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President Obama’s National Security Letter Reforms: UPDATE

On January 17, 2014, President Obama addressed the nation with his plan to revamp government surveillance activities.  The President outlined five key changes he hopes to implement moving forward.  You...

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Cyber Round Up: NSA Round Up; GCHQ’s Webcam Controversy; Alleged UK Hacker to...

According to the Associated Press, Lauri Love, the 28-year-old British man accused of hacking into certain United States government networks, is fighting attempts to extradite him to the United States...

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Obama Unveils NSA Proposal

Yesterday, the White House released a Fact Sheet detailing the specific steps the Obama Administration proposes to take in order to “implement the transition” that would “end the Section 215 Bulk...

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Cyber Round Up: President Obama Puts Focus Back on Cybersecurity; Cyber...

According to FoxBusinessNews, when President Obama spoke at fundraising events in New York City and Connecticut last week, he tried to turn America’s focus away from Ebola and back towards what he...

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The Internal Cybersecurity Struggle Between the Government and Private Industry

October is Cyber Awareness Month, which means that cyber news is in abundance.  However, the cyber issue that continues to gain the most attention is the evolving debate over the nature of the...

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Cyber Round Up: US Government Investigates Cyber Vulnerabilities in Medical...

While there are no known instances of hackers attacking patients through medical devices, the Department of Homeland Security is working with manufacturers to identify and repair software coding bugs...

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Cyber Round Up: White House Breach Linked to Russian Government; New Law...

The Washington Post reports that hackers thought to be working for the Russian government breached the unclassified White House computer networks in recent weeks resulting in temporary disruptions to...

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Cyber Round Up: Cyber Attack Simulations Promote Cybersecurity; Former NSA...

The new strategy to bulk up cyber security: cyber attack simulations.  SCMagazine reports that cyber attack simulations can help organizations and industries stay, if not a step ahead, then on top of...

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Cyber Round Up: Suspected Hacking at State Department; Cyber Bill Linked to...

The State Department has taken the unprecedented step of shutting down its entire unclassified email system as technicians repair possible damage from a suspected hacker attack, reports The News...

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Draft AUMF from White House

On February 11, 2015, the President of the United States sent a letter to Congress “submitting a draft AUMF that would authorize the continued use of military force to degrade and defeat ISIL.”  Recall...

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Cyber Round Up: Obama Administration and Smartphone Encryption, Forcing...

The Obama Administration Explored ways to Bypass Smartphone Encyryption (The Washington Post):  An Obama administration task force explored available options to allow law enforcement to access...

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Actual US-China MOU Following President Xi Visit

Following Chinese President Xi’s visit to the U.S. last week, we have found little actual material specifically pointing to an agreement on economic cyber espionage activity between the U.S. and China....

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White House Announces “Cybersecurity National Action Plan”

The Obama Administration has released a Cybersecurity National Action Plan (“CNAP”) that will provide the nation with a long-term strategy to “enhance cybersecurity awareness and protections, protect...

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Executive Order — Establishment of the Federal Privacy Council

Today, 2/9/16, U.S. President Obama issued this executive order: For Immediate Release February 09, 2016 Executive Order — Establishment of the Federal Privacy Council EXECUTIVE ORDER – – – – – – –...

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Obama Executive Order — Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity

Today, 2/9/16, U.S. President Obama issued an executive order creating a commission on enhancing national security.  Note that it resides within the Department of Commerce, not the military or the...

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Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity

Here is the text of the White House news release: The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release April 13, 2016 President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts WASHINGTON,...

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White House Sets Cybersecurity R&D Priorities: InformationWeek Government

On December 7th, 2011, Elizabeth Montalbano reported for InformationWeek Government on a White House cybersecurity research and development roadmap.  The roadmap is titled "Trustworthy Cyberspace:...

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Democrat vs. Republican cybersecurity platforms: The Hill

The Hill’s Jennifer Martinez wrote two interesting articles on the Republican’s and Democrat’s respective cybersecurity platforms. You can find the article on the Republican’s cybersecurity platform...

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Report and Recommendations of The President’s Review Group on Intelligence...

Below is the text of the actual report. I am sure that our writers Tara and Benni will have more about this, soon.

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President Obama’s First Changes to Signal Intelligence Programs

Today, President Obama introduced the changes he ordered with today’s Presidential Policy Directive (PPD-28) to overhaul the controversial intelligence collection programs of the National Security...

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