Contextualizing the iPhone Encryption Debate
March 22, 2016
Two years ago, Director James Comey of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) stated, “there will come a day when it will matter a great deal to the lives of
Expert Voices: Challenges in Creating Cybersecurity Policy
March 22, 2016
In October 2015, the Jackson School hosted a panel focused on cybersecurity norms and challenges. At the event, two of the panel speakers—Paul Nicholas from Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing and Jessica
Cybersecurity Spotlight: South Korea
January 12, 2016
Since the end of the Cold War, there has been an ideological confrontation in the Korean Peninsula between communist North Korea and democratic South Korea. As South Korea has embraced
International Reactions to U.S. Cybersecurity Policy: The BRICS undersea cable
January 8, 2016
Internationally, Snowden’s revelation about the extent of U.S government surveillance was met with great anger. Governments began asking questions about what could be done to avoid U.S. surveillance. The BRICS—Brazil,
The 2015 Internet Governance Forum in Brazil and Brazil’s Digital Constitution
November 30, 2015
Earlier this month, the United Nations (UN) held the 10th annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in João Pessa, Brazil, and I was there representing the University of Washington and civil society.
Cybersecurity and the Paris Attacks: The Encryption Debate
November 22, 2015
Although initial investigation appears to indicate that no encryption was used to plan the terrible attacks in Paris, the attacks have given the policy conversation around encryption and commercial products
The potential impact of the 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA)
November 6, 2015
Last week, I analyzed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), which has just passed the Senate with a vote of 74-21. The CISA is an effort to promote information sharing
The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA)
October 30, 2015
On October 27, 2015, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) passed in the Senate with a vote of 74-21. The CISA is an effort to promote information sharing across agencies of
Cybersecurity Experts Discuss International Cybersecurity Norms
October 20, 2015
The third conference panel of JSIS’s New Frontiers in International Affairs: A Conversation on the Arctic, Space, and Cybersecurity – Views from the Puget Sound and the Potomac, addressed the