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Cybersecurity

Cyber Week in Review: September 13, 2024

U.S. indicts white supremacists; Predator spyware reappears; EU publishes Draghi report on economic competitiveness; Australian politicians criticize Meta's data scraping; CISA says agency will reduce contact with social media platforms.

Blog Post by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf September 13, 2024 Net Politics
Cybersecurity

Cyber Week in Review: September 6, 2024

Brazilian Supreme Court bans X; Judge blocks Texas social media law; Internet Archive loses copyright case; U.S. announces effort to counter Russian disinformation; Cyberattack on Iran impacted banking sector.

Blog Post by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf September 6, 2024 Net Politics
Cybersecurity

Cyber Week in Review: August 30, 2024

Court rules TikTok not shielded by Section 230; Telegram founder arrested; Chinese hackers break into U.S. ISPs; Tech companies criticize Malaysian licensing plan; Misinformation surges in India.

Blog Post by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf August 30, 2024 Net Politics

Experts in this Topic

Richard A. Falkenrath

Senior Fellow for National Security

David P. Fidler

Senior Fellow for Global Health and Cybersecurity

Gordon M. Goldstein

Adjunct Senior Fellow

Lori Esposito Murray

Senior Fellow for National Security and Managing Director of CEO Programs

Adam Segal

Ira A. Lipman Chair in Emerging Technologies and National Security and Director of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program

Matthew C. Waxman

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Law and Foreign Policy

Tarah Wheeler

Senior Fellow for Global Cyber Policy

Cybersecurity

Cyber Week in Review: August 22, 2024

Pakistan experiences internet outages; U.S. company fined over deepfakes; TSMC breaks ground on EU factory; U.S. investigates Americans working with Russia; researcher finds major vulnerability in key cards.

Blog Post by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf August 22, 2024 Net Politics
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Don’t Reinvent the Wheel to Govern AI

U.S. government agencies are being asked to rapidly scale governance efforts focused on AI. The U.S. government should integrate governance into agencies' existing mandates, rather than trying to create a governance model from scratch.

Blog Post by Jack Corrigan and Owen J. Daniels August 20, 2024 Net Politics
Cybersecurity

Cyber Week in Review: August 15, 2024

Trump campaign hacked; Huawei introduces new microchip; FBI takes down ransomware group; UN committee passes cybercrime treaty; Indian government withdraws broadcast bill.

Blog Post by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf August 15, 2024 Net Politics

Cybersecurity

Russia’s Becoming More Digitally Isolated—and Dependent on China

Russia's growing focus on domestic digital development and its deepening reliance on Chinese technology have major impacts on human rights and cybersecurity in Russia, while creating new vulnerabilities.

Blog Post by Justin Sherman August 12, 2024 Net Politics
Cybersecurity

Cyber Week in Review: August 8, 2024

Google loses antitrust case; NIST publishes quantum standards; State officials condemn X's AI-fueled misinformation; UN finalizing cybercrime treaty; Digital repression spiked during and after Venezuela's election.

Blog Post by Adam Segal and Kyle Fendorf August 8, 2024 Net Politics
Cybersecurity

Cyber Month in Review: July 2024

CrowdStrike update causes disruptions; Senate passes online safety bills; WTO lays out digital trade agreement; China calls for internet ID; Bangladesh shuts off internet service; DoJ releases misinformation report.

Blog Post by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf August 2, 2024 Net Politics
Daily News Brief

Worldwide Tech Outage, and Other Headlines of the Day

The Daily News Brief

Article by CFR.org Editors July 19, 2024
Cybersecurity

Cyber Month in Review: June 2024

Supreme Court issues Murthy v. Missouri decision; Polish parliament withdraws immunity for lawmaker; UN adopts AI resolution; major privacy bills scuttled in Congress; OpenAI will block access to tools in China.

Blog Post by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf July 5, 2024 Net Politics
Digital Policy

Cyber Week in Review: June 14, 2024

Apple to integrate OpenAI; Microsoft and Google to provide cybersecurity services to rural hospitals; Gang sentenced to prison in Zambia; U.S. tightens semiconductor sanctions on Russia; Microsoft's president testifies in Congress.

Blog Post by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf June 14, 2024 Net Politics
RealEcon

Supporting American Small Businesses Against Foreign Threats

Small businesses are critical to U.S. national security. They’re also increasingly targeted by foreign cyberattacks. The federal government can do more to protect them.

Article by Tara Donohue Bartels and Tarah Wheeler June 11, 2024 RealEcon
Digital Policy

Cyber Week in Review: June 7, 2024

DOJ and FTC reach deal on AI investigation; Hackers send zero-click through TikTok; Study on 2020 election misinformation released; Microsoft says Russia targeting Paris Olympics; YouTube tightens controls on gun videos.

Blog Post by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf June 7, 2024 Net Politics
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Cyber Week in Review: May 31, 2024

"Eyes on Rafah" circulates on social media; China announces $47.5 billion semiconductor fund; Leaked documents detail Google Search algorithms; France lifts TikTok ban in New Caledonia; TikTok releases influence operation report.

Blog Post by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf May 31, 2024 Net Politics