RECENTLY ON PRO CYBERSECURITY — Major tech and cyber firms committed to a pledge against helping government hacking. … The chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said cyberattacks on the electric grid might be the most important issue…
Report Summary As cybersecurity has become an critical issue, the question of how to address it at the federal level has become increasingly pressing. Federal responsibility for cybersecurity is currently distributed across federal agencies, with a…
According to indictments released last week by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, Russian intelligence officers successfully breached voter registration databases during the 2016 election. This echoes the Senate Intelligence Committee’s findings in a…
Nations are always fighting the last war. The Roman legions eventually fell victim to the unconventional tactics of the Visigoths. The British fleet sank off of Singapore because it couldn’t comprehend air power. Today, the United States is at risk…
The FTC Takes a Loss. The Federal Trade Commission has been setting itself up as the regulator of private-sector cybersecurity. That effort took a hit this week when the 11th Circuit ruled that its standards were too indefinite. “In sum . . . the…
