by Paul Rosenzweig | Jul 20, 2012 | Cybersecurity, National Security
As I noted on Friday, Senators Lieberman and Collins have released a Manager’s Amendment in the form of a substitute which reflects some significant changes to their original bill. You can access the full text of the amendment here. Talk in the…
by Paul Rosenzweig | Jul 19, 2012 | Cybersecurity, National Security
It doesn’t take much to imagine the consequences of a successful cyber attack. In a future conflict, an adversary unable to match our military supremacy on the battlefield might seek to exploit our computer vulnerabilities here at home. It doesn’t…
by Paul Rosenzweig | Jul 5, 2012 | Cybersecurity, Homeland Security, National Security
high-level threats—spawned by motivated, sophisticated, and well-resourced adversaries—could increase very quickly on a very short time-scale, potentially leading to what some dub a “digital Pearl Harbor” (that is, a catastrophic event whose…
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 | May 7, 2012 | Cybersecurity, National Security
As the House began its consideration of cybersecurity legislation last month, there was reason to be optimistic about the course that the House Leadership and the House Intelligence Committee had set. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act…
by Paul Rosenzweig | May 3, 2012 | Cybersecurity, National Security
Well, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act passed the House last week. Now that the dust has cleared (and before we move on to the coming Senate battles) it’s probably worthwhile looking at the changes that were made to CISPA in the…
