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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.
Active Cyber Defense a/k/a Hackback
I am a bit of an outlier in the cybersecurity community since I think that there are circumstances in which private actors ought to be allowed to more aggressively respond to intrusions on their systems (though I don’t go “full postal” on the issue).…
Next Steps for U.S. Cybersecurity in the Trump Administration: Active Cyber Defense
The failure of the government to provide adequate protection has led many cybersecurity analysts, scholars, and policymakers to suggest that there is a need for private-sector self-help. If the government is unable or unwilling to take or threaten…
Revised Draft Trump EO on Cybersecurity: May 2017 Version
Rumors had it that the Cybersecurity EO was contingent on resolving how to deal with IT technology development and innovation. Now that the innovation Executive Order is public, a revised Cyber EO is circulating. Here is the copy I received: Rumors…
Trump–Modi Agenda for Next Steps in U.S.–India Cybersecurity Cooperation
Malicious cyber activity from other states and non-state actors shows no sign of abating anytime soon. Both the U.S. and India have been working on behavioral norms in cyber space—an effort that should be sustained. Bad actors, however, do not…
Is Homeland Security A Subset Of National Security?
As Jordan Brunner has explained, the new NSPM-4 memorandum reorganizing the National Security Council has far more in it than the As Jordan Brunner has explained, the new NSPM-4 memorandum reorganizing the National Security Council has far more in it…
Revised Draft Trump EO on Cybersecurity
I’ve received this draft text from 3 different sources: STRENGTHENING THE CYBERSECURITY OF FEDERAL NETWORKS AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is…
Blowing Sources and Public Intelligence Claims
The news today is shocking. Russian authorities have arrested a top Kaspersky cybersecurity manager for espionage. The news today is shocking. Russian authorities have arrested a top Kaspersky cybersecurity manager for espionage. Kaspersky is a…
Hacking American Elections: Why We’re Vulnerable, and How We Can Stop It
The Great Courses, The Teaching Company Take democracy into your own hands with a look at 2016 election interference-and what you can do to stop it from happening again. Nothing is more singularly significant in American government than the ritual of voting; if the...
Obama’s Cybersecurity Legacy
NextGov has a nice summary article on President Obama’s cybersecurity legacy. [Full disclosure: I was interviewed for and quoted in the article]. Here is the intro: NextGov has a nice summary article on President Obama’s cybersecurity legacy. [Full…
Source Code Review for Thee… But Not For Me…
According to this report from Reuters, Hewlett Packard Enterprises (HPE) has allowed the Russian military to review the source code for ArcSight, a cybersecurity alert system widely used in the Pentagon and in the American private sector. Published…