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Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: Why U.S. Intelligence Agencies Must Adapt or Fail
May 2019
For U.S. intelligence agencies, the twenty-first century began with a shock, when 19 al Qaeda operatives hijacked four planes and perpetrated the deadliest attack ever on U.S. soil.
Andrew Grotto Testimony on "Cybersecurity and California Elections"
March 2018
To assess the threat to California's elections systems, the Assembly and Senate elections committees held a joint informational hearing on cybersecurity. The hearing discussed steps California...
Offensive Cyber Capabilities: To What Ends?
January 2018
Abstract: There is a growing interest in the use of offensive cyber capabilities (OCC) among states.
How to build NERC CIP compliance: a new course by the SANS Institute
June 2016
This post is a review of a five-day NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) training being offered by the SANS institute.
Risk in Cyber Systems
December 2015
Currently, significant uncertainty surrounds cyber security investments.
Maneuvering The China-U.S. Relationship in Cyberspace
October 2015
The article examines the impact of the summit between President Obama and President Xi on future cybersecurity relations between the two countries, and the changing nature of cyber cooperation and...
Analysis of Pin and TPM for Microsoft Laptops
September 2015
Organizations routinely face risk trade-offs.
House Energy & Commerce Committee Testimony on Cyber Threats
March 2015
On Tuesday March 3, 2015, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled, “Understanding the Cyber Threat and Implications for the 21st Century Economy.” This was the...
NSA's Creative Interpretations of Law Subvert Congress and the Rule of Law
December 2013
CISAC Affiliate and Forbes Contributor Jennifer Granick explains how NSA domestic surveillance activities might continue, even in the face of legal decisions to rein in the agency's activities. ...
What We Need to Know About PRISM
June 2013
On June 6, the National Security Agency acknowledged the existence of a massive public surveillance program, called PRISM.
Role of Economic Incentives in Securing Cyberspace, The
November 2004
In the last eight years, every significant public policy initiative to address the safety and security of U.S.
Civil Liberties and Security in Cyberspace
August 2000
Societies are becoming more dependent on computer networks and therefore more vulnerable to cyber crime and terrorism.
U.S. Military and Civil Infrastructure Protection: Restrictions and Discretion under the Posse Comitatus Act, The
November 1999
This article sets out the constraints of the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 (the “Act”), which generally prohibits active enforcement of civilian laws by the military, and describes the discretion of...
High-Performance Computing, National Security Applications, and Export Control Policy at the Close of the 20th Century
May 1998
If high-performance computing (HPC) export control policy is to be effective, three basic premises must hold: There exist problems of great national security importance that require high...
Old Law for a New World? The Applicability of International Law to Information Warfare
February 1997
The development of "information warfare" presents international legal issues that will complicate nations' efforts both to execute and to respond to certain information warfare attacks,...
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Toomas Hendrik Ilves Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution, GDPi Fellow, Stanford Cyber Initiative Fellow 
Alex Stamos Adjunct Professor Visiting Scholar, Hoover Institution, Director, Stanford Internet Observatory 
Amy Zegart Senior Fellow Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Professor, by courtesy, Political Science 
