We are told there is a privacy crisis.  The Snowden revelation and other such things have given the sense that we are in a crisis.  I think what we have is a privacy panic.  What I would call the Snowden...

The reality of conflict (not war) in the cyber domain -- Sony is now reported to be launching DDoS attacks against the hackers attempting to distribute its confidential documents: Sony has launched a cou...

Bloomberg has the story.  For those who think that cyber conflict is a bit of a myth, this is a cautionary tale.  From the opening: The pipeline was outfitted with sensors and cameras to monitor every st...

The Intercept has published an article---based on the Snowden documents---about AURORAGOLD, an NSA surveillance operation against cell phone network operators and standards bodies worldwide. This is not ...

Over at the Center for a New American Security, researcher Amy Chang is out with a detailed report entitled, "Warring State: China's Cybersecurity Strategy." As the report points out: Devising an optima...

Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA) has announced that she plans to introduce new legislation aimed to "significantly strengthen drone safety laws to protect U.S. airline passengers and U.S.

There are many ways to think about enhancing cybersecurity.  One, for example, is the prospect of software liability, which would, drive safer code.

The privacy- and oversight-relevant news comes to us via this Associated Press story.

I missed yesterday's intriguing little report from Jack Nicas and Andy Pasztor, which opens: Highly anticipated federal rules on commercial drones are expected to require operators to have a license and ...

Robot-inclined folk probably already know the story of Rafael Pirker.  In 2011 he flew his Ritewing Zephyr powered glider over the University of Virginia, while taking aerial photos; allegedly the aircra...

Got a problem with Iranian UAVs threatening your ships? Want to remotely start fires on small boats? The US Navy has just what you need: the 30 kilowatt-class Laser Weapon System (LaWS). [caption id="" ...