Cybersecurity

Obama Administration’s Cyber Report Card

By the National Security Cyberspace Institute

From the National Security Cyberspace Institute:  We’ve awarded decidedly mixed grades to President Obama at the halfway point of his term.

China’s buying spree raises hope, and fear in Europe

By Charlemagne, the Economist

From Charlemagne, the Economist:  On his tour of Europe this month, China’s vice-premier, Li Keqiang, announced his country’s plan to buy cheap European government bonds, as Chinese companies purchased shares in European petrochemical ventures, tens of thousands of cars and even a few million euros’ worth of Spanish wine and ham to top off the […]

Estonia develops volunteer cyber defense force and considers drafting techies

By Tom Gjelten, National Public Radio

The Year of the Worm

By David Smith

In a few days, we usher out the year of the tiger and welcome the year of the rabbit.  But we could as well dub 2010—and 2011 also—the year of the worm.  Stuxnet and Wikileaks are just two examples of how worms—computer and human—are crawling into our lives.  The repercussions will resonate throughout 2011 and […]

Germany Plans a New Cyber Defense Agency

By Spiegel

From Spiegel:  The number of cyber attacks in Germany and abroad has skyrocketed in recent years, costing the economy upwards of 10 billion euros annually.

Creating the Demand Curve for Cybersecurity

By Melissa Hathaway

In the latest Program on International Security Issue Brief “Creating the Demand Curve for Cybersecurity,” Melissa Hathaway, the former White House official who led President Obama’s Cyberspace Policy Review, argues for a new approach to cybersecurity in the absence of additional financial resources and greater Congressional constraints.Download the PDF

WikiLeaks and the Specter of Cyber War

By Harlan Ullman

Karl Marx proclaimed that a “specter was haunting Europe.” But it took decades before the specter of socialism became a reality in the formation of the Soviet Union. Today, a “cyberspecter” haunts us. We better be alert to it because we don’t have decades to wait. Cyberwar, computer hacking and the information revolution are well-worn […]

Poland to Join NATO Cyber Defense Center

By the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

It will Soon be Too Late to Stop the Cyberwars

By Bruce Schneier, the Financial Times

From Bruce Schneier, the Financial Times:  The world is gearing up for cyberwar. The US Cyber Command became operational in November. Nato has enshrined cyber security among its new strategic priorities.

Hungary’s Dept. FM: Wikileaks is a “serious crime” that affects the “security of the NATO alliance”

By James Morrison, the Washington Times