by Paul Rosenzweig | May 12, 2016 | Cybersecurity, National Security
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) will, in its current form, come up for reauthorization in 2017. Broadly speaking, the Section 702 program targets non-U.S. persons reasonably believed to be located outside the United…
by Paul Rosenzweig | Apr 13, 2016 | Cybersecurity
The President had previously named Tom Donilon and Sam Palmisano as Co-chairs. Today, he announced the members of the panel, including our own Herb Lin. Congrats Herb. The Commission is due to file a report by December and will have its first meeting…
by Paul Rosenzweig | Feb 11, 2016 | Artificial intelligence, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, National Security
In 2006, when the Office of the Director of National Intelligence provided its first “Annual Threat Asssessment” top billing went to the “Global Jihadist Threat.” Rounding out the top three concerns, Director Negroponte mentioned the then-ongoing…
by Paul Rosenzweig | Feb 8, 2016 | Cybersecurity, National Security
In connection with today’s budget roll-out, President Obama has announced a National Cybersecurity Plan. Highlights of his national action plan include the following: In connection with today’s budget roll-out, President Obama has announced a…
by Paul Rosenzweig | Jan 22, 2016 | Cybersecurity
Pentagon Delays Cybersecurity Requirements. “The Pentagon has delayed for almost two years a requirement that as many as 10,000 companies show that they have systems to protect sensitive but unclassified information from cyber-attacks before signing…