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Articles by Paul Rosenzweig
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Congressional Cyber Initiative Shows Promise
The Senate will move early next month to consider a comprehensive cybersecurity bill. The House, likewise, is pledged to consider legislation this year. The Administration has proposed a bill itself, and the political forces seem to be moving toward…
Cybersecurity Legislation — Big Issues at the 10,000 Foot Level
Soon, Senator Harry Reid promises to bring a comprehensive cybersecurity bill before the Senate for consideration. The base draft bill to be considered remains shrouded in secrecy, the subject of urgent, on-going, behind the scenes negotiations. The…
Online Piracy and Internet Security: Congress Asks the Right Question but Offers the Wrong Answers
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) are well-intentioned House and Senate proposals aimed at stopping the theft of intellectual property through foreign-based websites. Intellectual property is a critical and important…
Obama Cybersecurity Proposal Flawed, But Fixable
In May, the Administration unveiled a legislative proposal for cybersecurity that is now working its way through Congress. It is one of several major legislative packages offered that seek to enhance the security and resilience of the nation’s cyber…
Lessons of WikiLeaks: The U.S. Needs a Counterinsurgency Strategy for Cyberspace
Abstract: Over the past 10 years, the United States has devoted significant resources to the development of a counterinsurgency strategy for fighting non-traditional enemies on the ground. As the global scandal caused by the unauthorized publication…
Time for America to Get Cyber-Serious
The online threats facing America read like an ever-expanding encyclopedia of dangers to the freedoms, prosperity, and security of all Americans. Cybersecurity has become a crucial component of national security. Responses to cyber threats, however,…
Internet “Kill Switch”: Mapping Out Government’s Proper Role in Cybersecurity
Once again, Congress has begun consideration of a comprehensive cybersecurity bill. Most of the provisions of the bill that eventually emerges from Congress will be uncontroversially good—better education is never wrong. But one aspect of the bill…
10 Conservative Principles for Cybersecurity Policy
In the age of the Internet, which now determines daily life for Americans, many threats to the U.S. now exist in the cyber domain. Cybersecurity is a near-constant theme in Washington, as well as for private companies around the country. Congress and…
Challenges in Leadership: Responding to Biological Threats
Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University Experts have been warning of the threat of a biological attack on the United States for manyyears. In the aftermath of the 2001 anthrax release, various agencies within the...
Stopping the Chaos: A Proposal for Reorganization of Congressional Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security
This WebMemo is the work of a series of roundtables organized by The Heritage Foundation on congressional oversight of homeland security. It has been seven years since the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was created, and yet Congress has still…