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Subcommittee ranking member Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) speaks as Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) looks on during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism hearing titled 'Extremist Content and Russian Disinformation Online' on Capitol Hill, October 31, 2017 in Washington, DC. A sign behind them reads, “The Russian Toolbox in the 2016 Election – Propaganda, Fake News, Trolls, and Bots: Yes – Hacking and Theft of Political Information: Yes – Timed Leaks of Damaging Material: Yes“

The Seven Step Program for Fighting Disinformation

A full-spectrum strategy is needed to proactively prepare for the next wave of social-media and internet-based psychological disinformation operations.
Shiromani Akali Dal party supporters protest against the Punjab government and police for allegedly fraudulent votes being cast in local elections, outside a polling station in Naushera village on the outskirts of Amritsar on December 30, 2018.

India’s Digital Path: Leaning Democratic or Authoritarian?

As the two largest democracies in the world, India and the United States should be working together to combat this abuse of technology. But India has taken some troubling steps…
One hundred cardboard cutouts of Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg stand outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, April 10, 2018. The cardboard cutouts wear shirts that read, "fix fakebook."

Can American Political Candidates Help Stop the Flood of Disinformation with a Pledge?

U.S. intelligence officials are already issuing warnings about foreign interference in American democracy ahead of what promises to be a bruising 2020 election cycle. Delivering…
Putin and Trump

Western Covert Action and Russian Active Measures: Hypocrisy or Divergent Values?

Most Americans now realize the Kremlin has attempted to influence, interfere, and subvert our democratic system. Recent reports even suggest the Russian intelligence services may…
A Luas tram heads for Dublin on December 2, 2010 near Cherrywood - south of Dublin, Ireland.

What the Dublin Tram System Hack Reveals about the Future of Hostage Taking

Imagine hackers commandeered a capital city’s transit system, holding it hostage for a cryptocurrency ransom. Consider the implications of this attack: beyond a data breach,…
Shanghai at night with an overlay of binary coding.

Weapons of Mass Consumerism: Why China Wants Your Personal Information

A new frontier in cyber insecurity is opening. Cyber powers, including China, are collecting and compiling data on private citizens, including Americans and other nationals. The…
Aerial photograph of the Government Communications Headquarters, also known as GCHQ, Cheltenham Gloucestershire.

Give Up the Ghost: A Backdoor by Another Name

Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ,) the UK’s counterpart to the National Security Agency (NSA), has fired the latest shot in the crypto wars. In a post to Lawfare…

Russia’s Tightening Control of Cyberspace Within its Borders

Russian proposals to ban certain materials online and to block search engines that don’t comply with requests of state authorities highlight the need to beware of domestic policies…

The Huawei Arrest: How It Likely Happened and What Comes Next

The arrest and possible extradition of an executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei raises important questions about foreign policy cases and Justice Department autonomy.

Was Your Voting Machine Hacked? Without More User-Friendly Devices, We May Not Know

Election-technology monitoring during the midterms logged more than 900 individual reports of voting issues. But the problems weren’t the anticipated cyberattacks.

A Congressional Cybersecurity To-Do List

With a lame duck session pending, Congress may address a number of cybersecurity and data security issues before the end of the calendar year. Since it passed the “Cybersecurity…

Don’t Be Fooled: There Was Election Interference in 2018

It’s misguided to suggest this campaign season and ultimately this election were free from election interference.
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