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SinoTech: Trump Imposes Tariffs on $200 Billion of Goods; China Cannot Respond in Kind Anymore
President Trump announced on Monday that his administration will begin imposing new tariffs against $200 billion in Chinese imports next week. Starting on Sept. 24, the government will subject those impo... -
Document: Pentagon’s 2018 Cyber Strategy Report Summary
The Department of Defense has released a summary of its 2018 Cyber Strategy Report. The document is below: -
Will Trump Sanction China’s Use of Facial Recognition Software?
Chinese human rights practices are in the news again. The White House is reportedly weighing sanctions against Chinese officials and companies that are engaged in or facilitating the mass surveillance an... -
The North Korean Hacker Charges: Line-Drawing as a Necessary but not Sufficient Part of Deterrence
In an article at Daily Beast a few days ago, Jake Williams (who previously worked for NSA) criticized the U.S. -
Document: Justice Department Extradites, Unseals Charges Against Russian National Accused of Hacking U.S. Companies
On Friday, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced the extradition and charging of Andrei Tyurin, a Russian citizen who is accused of participating in a hacking campaign against... -
Senate Hearing on Social Media and Foreign Influence Operations: Progress, But There’s A Long Way to Go
Wednesday’s hearing before the Senate intelligence committee on “Foreign Influence Operations’ Use of Social Media Platforms” was, as Chairman Richard Burr called it, the “capstone” of the committee’s in... -
Document: Justice Department Charges North Korean Spy for Sony, Bangladesh Bank, and WannaCry Cyberattacks
On Thursday, the Justice Department filed a criminal complaint in the Central District of California against North Korean spy Park Jin Hyok. He is charged with violating 18 U.S.C. -
Developing Responses to Cyber-Enabled Information Warfare and Influence Operations
This article defines information warfare and influence operations as the deliberate use of information by one party on an adversary population to confuse, mislead and ultimately influence the actions tha... -
SinoTech: Huawei Appeals to U.S. Agencies for Market Access
Chinese telecommunication company Huawei has filed a 39-page comment with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging that the U.S. government has unfairly denied Huawei and other Chinese telecom compani... -
Artificial Intelligence – A Counterintelligence Perspective: Part II
In the first part of this series on the counterintelligence implications of artificial intelligence (AI), I discussed AI and counterintelligence at a high level and described some features of each that I... -
Livestream: Jack Dorsey and Sheryl Sandberg Testify Before Senate Intelligence Committee on Foreign Influence Operations on Social Media
On Wednesday morning at 9:30 a.m., the Senate intelligence committee will hold a hearing on foreign influence operations’s use of social media. The hearing will feature testimony from Sheryl Sandberg, Fa... -
In Cyber Warfare, the Front Line Is Everywhere the U.S. Government Isn’t
Cyber warriors in the United States are preparing for a digital Cold War, deterring cyberattacks against specific critical infrastructure—when what is most urgently needed is a counterinsurgency (an “e-s...
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