Last week was the annual RSA convention in San Francisco, the premier convention of cybersecurity professionals in America each year. This year the largest crowd ever gathered at the Moscone Center, and the Obama Administration was out in force. It…
Late last year, President Barack Obama announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would provide work authorization and protection from deportation to as many as 5 million unlawful immigrants. One of the side effects of that announcement…
A comprehensive examination of national security laws and the tensions between the public’s right to know, and the government’s right to protect its interests. A compilation of thoughtful essays that look at the constitutional foundations and limitations...
Today’s New York Times opened with an above-the-fold story entitled “Spy Agencies Urge Caution on Phone Deal.” The Wall Street Journal had a similar report, about “Security Concerns Arise with Phone Database Contract.” The gravamen of both articles…
The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has contracted with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to manage core functions of the Internet since ICANN was established in 1998. ICANN is a…
“Greetings from the Chinese Embassy.” That’s how the email opened. It was an invitation to lunch (or tea) with a counselor in the embassy to discuss cybersecurity. How could I say “no?” So I went to lunch the other day. It was, on the whole,…
