Defense and Security

Cybersecurity

  • Cybersecurity
    Cyber Week in Review: May 7, 2021
    UK watchdog opposes ban on police use of facial recognition; India excludes Huawei and ZTE from 5G trials; Belgian government suffers distributed denial of service attack; Facebook oversight committee reaffirms Trump ban; and U.S. broadband industry funded secret campaign to influence net neutrality rules.
    Blog Post by Adam Segal May 7, 2021 Net Politics
  • Cybersecurity
    Cyber Week in Review: April 30, 2021
    India orders suppression of critical social media posts amid COVID-19 outbreak; Senate Intelligence Committee crafting cyber breach notification law; Japanese government to impose stricter rules on external research funding; Warrantless FBI surveillance power granted by federal court despite violations; and Hackers obtain and publish personnel files on DC police.
    Blog Post by Adam Segal April 30, 2021 Net Politics
  • Cybersecurity
    The U.S. Should Make “Leverage” the Foundation of Its Cyber Strategy
    The concept should become a major part of understanding the tightening relationship between offensive and defensive activity on the internet.
    Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Net Politics April 26, 2021 Net Politics
  • Cybersecurity
    Cyber Week in Review: April 23, 2021
    Russia responds to U.S. sanctions, expels ten diplomats and eight officials; UK government launches campaign against foreign spies; U.S. lawmakers introduce ambitious anti-surveillance technology bill; Facebook targets two separate Palestinian hacker groups; and the European Union proposes new limits on artificial intelligence.
    Blog Post by Adam Segal April 23, 2021 Net Politics
  • China
    Preparing for Heightened Tensions Between China and India
    China-India tensions remain high. To reduce the threat of conflict, Daniel S. Markey recommends the U.S. boost aid to India and begin working with like-minded partners to develop a coordinated response strategy.
    Contingency Planning Memorandum by Daniel S. Markey April 19, 2021 Center for Preventive Action
  • Cybersecurity
    Cyber Week in Review: April 16, 2021
    Data of 1.3 million Clubhouse users leaked online; Biden taps National Security Agency veteran as first national cyber director; Operation to block hacker access to Microsoft Exchange servers approved by Justice Department; The United States imposes new sanctions on Russia for SolarWinds breach; and Romania bars China and Huawei from domestic 5G development.
    Blog Post by Adam Segal April 16, 2021 Net Politics
  • Cybersecurity
    Cyber Week in Review: April 9, 2021
    Data leak exposes 533 million Facebook users; Belgian authorities decrypt half a billion messages on Sky ECC, confiscate twenty-seven tons of cocaine; Automobile manufacturers call upon U.S. government amid chip shortage; Chinese supercomputing companies added to U.S. blacklist; and Vietnam considers legislation to regulate tech firms.
    Blog Post by Adam Segal April 9, 2021 Net Politics
  • Russia
    The Cybersecurity Threat From Russia
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    While much of the public’s attention over the last year has been on Russian information operations and threats to election integrity, actors tied to Russian intelligence were conducting an espionage campaign with significant impact on U.S. national security. This symposium discusses how the United States, along with its allies, may more effectively respond to Russian cyber operations. The virtual symposium consists of a keynote session followed by a salon discussion on cybersecurity. During the salon discussion, a facilitator will help steer a conversation on how U.S. cyber strategy should change to respond to the threat of cyberattacks from Russia.  
    Virtual Event by Anne Neuberger and Amy B. Zegart April 7, 2021 Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program
  • Cybersecurity
    Cyber Week in Review: April 2, 2021
    Russian hackers steal thousands of State Department emails; Facebook and Google plan new undersea cables in the Pacific; President Biden announces infrastructure plan; New Russian law requires domestic software on all devices; and United States and Japan plan chip strategy for April summit.
    Blog Post by Adam Segal April 2, 2021 Net Politics