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Missile Sabotage by Covert Means
In a Feb. 13 story in the New York Times, David Sanger and William Broad report that the Trump administration has accelerated a secret American program to sabotage Iran’s missiles and rockets by insertin... -
What Is Agreed Competition in Cyberspace?
The cyber-strategic environment comprises two strategic spaces—armed conflict and the competitive space short of armed conflict. Pursuing national objectives requires strategies that can succeed in the s... -
Don’t Let Cyber Attribution Debates Tear Apart the NATO Alliance
The United States still struggles to find effective policies for deterring cyberattacks. -
Livestream: House Homeland Security Committee Hearing on Election Security
The House Committee on Homeland Security will hold a hearing on election security on Wednesday, February 13th at 10:00am. The panel will hear testimony from Christopher C. Krebs, Director, Cybersecurity... -
Document: Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence
On Monday, President Trump issued the following executive order on artificial intelligence. The White House provided a summary of the order, and the full order is below. White House Summary -
Thinking About Risks From AI: Accidents, Misuse and Structure
World leaders have woken up to the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) over the past year. Billions of dollars in governmental funding have been announced, dozens of hearings have been held, and ne... -
Project Raven: What Happens When U.S. Personnel Serve a Foreign Intelligence Agency?
It’s been known since 2012 that a Baltimore-based company called Cyber Point had a contract with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to assist its newly-established signals intelligence agency (then called th... -
SinoTech: Department of Justice Unseals Two Indictments Against Huawei
On Jan. 28, the U.S. Department of Justice unveiled two sweeping indictments against Huawei. At a press conference, Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker first discussed the 10-count indictment unseal... -
‘Achieving and Maintaining Cyberspace Superiority’: A Cyber Command and Interagency Legal Conference
I'm happy to report that U.S. Cyber Command will host its sixth annual legal conference from March 4–7, and that some seats may still be available. The title is "Achieving and Maintaining Cyberspace Supe... -
Developing an Objective, Repeatable Scoring System for a Vulnerability Equities Process
The public release of the Vulnerability Equities Process (VEP) charter by the White House in late 2017 went a long way toward satisfying the public’s curiosity about the secretive, high-profile and conte... -
Facebook’s ‘Draft Charter’ for Content Moderation: Vague, But Promising
The Charter of the United Nations begins by listing a number of lofty goals, including, “We the peoples of the United Nations [have] determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, whi... -
SinoTech: Chinese Telecoms Face Continued Scrutiny in the U.S.
The new year has not brought Chinese telecommunications firms any relief from scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers and law enforcement officials. On Jan. 16, Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md....
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