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A Presidential Policy Directive With Little Direction
Cybersecurity is integral in nature in a very connected world; the insecurity of some contributes to the vulnerability of all.
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California's Internet Voting Initiatives
The vast majority of computer and network security experts agree that there is currently no way to adequately secure an online public election.
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Toward a Discourse on Cyber Strategy
Efforts to understand how advanced information technologies will affect future conflicts seem to be missing, or are taking place far from the public eye.
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A Farewell to (Virtual) Arms?
The potential for a Sino-American cyber arms control agreement is intriguing, despite three very troubling flaws.
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Deterrence After Stuxnet
In the cyber context, "Mutual Assured Destruction" becomes "Mutual Assured Disruption."
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The Robots Are Taking Over! (Perhaps Not Quite Yet)
Programs fix themselves! Today! It's scary!
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SF Reading For Computer Scientists: Summer 2015
Summer reading recommendations for computer scientists, courtesy of the SIGCSE 2015 Using Science Fiction in CS Courses BOF.
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The Ethics of Cyberwar
Under what conditions should one engage in cyberwar? How should such a conflict be waged?
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From Russia, Without Love
Considering Russia's alleged involvement in international cyber incidents, and its willingness to stop them.
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Computer Security and the Risks of Online Voting
An election in Australia is the latest instance of discovering a security flaw in an online voting system, while it is being used.
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The Three Faces of Cyberwar
The different aspects of cyberwar, and what can be done about them.
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Yet Another Major Data Breach, But Will This Time Be Any Different?
Why is our community having such an anemic response to all of these major data breaches? What can we do differently? What should we be doing differently?
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Run-Time Assertions: What Are You Waiting For?
Would Design by Contract have avoided Heartbleed?
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Those Who Say Code Does Not Matter
Often, you will be told programming languages do not matter much. It is a pretty general rule that people arguing language does not matter are simply trying...
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Through A Google Glass, Darkly
I have been wearing Google Glass as both a technical assessment of utility and as a social study in human dynamics and expectations.
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Privacy and Google Glass
Why has there been so much negative sentiment about Google Glass in the press regarding privacy? This article looks at privacy from two different perspectives,...
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CFP: Domain Seizures and Online Free Expression
The overwhelming secrecy surrounding seizures conducted under Operation in Our Sites is inexplicable.
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CFP: Intellectual Property v. Personal Property: Owning Digital Media and the First Sale Doctrine
There is a growing tension between consumers and content companies when it comes to the manner in which content is purchased and what consumers expect to be able...
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CFP: Bridging the Divide: U.S. and E.U. Perspectives on Privacy
While we have heard from two representatives from the EU on privacy, no one from the US government will join us for the first panel.
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