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“Security by Design” in Practice: Assessing Concepts, Definitions, and Approaches
There is significant consensus about the meaning of "security by design," but less on the definition and utility of "security by default." -
Investing in Rust
U.S. public policy can help facilitate market adoption of a relatively new, efficient, and safe programming language called Rust. -
Lawfare Daily: Open Banking and the Benefits of Interoperability with Alexander Rigby and Chinmayi Sharma
Discussing the promise and pitfalls of interoperability. -
Open Banking: A Case Study in the Benefits of Interoperability
Policymakers must prioritize decentralizing decision-making power in industries before true technological decentralization can occur. -
Lawfare Daily: Peter Salib on AI Self-Improvement
What are the risks of AI self-improvement? -
AI Will Not Want to Self-Improve
Classic arguments for AI risk assume that capable, goal-seeking systems will naturally attempt to improve themselves, but a closer look at the operative incentives reveals a more complicated story. -
Software Liability and Insurance
Insurers can bring unique evidence and legal strategies to software liability cases if the regime creates a path for subrogation. -
Will a Cybersecurity Safe Harbor Raise All Boats?
A private certfication model, leveraging best-in-class cybersecurity assessment and audit practices, could be bolstered by public auditors and reinforced by downstream litigation models with relatively l... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Bryan Choi on NIST's Software Un-Standards
Discussing NIST's history in setting information technology standards -
NIST's Software Un-Standards
NIST’s latest forays in risk management frameworks disavow concrete metrics or outcomes, and solicit voluntary participation instead of providing stable mandates. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Riana Pfefferkorn and David Thiel on How to Fight Computer-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material
One of the dark sides of the rapid development of artificial intelligence and machine learning is the increase in computer-generated child pornography and other child sexual abuse material. -
Addressing Computer-Generated Child Sex Abuse Imagery: Legal Framework and Policy Implications
Computer-generated child sex abuse imagery poses significant challenges to law enforcement, including constitutional limits on criminal prosecutions.


