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Articles by Paul Rosenzweig
Paul Rosenzweig is a prolific author, read a sampling of some of Paul’s most notable publications.
Initiative Will Explore Whether Cybersecurity is Art or Science
Paul Rosenzweig, formerly Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy in the Department of Homeland Security and founder of a homeland security consulting company, observes that cybersecurity resembles obscenity — we know it when we see it even if we can’t…
Preliminary Observations on the Utility of Measuring Cybersecurity
Of late, I have become increasingly interested in this apparent gap. The problem is that the lack of good metrics is (or seems likely to be) debilitating. My hypothesis is that, when governments, commercial actors and private citizens think about new…
Protecting US Elections Needs Much More Federal Money: Report
The report, which was also sponsored by the Alliance for Securing Democracy, R Street Institute and University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy and Security, examined six states, finding that all had taken steps to shore up…
The Cybersecurity 202: States don’t have enough money to secure the 2020 election, new report warns
The trade-offs highlighted in the report are likely common among most of the 50 states, Lawrence Norden, director of the Election Reform Program at New York University’s Brennan Center for Justice, told me. The Brennan Center was another sponsor of…
At-home ancestry DNA kits may make it easier for enemies to target you, the Navy’s top officer says
Information gleaned from at-home ancestry DNA kits can help foes better tailor their weapons, the Navy’s top officer said last week.While DNA information can be misused and should be treated with personal information, it’s unlikely that enemies would…
At-home ancestry DNA kits may make it easier for enemies to target you, the Navy’s top officer says
Paul Rosenzweig, a cybersecurity expert with R Street Institute who served as President George W. Bush’s Department of Homeland Security deputy assistant secretary for policy, said people must treat their DNA like any other personal data.
1181 Days After Russia’s “Sweeping and Systematic” Assault On American Elections, Will Leader McConnell Finally Allow A Bipartisan Senate Briefing on Election Security?
From Law Works: A Former Homeland Security Official Faults McConnell For Failing To Enhance Cybersecurity. According to the Guardian: “Paul Rosenzweig, a former top DHS official and a cyber expert with the nonpartisan R Street Institute, said efforts…
Comments on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century Hearings Hearing #12: The FTC’s Approach to Consumer Privacy
BEFORE THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Docket No. FTC-2018-0098 COMMENTS OF THE R STREET INSTITUTE Last November, The R Street Institute[1] (“R Street”) filed comments with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration[2] in response to…
Progress in Cybersecurity: Toward a System of Measurement
How do we quantify safety and security? That fundamental question underlies almost all modern national security questions (and, naturally, most commercial questions about risk as well). The cost-benefit analysis inherent in measuring safety and…
Wyden Introduces Bill to Protect Campaigns, State Parties From Foreign Hackers
May 21, 2019 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today introduced a bill to defend campaigns and state parties against foreign hackers. The Federal Campaign Cybersecurity Assistance Act is the third bill Wyden has introduced this year…