DOJ’s Changes Give Law Enforcement Necessary, Lawful Tools
With the growth of cybercrime facilitated by the global nature of the Internet, law enforcement is adapting their toolsets to better tackle the challenges presented by technologies that blur legal...
All the Tools in the Tool Chest
When the Cipher Brief asked me to write an article assessing how well the FBI has done since 9/11 in protecting our country from terrorism threats and whether there was a need for a separate domestic...
An Act of Terror, An Act of Hate: Figuring Out What Happened in Orlando
At least 50 people were killed and 53 more were injured in an attack at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida this weekend, officials said, in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. The suspect,...
Security and Privacy are Not Mutually Exclusive
The interesting thing about the Apple vs. FBI encryption debate is that that there is little disagreement that encryption is a valuable tool for protecting individuals’ privacy and preventing...
The Public-Private Partnership: A Two-Way Street
Countering cyber-threats can be difficult, and information sharing has come to be seen as a constructive way to attack the problem. Elaine Lammert, a former Deputy General Counsel with the FBI, spoke...