microsoft Bing, and Yahoo only give us access to around 5% of the content on the Web." The Dark Web is vast and difficult to search -- you have to know where you are going to g... -
2/9 Session #2: The Translator, Part Two
Our session is once more called to order. The defense and accused are here, but now the Special Review Team is not---its place having been taken by the ordinary prosecution team. -
The Internet of Things and Security -- Process Not Standards
Earlier this year, Herb posted a nice summary of the FTC's report on the security of the internet of things. Today, Senator Ed Markey joins the conversation with a staff report on the insecurity of auto... -
2/9 Session #1: The Translator
The gavel bangs. The military judge, Army Col. James L. Pohl, calls the proceedings to order. Members of the prosecution are absent, their place taken by a Special Review Team that has been looking into ...
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