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Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva over the coming two days in hopes of hammering out a deal to halt hostilities in Syria
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9th Circuit and the CFAA
This summer the 9th Circuit released two significant opinions on the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), which prohibits acts of computer trespass by those who are not authoriz...
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The podcast is back with a bang from its hiatus. Our guest, Scott DePasquale, is the CEO of Utilidata, an electric utility IoT and cybersecurity company. Scott talks about his contribution to the Intern...
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Last week, the courts once again restricted the ability of terrorism victims to collect compensation, this time on grounds of personal jurisdiction.
Recap
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A candidate forum with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on national security issues took place last night on NBC. It included questions to both candidates from an audience of veterans.
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An alliance of moderate opposition groups has unveiled a detailed transition plan for Syria that commits the country to safeguarding both democratic and religious pluralism. The High Negotiation Committe...
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Author’s note: Despite appearing under my byline, this post actually represents the work of a larger group. The Keys Under Doormats group includes Harold Abelson, Ross Anderson, Steven M. Bellovin, Josh ...
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Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins issued the following statement on Tuesday, September 6th on the occasion of the upcoming 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and 16th anniversary of th...
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Hackers gotta hack. It's in their nature. But they also want recognition and maybe a little money. In times past, a hacker who discovered a flaw in a piece of hardware's programming might announce it pro...
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The New York Times writes that a 90-minute meeting between President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to broker a ceasefire in Syria’s ongoing civil war. The two world leaders met...
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In a previous post, I commented on the apparent desire of U.S. Cyber Command to develop "loud" cyber weapons, that is, weapons whose use could be easily attributable. But further conversation with variou...
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Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar)
Tuesday, September 6th at 4pm: At the Atlantic Council, William Glass, Robert A. Manning, and Denise E. Zheng will participate in a conversation...
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“Brexit Means Brexit,” said British Prime Minister Theresa May in a famously ambiguous phrase from the speech launching her bid for Conservative leadership in June.
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There is much, of course, to be said about the reported Russian intrusion into various aspects of our electoral system.
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IT'S OUR SIXTH BIRTHDAY!
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Last week, co-blogger Nick Weaver posted a short summary of why he holds the view that Apple products are safe, but that Android products systematically are not. His recommendation was to throw your Andr...
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The next in our series of book soirees at the Hoover Institution's Washington Office will take place on September 28, when Ben interviews Rosa Brooks about her new book: How Everything Became War and the...
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The recent penetrations of state voter registration databases in Arizona and Illinois have, so far, been limited to data exfiltration. Much of the information contained in voter registration databases is...
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Editor's Note: Bangladesh, one of the world's largest Muslim countries, is usually considered a success story: slowly but steadily, this secular democracy is climbing out of poverty. This perceived succe...
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Okay, this has nothing to do with national security law or policy. What's more, this is way, way outside my area of expertise. But I have this feeling that this may be of interest to some Lawfare readers...