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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting about cybersecurity in the East Room of the White House on August 25, 2021 in Washington, DC. Members of the Biden cabinet, national security team and leaders from the private sector sit around long tables arranged in a circle or square attending the meeting about improving the nation's cybersecurity. Many of the chairs are socially distanced.

US Cybersecurity Has a Metrics Problem. Here’s How to Fix It.

Lawmakers have taken critical steps this year, but the lack of data makes it hard to know whether U.S. cybersecurity is actually improving.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin delivers remarks at the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence Global Emerging Technology Summit on July 13, 2021 in Washington, DC.

Artificial Intelligence in the Intelligence Community: Know Risk, Know Reward

For AI, where the risk of inaction can be greater than the risk of action, the IC needs a flexible, strategic risk assessment framework.
Members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Meeting of the Standing Committee sit behins desks with microphones in Vienna, July 5, 2021. They wear face masks.

Appetite for Obstruction: How Autocrats Subvert Democracy’s Infrastructure

Russia's block on a recent human rights meeting is part of a pattern of authoritarian powers rending the fabric of rules-based institutions.
The outside of the building for the Tribunal de Paix de Kalehe. Guards stand in the entryways, some hold guns. A banner hangs over one of the entryways.

Incorporating Digital Technology in the Investigation of International Crimes: Lessons from the Democratic Republic of Congo

Key lessons on incorporating digital evidence of international crimes throughout the justice process and increasing its admissibility in court.
A relative of Ezmarai Ahmadi on September 18, 2021, inspecting the debris of a destroyed vehicle that was damaged in a US drone strike in the Kwaja Burga neighbourhood of Kabul.

The Overhyping of Over the Horizon

It might represent the only option for the US on terrorist threats from Afghanistan, but it will be brute, imperfect military force.
The Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security sit at the front of the room at a long podium. Facebook Global Head of Safety Director, Antigone Davis, is seen on a video screen as she testifies remotely on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, September 30, 2021.

SEC Complaints: Fallout from the Facebook Files – Part 3

The Facebook Files dominated tech industry news in the past week, as whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before Congress, talked with 60 Minutes, and provided a consistent and…
Huawei Chief Financial Officer, Meng Wanzhou, leaves British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver, on May 8, 2019. Reporters crowd around with cameras, and two people flank Meng Wanzhou to make a path.

The Huawei DPA: A Prologue to the Global Arrest Game?

Deferred prosecution agreement for an executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei provides short-term resolutions but raises long-term concerns.
Surveillance cameras cover a pole on the corner of Tiananmen Square in Beijing on September 6, 2019.

What Biden Needs to Say About Surveillance Tech and Foreign Policy

Western countries have critiqued China's use of surveillance tech while continuing to export these tools. It's time to align human rights and trade policies.
Insurgents inside the Capitol building during the January 6 attack. One holds a phone in front of his face, and a poster is erected over a statue. The poster reads, “America First Never give up never surrender!!!”

How Facebook is Misleading the Public About Its Role in January 6

Closely tracking Facebook executives’ public statements -- and comparing them to what we now know (and what Facebook truly knows) about its role in the lead up to the attack…
Former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen testifies during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing entitled 'Protecting Kids Online: Testimony from a Facebook Whistleblower' on Capitol Hill, October 05, 2021 in Washington, DC.

A Whistleblower’s Testimony – Fallout from the Facebook Files, Part 2

An analysis of reoccurring themes, solutions, and next steps.
Senators Wicker, Blackburn, Blumenthal, and Cantwell sit behind microphones during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security hearing on children's online safety and mental health on Capitol Hill on September 30, 2021 in Washington, DC.

The Fallout from the Facebook Files – Part 1

Senate Commerce Subcommittee's Sept. 30 hearing revealed important insights about Facebook across a range of concerns about the company.
An armored door key.

Oxford Statement on International Law Protections in Cyberspace: The Regulation of Ransomware Operations

Over 100 scholars sign Oxford Statement on international law protections against ransomware in cyberspace. Open for signature.
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