Robert K. Knake testifies before the House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology on the role of attack attribution in preventing cyber attacks and how attribution technologies can affect the anonymity and the privacy of Internet users.
Google's decision to end censorship of its search content in China, and Beijing's response, appear to strike a balance between holding to principles and doing business, but U.S.-China clouds continue to gather, writes CFR's Adam Segal.
This initiative is the product of several reviews of cybersecurity strategies from multiple government departments, especially the Cyberspace Policy Review.
How well prepared are IT professionals within U.S. government agencies to respond to foreign cyber threats? Will government initiatives, such as the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative and the creation of the U.S. National Cybersecurity Coordinator role, be effective in addressing the challenges facing U.S. critical IT infrastructure? What is the impact of compliance on security within the federal IT environment?
The impact of the standoff between Google and China, argue Adam Segal and Robert K. Knake, may have less to do with censorship and more to do with the nature of technological development.
The recently released Annual Threat Assessment warned of cyberattacks and attacks by al-Qaeda, but that doesn't mean al-Qaeda is capable of cyberterrorism, says CFR's Robert K. Knake.
Dennis Blair, Director of National Intelligence, gave this testimony on the assessment of threats to national security to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on February 2, 2010.
Adam Segal argues that while, "China's cyberaggression doesn't mean that the United States should stop all attempts at engagement," the goal of an open and transparent Web may not be realistic.
Authors: David E. Sanger, John Markoff, and Thom Shanker
As part of the New York Times' "Cyberwar" series examining the growing use of computer power as a weapon, David E. Sanger et al. discuss the U.S. government's failing efforts cyber security.
Reports of Predator drones' data losses in Iraq and Afghanistan should serve as a call to action to upgrade U.S. cybersecurity capabilities, says analyst James Lewis.
Robert K. Knake argues that the Department of Homeland Security will fall short of its goal to hire 1,000 cybersecurity experts over the next three years.
Listen to Massimo Sarmi, chief executive officer of Poste Italiane, discuss the steps that his organization is taking to address cybersecurity threats.
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Special operations play a critical role in how the United States confronts irregular threats, but to have long-term strategic impact, the author argues, numerous shortfalls must be addressed.
The author analyzes the potentially serious consequences, both at home and abroad, of a lightly overseen drone program and makes recommendations for improving its governance.
Two experts argue that despite myriad development strategies, only one can succeed in alleviating poverty in India: the overall growth of the country's economy. More