Readers of Lawfare must sometimes wonder what all the cyber fuss is about.  How, after all, does cyber conflict occur.  Current events in Syria give a good sense of how conflict is happening.  Here is an...

Here it is ... this version is dated November 21, 2012, so it seems to be the current iteration:  White House Draft Executive Order (Dated 11-21-12).  Analysis to follow .....

You can probably tell that I'm catching up on my reading tonight!  My other offering is this fascinating article on The Hackers of Damascus.  For those who are warriors in our readership, the article off...

Scott Shane of the New York Times has an interesting story in tomorrow's paper: Facing the possibility that President Obama might not win a second term, his administration accelerated work in the weeks b...

I'm not sure how I missed this last month, but Lisa Monaco---assistant attorney general for national security---gave a speech on cybersecurity and NSD's bureaucratic and substantive response to the probl...

Over at the Volokh Conspiracy, my friend Orin Kerr has a fascinating post on the case of US v. Stanley.   It isn't strictly cybersecurity but the case itself is still worth reading.

In the category of shameless self-promotion, I am quite pleased to announce the publication of National Security Law in the News: A Guide for Journalists, Scholars, and Policymakers. The book is a joint ...

The NRC has issued a Report on vulnerability in the U.S. electric power delivery system.  (A downloadable copy can be found here.) I have only skimmed the Report, but it covers vulnerabilities not only f...

While the Senate was making a feint at legislation yesterday, far more significant cyber news was disclosed.  According to the Washington Post President Obama has signed a new Presidential Policy Directi...

As I noted, yesterday the Senate returned, briefly to consideration of the Cybersecurity Act of 2012.  The rather half-hearted effort (I think that's a fair characterization) ended as was inevitable -- i...

I spent a flight out to Minnesota yesterday reflecting on Jack's and Trevor's discussion over the weekend of Obama's first term, his coming second term, the Bush administration, and the now-will-never-be...