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What Did Gen. Nakasone Say About Defense Department Operations (Not Just Cyber Operations)?
Some notes on a curious comment from Gen. Paul Nakasone, commander of U.S. Cyber Command. -
What Would Happen If States Started Looking at Cyber Operations as a “Threat” to Use Force?
States and other stakeholders can use Article 2(4) of the U.N. Charter to bar not just uses of force in cyberspace but also threats of such force by equal measure. -
Enterprise Cybersecurity Measurement
Enterprises can manage, mitigate and monitor their cyber risks by mapping threats and adversary tactics, techniques and procedures to known vulnerabilities. Ultimately, the goal is to have a scalable, re... -
The Christchurch Report Points to Better Avenues for Internet Reform
What does the report reveal about online extremism and the efforts to counter it? -
As Blinken Visits Europe, China Retaliates Against U.S., EU Xinjiang Sanctions
Lawfare’s biweekly roundup of U.S.-China technology policy and national security news. -
Merchant Crypto Payments: A New National Security Frontier
A steady rush into retail crypto activity is occurring without a check of the regulatory blindspots. Many illicit actors will likely try to spend their ill-gotten crypto on goods and services online rath... -
Making the National Cyber Director Operational With a National Cyber Defense Center
Without a National Cyber Defense Center, the Office of the National Cyber Director will fail to move the needle in improving the U.S. cybersecurity posture. -
Most Email Isn’t Secure. Here’s How to Fix It.
End-to-end encrypted email is generally cumbersome and unintuitive. It’s time to invest in alternatives. -
What the Biden Administration Gets Right and Wrong on ICT in the New Supply Chain Executive Order
On Feb. 24, President Biden signed an executive order titled “America’s Supply Chains,” outlining a process for the United States to identify and mitigate the risks and challenges it faces in a series of... -
ODNI Releases Assessment on Foreign Threats to the 2020 U.S. Election
On Mar. 16, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released a declassified joint intelligence community assessment on foreign threats to the 2020 U.S. elections. -
FBI Warns That Deepfakes Will Be Used Increasingly in Foreign Influence Operations
On Mar. 10, the FBI’s Cyber Division released a Private Industry Notification (PIN) warning that “Malicious actors almost certainly will leverage synthetic content for cyber and foreign influence operati... -
No, Florida Can’t Regulate Online Speech
Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has promised that Florida will soon enact “the most ambitious reforms yet proposed” for “holding ‘Big Tech’ accountable.” There’s just one problem: It’s unconstitutional.