A recap of our event with NSA Director Rogers
Yesterday the Center for Cyber & Homeland Security convened a forum, “State of the Cybersecurity Union,” featuring Admiral Michael S. Rogers, Commander of U.S. Cyber Command, Director of the...
View ArticleProtecting 911 call centers from cyber threats: Federal action needed
The growing threat of cyber attacks on 9-1-1 call centers, also known as public safety access points or PSAPs, has become a serious homeland security concern. PSAPs are the public’s vital link to life...
View ArticleNew CCHS analysis of the OPM cyber hack
Yesterday CCHS Director Frank Cilluffo and I published a commentary on the OPM hack traced to China and affecting millions of US government employees. The article appeared in The Conversation and is...
View ArticlePaying for Non-Secrets
Former Director of Central Intelligence George Tenet famously said when asked about so-called open source (unclassified) intelligence, “we only pay for secrets.” He spoke with the confidence of a man...
View ArticleBouncing off the cyber walls
In the movie “Apollo 13,” the saga of the near fatal moon mission, there is a harrowing scene toward the end of the film that has reminded me of the last several days in cyber world. Two of the...
View ArticleCyber attack on Canadian government points to need for resilience
Last week, the Canadian government was hit by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. The hacktivist group Anonymous claimed responsibility, saying the attack was a protest against proposed...
View ArticleCyber reliability and confidentiality: lessons from the 19th century?
By Sam Klein and Greg Gardner In light of the significant hack of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the recent revelations by the Washington Post about the insecurity of the internet, it is...
View ArticleRemedying the OPM hack: we need an innovative policy response, not just...
In the wake of the recent major hacks of Office of Personnel Management (OPM) databases, OPM has announced that the federal government will be offering the millions of affected individuals with access...
View ArticleNew CCHS essay on “The Internet of Everything”
Earlier this week the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation convened a symposium, entitled “The Internet of Everything: Data, Networks and Opportunities,” and released a compendium of essays on that theme....
View ArticleUS-China cyber agreement: Is it enough of a good thing?
Last week on this blog, I suggested that the Chinese government had likely out-maneuvered the U.S. government on the question of cybertheft in advance of President Xi’s State Visit. Following meetings...
View ArticleChina Has Changed Its Cyber Rhetoric, Now How About Its Behavior?
Chinese President Xi Jinping has had a busy autumn as the globe’s cyber diplomat-in-chief. How does the U.S. government now get Chinese government-supported hackers to change their behavior in a way...
View ArticleOmnibus legislation: the cyber sausage gets made
Otto von Bismarck, the master politician who built modern Germany in the late 19th century said that “laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.” The Omnibus bill that Congress is...
View ArticleThe Cyber Odd Couple of DC and Silicon Valley
Playwright Neil Simon wrote a play called “The Odd Couple.” It was the story of very different two men trying to share a NY apartment. Oscar was a total slob who was a top sports reporter. Felix was a...
View ArticleChina and cybertheft, six months later
Last September, during his State Visit in Washington, China’s President Xi Jinping committed (see paragraph 48) to President Obama that China would not conduct or support cybertheft to benefit China’s...
View ArticleCyber hacks & data dumps: How should the media respond?
The cyber hack of the Democratic National Committee, and the subsequent release of 19,000 e-mails by Wikileaks, is the leading political news story today, with the news media reporting on ignominious...
View ArticleThe Cyber Business We Have Chosen
For those of us of a certain age, The Godfather movies represented a cultural touchstone and an endless source of “tough guy” quotes. “Leave the gun, take the cannoli.” “I’ll make him an offer he can...
View ArticleReality and Perception: How the Russians Won an American Election
Americans really don’t get the Russians. We are a people who pride themselves on divided government, openness, and the exposure of corruption – almost to the point of obsession. The Internet has...
View ArticleIs There A Cyber Doctrine in the House?
The rites of post-election spring in D.C. are constant. Newly elected politicians struggling to get a handle on their job. The blooming of new rumors with regards to who is taking what undersecretary...
View ArticleThe Equifax Breach Should Result in Legislation, But Not What You Think
This entry was originally posted on the blog at Foresight Resilience Strategies here. As long-time cybersecurity expert Bruce Schneier points out, even if every single person takes the advice of...
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