Cybersecurity
The Half-life of Secrets, A Golden Age of Surveillance, and the US Military’s Starship Enterprise
We’re living in a Golden Age of Surveillance – and law enforcement is not actually “going dark” in its pursuit of criminals and t…
New America’s Cybersecurity Initiative at Black Hat and DefCon
Las Vegas, NV – This week, two members of New America’s Cybersecurity Initiative will address DefCon and Black Hat, two of the largest compu<…
Reflecting on the Leadership I Saw in the Air Force
Today is the first day in my adult life as a civilian. I loved the people in the Air Force but there were numerous reasons it was time for
Bug Bounties, Stunt Hacks, and the Golden Rules of Breach Disclosure
Katie Moussouris of HackerOne talks about bug bounty programs and how to incentivize hackers to help the private sector.
New America Contributing to OSCE Cyber Confidence Building Measures
Global Cyber Director Tim Maurer presents the Project’s Global Cyber Definitions Database in Vienna
Six (More) Technical Reasons Why Undermining Encryption is a Bad Idea
Two weeks ago some of the biggest names in cryptography published a paper on the threats posed by intentionally weakened encryption. Titled
Data, Information, and Intelligence: Your Threat Feed is Not Threat Intelligence
Threat feeds in the industry are a valuable way to gather information regarding adversaries and their capabilities and infrastructure. Threa
Three Takeaways from the State of Security in Control Systems Survey
The State of Security in Control Systems Today was a SANS survey conducted with 314 ICS community members and was released on June 25th. A f