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The White House Responded to the Chinese Hacks of the Microsoft Exchange Servers This Week. Is It Enough?
The Biden administration should be applauded for building a broad coalition of allies to condemn China's dangerous cyber activity. Now, the White House should do what it has done to other U.S. adversarie... -
Why Current Botnet Takedown Jurisprudence Should Not Be Replicated
Restraining orders and other equitable mechanisms of relief were never designed to address such a unique challenge as global cybercrime. -
After Didi Fiasco, China Imposes Cybersecurity Reviews on Foreign IPOs
Lawfare’s biweekly roundup of U.S.-China technology policy and national security news. -
Empty Threats and Warnings on Cyber
President Biden warned Vladimir Putin that the U.S. will take “necessary action” if Russia does not disrupt ransomware attacks from its soil. The problem with this warning is that the U.S. has been pledg... -
After the Biden-Putin Summit, U.S.-Russia Expert Consultations Should Focus on the Financial Sector
A bilateral agreement on cyberattacks against financial integrity would be an important first step that could help build confidence to make progress on other, more challenging areas. Yet, even for this i... -
The Real Takeaway From the Enjoining of the Florida Social Media Law
A federal judge was right to block Florida’s social media law. But that doesn’t mean the First Amendment bars all government regulation of platform content-moderation decisions. -
U.K.’s Online Safety Bill: Not That Safe, After All?
The U.K. government's long-awaited Online Safety Bill was published on May 12. What does it say? -
Ant Group to Establish State-Backed Credit Scoring Company
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Revisiting a Framework on Military Takedowns Against Cybercriminals
The U.S. military’s mission is not to carry out military operations. Its mission is to defend the nation. Cyberspace offers the military an incredibly useful capability to advance national security. Cybe... -
Report Finds Widespread Use of Facial Recognition Technology by Federal Agencies Could Pose Privacy Risk
The report recommends that agencies track and assess the systems they use to mitigate the privacy and accuracy risks. -
Why Didn’t the FBI Review Social Media Posts Announcing Plans for the Capitol Riot?
FBI Director Christopher Wray says that the bureau’s internal guidelines prevented it from looking at social media posts announcing the planned attack on the Capitol. But the guidelines say nothing of th... -
The Coronavirus Pandemic and Network Neutrality Implications
Title II classification of broadband would have offered significant consumer protections during the pandemic. However, net neutrality regulations take into account the actions of only internet service pr...