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More on USG Policy on Cyber Vulnerabilities
This morning I wondered why the USG could not say more about its policy (assuming it had one) on stockpiling v. -
Exploring the Effect of NSA Disclosures on the U.S. Technology Industry
This past Monday, I had the honor of moderating a panel organized by students at the American University Washington College of Law’s National Security Law Brief, on Understanding the Global Implications ... -
Lawfare Podcast, Episode #70: Bruce Schneier on Technology and Privacy
Bruce Schneier of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School gave a keynote address at the National Security Agency at the Crossroads conference Bobby put together at UT-Austin las... -
The Week That Was
Once again, FISA was front and center on Laware this week. Tim Edgar gave us a lesson in intelligence surveillance law 101, defining terms like “incidental collection” and “collection over the wire.” Ch... -
Cyber Paradox: Every Offensive Weapon is a (Potential) Chink in Our Defense -- and Vice Versa
As Ben notes, the USG denied a Bloomberg News report that the “U.S. -
NSA Knew About and Exploited Heartbleed---Unless it Didn't
The other day, walking out of Aikido class, I was chatting with a friend about Heartbleed. I joked that the latest revelation reminded me of a scene from the classic Martin Scorsese movie, After Hours. I... -
Cyber Threat Information and the Antitrust Canard
Those of us who tried to do big things in government have learned to be grateful for small things. Yesterday, the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission jointly declare... -
Foreign Purchases of U.S. Businesses, Presidential Power, and National Security: Ralls Corp. v. CFIUS
When then-Representative Barney Frank contemplated the ability of foreign interests to acquire American companies at the expense of national security, he made the following statement: There is no right t... -
House Judiciary Hearing on ICANN
I testified yesterday at the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the proposed transfer of the IANA function to ICANN. You can find my testimony (and that of the other witnesses) at the committee web si... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
In the wake of 9/11, the FBI dramatically shifted its focus from a fighting domestic crime to preventing terrorist attacks on U.S. soil. -
FBI Agents Embedding with JSOC Units in Combat Zones
The Washington Post has a story this evening on an often-overlooked aspect of interagency cooperation in connection with both combat operations and counterterrorism: FBI agents deploying into the field ... -
On The Recent FISC Preservation Rulings
When last we checked in on the metadata preservation saga, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court had authorized the government---in contravention of its prior order---to retain metadata beyond the ...
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