Latest in Cybersecurity & Tech
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The NDAA’s National Cyber Director: Justifications, Authorities and Lingering Questions
We may soon have a national cyber director. What problems is this office meant to address, what authorities will it have and what questions will remain? -
Platform Speech Governance and the First Amendment: A User-Centered Approach
The First Amendment is a public endeavor—not a mandate for big tech to redefine free speech in America. -
The Digital Social Contract: A New Lawfare Paper Series
Exploring the future of law, technology and government. -
Law Enforcement Is Accessing Locked Devices Quite Well, Thank You
A new report shows the widespread use by law enforcement of tools that circumvent encryption barriers. -
How Easy Is it to Build a Robot Assassin?
Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh reportedly may have been assassinated using a remote-controlled machine gun. Such devices are unfortunately easy to construct. -
Trump's Tweets Attacking the Election Echo Russian Trolls
Tweets from Trump and his inner circle show how close the Trump campaign is in tone and style to Russian disinformation. This type of disinformation poses huge challenges for U.S. democracy, and for the ... -
Asia-Pacific Trade Deal RCEP Is Signed; Xi Signals Potential Interest in CPTPP
Lawfare’s biweekly roundup of U.S.-China technology policy and national security news. -
Democratic Source Code for a New U.S.-EU Tech Alliance
The incoming Biden administration should seek to build a U.S.-EU alliance that will hardwire democratic governance into everything digital. -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: The Privacy and Europocrisy Oversight Board
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In Praise of Chris Krebs
Krebs, the first director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, was able to serve in a political position under President Trump without compromising his integrity. He made a significan... -
Europe Has No Strategy on Cyber Sanctions
Given the lack of a coherent strategic message, it is questionable whether EU cyber sanctions are communicating their red lines and intent effectively. Has the bloc’s cyber sanctions regime already run i... -
Livestream: Facebook and Twitter CEOs Testify Before Senate Judiciary About 2020 Election
On Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing titled, "Breaking the News: Censorship, Suppression, and the 2020 Election."


