by Paul Rosenzweig | May 1, 2014 | Cybersecurity
The Administration has released its long-awaited, review of Big Data — a report from the Executive Office of the President on the phenomenon of large-scale data collection and analysis. The review was accompanied by a blog post (apparently, this is…
by Paul Rosenzweig | Apr 20, 2014 | Cybersecurity
For quite some time, it has been apparent that the announcement of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework would be a seminal event. Though couched as a voluntary program, many expected that the Framework would become the de facto ground for liability.…
by Paul Rosenzweig | Apr 8, 2014 | Cybersecurity
As Wells reported Monday, the Third Circuit has issued its decision in Federal Trade Commission v. Wyndham Worldwide Corp. Readers may recall the background of the case. Wyndham was hacked by a Russian criminal gang who stole a host of personally…
by Paul Rosenzweig | Mar 31, 2014 | Cybersecurity, Homeland Security, National Security
The Internet is a powerful engine for growth and freedom, of which the United States has taken and continues to take full advantage. As everything from military systems to smartphones has become linked to the Internet, however, the number of bad…
by Paul Rosenzweig | Mar 3, 2014 | Cybersecurity
The Russia-Ukraine conflict is quickly becoming a textbook example of low-grade cyber tactics that will likely occur in almost all future conflicts. It has yet to, thankfully, graduate to a full-scale cyber assault, but we are seeing a number of…
by Paul Rosenzweig | Feb 22, 2014 | Cybersecurity
I was in Starbucks the other day and the man behind me was a DC Metropolitan Police Officer. As we waited, he and I had a pleasant conversation (I learned, for example, that he likes two pumps of creme brulee in his coffee). One thing, however,…
