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How the U.S. Has Failed to Protect the 2018 Election—and Four Ways to Protect 2020
In the swirl of news this week, it would be easy to miss recent announcements from two of America's largest and most influential technology companies that have implications for our democracy as a whole. ... -
Offensive Cyber Operations and the Interagency Process: What’s at Stake With the New Trump Policy
Yesterday the Wall Street Journal’s Dustin Volz reported that President Trump has altered the interagency process for vetting offensive cyber operations. We do not have the full details yet, but it appea... -
Artificial Intelligence – A Counterintelligence Perspective: Part I
Artificial intelligence will change the world. Because so many people and companies believe this, AI and the entire technological ecosystem in which it functions are highly valuable to private-sector org... -
Fearing Risk; Fearing Reality
Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, I attended a conference in Bozeman, Mont. Bozeman is a delightful place in the southeast corner of the state. It's home to a university and close to Yellowstone National P... -
SinoTech: Google Plans Opening to China, and the NDAA Lets the ZTE Deal Off the Hook
The U.S.-China trade conflict has continued to escalate, as both sides appear determined not to flinch among rapidly rising tariff threats. On Aug. 7, the U.S. Trade Representative announced the list of ... -
Transatlantic Techlash Continues as U.K. and U.S. Lawmakers Release Proposals for Regulation
The 2018 “techlash” shows no sign of slowing. The last week of July saw the release of two papers containing proposals for significant increases regulation of tech companies, particularly with an eye tow... -
Israel's Proposed ‘Facebook Bill’
From 2015 to 2016, Israel experienced a wave of terror, dubbed the “knife intifada,” in which 47 Israelis were murdered. According to Israeli security sources, a majority of the attacks were carried out ... -
Cybersecurity Fallout From the Partisan Divide Over Russian Election Interference?
A recent Ipsos/Reuters poll found that 56 percent of Americans strongly agree or somewhat agree that Russia interfered in the 2016 election on behalf of Donald Trump. Within that group, only 32 percent o... -
SinoTech: Trump Administration Escalates Tech Trade Conflict
President Trump threatened to impose tariffs against all Chinese imports to the United States in an interview with CNBC last Friday, stoking fears of an all out trade war between the two countries. -
Sound Recommendations on Digital Evidence and Law Enforcement
Professor Jennifer Daskal and Will Carter of the Center for Strategic and International Studies have written a terrific report, “Low- -
A Deeper Look at Deepfakes: Our New Article and an Event at Heritage on Thursday
Back in February, we joined forces in this post to draw attention to the wide array of dangers to individuals and to society posed by advances in “deepfake” technology (that is, the capacity to alter aud... -
Uncomfortable Questions in the Wake of Russia Indictment 2.0 and Trump’s Press Conference With Putin
What the Mueller indictment means for blowback against U.S. officials, reciprocal interference by the United States, the state of U.S. preparation against renewed adversary electoral operations, and the ...
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