Privacy

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 […] More

The current conflict between Apple and the FBI over developing a means to circumvent security features on the iPhone has reignited the tense debate about […] More

Apple should not be coerced into hacking into the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone, and we must get to a point as a society where law […] More

Threat intelligence sharing has a complex history within the security industry. The premise is simple: cybercriminals will often launch attacks with similar components, using the […] More

Late last year, the text of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) found its way into a consolidated spending bill and was signed into law […] More

One of the key lessons of 2015 was that cybersecurity is more important than ever – a lesson that Sony and the Office of Personnel […] More

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 […] More

The government is in a bind – it wants to stop criminals and terrorists, but it also wants to support strong encryption. Navigating this quandary […] More

The private sector perspective on encryption technology is critical to understanding the crux of the debate.  Amid news that Dell had agreed to buy RSA’s […] More

Michael Chertoff, the former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, sat down with The Cipher Brief to explain why he believes a secure communications […] More

When the Clinton Administration decontrolled encryption in the late 1990s after a long and acrimonious debate, it did so because it had decided that the […] More

“Are we so mistrustful of government—and of law enforcement—that we are willing to let bad guys walk away…willing to leave victims in search of justice?” […] More

According to press reports, the White House has considered and rejected four options to address the so-called “going dark” problem where the growing ubiquity of […] More

Mike Rogers is a former Congressman who served as the chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. In a discussion with The Cipher […] More

Large-scale cyber attacks like those experienced by OPM, Sony, Anthem, and Target have intensified the ongoing criticism that the US government lacks a coherent cybersecurity […] More

The Senate is expected to consider the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) (S. 754) soon. Information sharing legislation that would fill gaps in existing law […] More

It’s impossible to overstate the threat of cyber attacks to our economy and our national security. McAfee and the Center for Strategic and International Studies […] More