Advancing Accurate & Objective Cybercrime Metrics

Cybercrime has increased dramatically in this century. Although there is broad academic consensus that a dearth of official data on crimes committed in cyberspace hampers cybercrime enforcement efforts, even the most affluent nations have not yet managed to systematically catalogue cybercrime statistics. Through a detailed analysis of efforts to keep track of this ever-evolving area… Continue reading Advancing Accurate & Objective Cybercrime Metrics

Defining the Scope of “Possession, Custody, or Control” for Privacy Issues and the CLOUD Act

With a growing number of US companies storing their electronic data across country lines, US law enforcement agencies are left with the difficult task of trying to access electronic evidence stored outside of their physical jurisdictions. In response, Congress passed the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act (Cloud Act) in 2018 to provide the… Continue reading Defining the Scope of “Possession, Custody, or Control” for Privacy Issues and the CLOUD Act

Persistent Enforcement: Criminal Charges as a Response to Nation-State Malicious Cyber Activity

Malicious cyber activities by foreign states present major challenges to the US government. Foreign governments steal intellectual property, attack election systems, wage influence campaigns, and cripple American companies. One tool brought to bear most recently against these state actors is the criminal indictment. This article reviews the use of criminal charges as a response to… Continue reading Persistent Enforcement: Criminal Charges as a Response to Nation-State Malicious Cyber Activity