by Paul Rosenzweig | Jun 22, 2012 | Cybersecurity, Homeland Security, National Security
One of the interesting aspects of blogging for Lawfare is that I get to try on a few new hats. For years, I have thought of myself as a lawyer and a policy analyst — hats I get to wear every day and the ones I wear most often even on Lawfare. Today,…
by Paul Rosenzweig | Jun 18, 2012 | Cybersecurity, Homeland Security
As Raffaela noted earlier today, there appears to be some momentum gaining for the proposed Whitehouse-Kyle compromise legislation on cybersecurity — at least if a letter from Senators Snowe and Warner constitutes momentum. To date, I do not believe…
by Paul Rosenzweig | May 23, 2012 | Cybersecurity, Homeland Security
Abstract: The number of cybersecurity attacks on, and breaches within, the United States government has been growing. The U.S. Senate is now gearing up to debate cybersecurity legislation—and will have to vote on whether the federal government should…
by Paul Rosenzweig | May 6, 2012 | Cybersecurity, Homeland Security
U.S. Senate – June 2011 – The Sergeant at Arms confirmed that the U.S. Senate’s website had been hacked after files from the website were posted online, indicating that Lulz Security had broken into the Senate’s computer network.…
by Paul Rosenzweig | Apr 24, 2012 | Cybersecurity, Homeland Security, National Security
In an earlier post I commented on the politics of the cybersecurity debate. I wrote: “One final piece of the political calculus is what the Administration wants. Right now all public signs are that they want BOTH information sharing AND the…
by Paul Rosenzweig | Apr 23, 2012 | Cybersecurity, Homeland Security, National Security
Recognizing that the U.S. faces serious cybersecurity threats, Congress has wisely decided to take action in this important arena, and the House of Representatives will vote on multiple cybersecurity bills this week. It is just as important, however,…
