Friedman Comments on Yardley
This is William Friedman’s highly annotated copy of Herbert Yardley’s book, The American Black Chamber…. Continue reading Friedman Comments on Yardley
Category Archives: nationalsecuritypolicy
Podcast Interview with Me
Here’s a video interview I did at RSA on the Internet of Things and security…. Continue reading Podcast Interview with Me
The US Has Been Conducting Offensive Cyberattacks against North Korea
The New York Times is reporting that the US has been conducting offensive cyberattacks against North Korea, in an effort to delay its nuclear weapons program…. Continue reading The US Has Been Conducting Offensive Cyberattacks against North Korea
Howard Schmidt
Longtime Internet security-policy pioneer Howard Schmidt died on Friday. He will be missed…. Continue reading Howard Schmidt
Me at the RSA Conference
This is my talk at the RSA Conference last month. It’s on regulation and the Internet of Things, along the lines of this essay. I am slowly meandering around this as a book topic. It hasn’t quite solidified yet…. Continue reading Me at the RSA Conference
Palantir and the NSA
The Intercept has a long article on the relationship between Palantir Technologies and the NSA, based on the Snowden documents…. Continue reading Palantir and the NSA
CSIS’s Cybersecurity Agenda
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) published "From Awareness to Action: A Cybersecurity Agenda for the 45th President" (press release here). There’s a lot I agree with — and some things I don’t — but these paragraphs struck me as particularly insightful: The Obama administration made significant progress but suffered from two conceptual problems in its cybersecurity efforts…. Continue reading CSIS’s Cybersecurity Agenda
New Rules on Data Privacy for Non-US Citizens
Last week, President Trump signed an executive order affecting the privacy rights of non-US citizens with respect to data residing in the US. Here’s the relevant text: Privacy Act. Agencies shall, to the extent consistent with applicable law, ensure that their privacy policies exclude persons who are not United States citizens or lawful permanent residents from the protections of the… Continue reading New Rules on Data Privacy for Non-US Citizens
Security Risks of the President’s Android Phone
Reports are that President Trump is still using his old Android phone. There are security risks here, but they are not the obvious ones. I’m not concerned about the data. Anything he reads on that screen is coming from the insecure network that we all use, and any e-mails, texts, Tweets, and whatever are going out to that same network…. Continue reading Security Risks of the President’s Android Phone
Obama’s Legacy in Internet Security
NextGov has a nice article summarizing President Obama’s accomplishments in Internet security: what he did, what he didn’t do, and how it turned out…. Continue reading Obama’s Legacy in Internet Security