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James Ceaser is the Harry F. Byrd Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, director of the Program for Constitutionalism and Democracy, and was a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is the author of several books on American politics and American political thought, including...
James Mulvenon Discusses US-Chinese Relations and Cyber Security
On July 22, Dr. James Mulvenon delivered a lively discussion of US-Chinese cyber relations as the keynote speaker for the Hoover Institution’s 2015 Workshop on Totalitarian Regimes.
FBI Director James Comey’s Remarks Today
I have been unable to find video or audio of FBI Director James Comey’s remarks today adding to his prior attribution of the Sony hack to North Korea. Nor has the FBI itself released the text. That said, Fortune magazine has published the following, describing it as “Comey’s remarks in full”:
When Investigators Go Rogue: James Comey And Hillary's Emails
FBI director James B. Comey has just delivered a November surprise. In an apparent effort to undo political damage inflicted by an earlier declaration, Comey informed Congress on Sunday that no new evidence has been uncovered to warrant charges against Hillary Clinton for mishandling classified information.
The Lawfare Podcast: A Conversation With James Comey
It isn’t every day that a former general counsel at one security agency interviews the current head of another security agency. And it really isn’t every day that the director of the FBI calls big company general counsels “obstructionist weenies.”
James Lewis On The China Cyber Deal
Given the amount of skepticism that writers on this site—including Jack and I—have expressed towards the Obama administration's cybersecurity posture towards China, I thought it was only appropriate to draw reader attention to an important voice with a very different, and more admiring, view of the matter.
FBI Director James Comey Speaks at Kenyon College
Wednesday evening finds me at Kenyon College, at a conference on privacy, where I will speaking tomorrow on a combination of this paper and some work I have been doing recently on sexual extortion online.
The Cybersecurity Legacy Of James Comey
Fired FBI director led fight to bypass encryption on mobile devices.
Sustainable Cybersecurity
The environmental situation facing many nations in the mid-to-late 20th century was bleak. Industrial waste caused the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland to catch fire in 1969. The Rhine River was long one of the most polluted waterways in Europe, similarly catching fire in 1986.
PCLOB Takes On Executive Order 12333 Surveillance
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board yesterday had a public meeting yesterday to, as its web site describes it, “discuss and vote on a proposed plan for its review of counterterrorism activities conducted by the Intelligence Community under Executive Order 12333.”
The Latest Episode Of Rational Security Is Now Out...
… with special guest Jonathan Rauch. We talk Iran deal, congressional inaction on AUMF and 215 matters, and cybersecurity.
On The FISA Court And “Rubber Stamping”
In preparing for a lecture that I need to give that includes a discussion of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, I once again came across the (true) claim that the FISA court (FISC) denies only a miniscule fraction of the requests made of it by the Justice Department.
Why Do The Chinese Hack? Fear
The Chinese government is scared of the Internet. They are scared of the foreign ideas that it brings into China; they are scared of how it enables the Chinese people to spread knowledge about government corruption; and they are especially scared of how it was used during the “color revolutions” and the “Arab Spring.”
In Case You Needed Another Reason To Look Askance At Wikileaks
The organization today posted online what it describes as “an analysis and search system for The Sony Archives: 30,287 documents from Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and 173,132 emails, to and from more than 2,200 SPE email addresses.”
On Hacking A Passenger Airliner (GAO Report)
Several news stories today have highlighted a recently released GAO report which stated that “Modern aircraft are increasingly connected to the Internet. This interconnectedness can potentially provide unauthorized remote access to aircraft avionics systems.”
A Tidbit From An Old NSA Document (2000)
Browsing through an old NSA document called Transition 2001, dated December 2000, I came across this tidbit on page 3.
Secretary Of Defense Ashton Carter To Give Drell Lecture, Focus On Cybersecurity And Innovation
Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter will deliver CISAC's annual Drell Lecture at Stanford University next Thursday, giving a major speech to unveil the Pentagon's updated policies on innovation and cybersecurity.
Thoughts On Encryption And Going Dark: Part I
FBI Director James Comey has been on a public offensive of late, arguing against end-to-end encryption that prevents law enforcement access to communications even when authorities have appropriate legal process to capture those communications.
Thoughts On Encryption And Going Dark, Part II: The Debate On The Merits
On Thursday, I described the surprisingly warm reception FBI Director James Comey got in the Senate this week with his warning that the FBI was "going dark" because of end-to-end encryption.
Rational Security, The "Let's All Go Dark" Edition
This week on Rational Security, FBI Director James Comey goes to Capitol Hill to talk about “going dark,” and the gang discusses his reception in two Senate committees.
The Lawfare Podcast: Comey, Johnson, And Rogers Speak At Aspen
This week, the Aspen Security Forum featured interviews with—among others—FBI Director James Comey, DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson, and NSA Director Adm. Michael Rogers.