Rare are the moments when policy wonks get to put their theory into practice. But today we are happy to announce the White Hat Cyber Forecasting Challenge! We invite every Lawfare reader to take up the challenge of issuing predictions on future…
The possibilities of surprise in cyberspace are almost limitless. You can’t predict a surprise. But, the degree of surprise often varies. Some, like the attack on Pearl Harbor, are deep strategic surprises (for the classic analysis, I recommend…
Few know it, but the great songwriter Kenny Rogers also had a lot to teach the world about cybersecurity. No. Seriously. His classic song, “The Gambler,” is not just a story about wagering, it can be read as a parable about cybersecurity and, in…
The 20th anniversary of the founding of the Department of Homeland Security looms in early 2023. What should the next Quadrennial Homeland Security Review study? The 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America passed in Sept. 2021. The…
The Overlooked Threat to Election Security EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Over the past two years, revelations that our election systems have been targeted for cyberattack have roiled the United States. Leaders of our national security apparatus have repeatedly warned that our...
