By McKay Smith & Garrett Mulrain The Equifax hack, which impacted nearly half of the U.S. population, should be viewed as a triggering event for worthwhile government reform and increased public-private cooperation, creating a model that is both scalable and adaptable to multiple industries. Framed by the Equifax data breach, McKay Smith and Garrett Mulrain… Continue reading Equi-Failure: The National Security Implications of the Equifax Hack and a Critical Proposal for Reform
Category: Cyberespionage
Understanding Cyber Collateral Damage
In this article, Sasha Romanosky and Zachary Goldman address the problem of how to define “collateral damage” in the cyber realm. Arguing that unintended effects on data alone can constitute collateral damage, Romanosky and Goldman propose ways for the US military and law enforcement to conceptualize and estimate collateral damage in the context of cyber operations. Understanding… Continue reading Understanding Cyber Collateral Damage
Law Enforcement Access to Data Across Borders: The Evolving Security & Rights Issues
Jennifer Daskal describes the challenges facing law enforcement access to data across borders and examines the legal and political issues at stake in formulating clear standards for cross-border access to data. Daskal also presents possible mechanisms for establishing a framework for law enforcement access to content and non-content data in foreign jurisdictions.