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National Security Strategy Speaks of Cyberattacks Used for Information Warfare
Today, the White House released the National Security Strategy of the United States of America. Here are its primary statements about cyberspace: Cyberspace Malicious state and non-state actors use cyberattacks for extortion, information warfare, disinformation, and more. Such attacks have the capability to harm large numbers of people and institutions with comparatively minimal investment and […]
Cyber Round Up: NSA and Army Data Unprotected Online for Years; Is Blackberry Making a Rebound?; Cybercrime Reportedly Causes $450 Billion in Damages Per Year
Classified NSA, Army data was unprotected online for years, cybersecurity company says (CBS News): A cybersecurity company found top secret, classified files related to the Army Communications System unprotected online in late September. In a recent article, the data was apparently from the U.S. Army’s Intelligence and Security Command and was “sitting unprotected online for anyone […]
Cyber Round Up: Years of Warnings Came Before the SEC Hack; A Potential Cybersecurity Threat Solution; 2018 Cybersecurity Predictions
SEC hack was preceded by years of warnings about lax cybersecurity (The Hill): Following disclosing a hack in September, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stated cybersecurity was a top priority for the agency. In a recent article, however, The Hill discussed the variety of ways cybersecurity was not an evident top concern. Such indicators […]
Cyber Round Up: A Manhattan Project for Cybersecurity, EU Scales Up Cyber-Attack Responses, Senate Defense Bill Calls for Blockchain Cybersecurity Study
Time for the US to Develop a Manhattan Project in Cybersecurity (The Hill): Opinion contributor Greg Clark poses the question, “If cybersecurity is one the greatest challenges facing our nation today (and few would question that it is), why are we helping our adversary defeat billions of dollars in cyber defenses?” Clark discusses how the […]
Ransomware: Beware the Users, and Other Things As well…
Ransomware, Hacks, and Cybersecurity Issues: As long as there are users there will be issues Various media outlets have reported a dramatic rise in ransomware attacks and the NY Times reported that the most recent attacks impacted over 200,000 machines running the Windows operating systems (OS), across 150 countries. The NYTimes article posits that hospitals, […]
Cyber Round Up: Obama Underestimated Cyber Threat, Electrical Grid Attack ‘Imminent’; The Bigger Issue with the Election Hacks
Obama Says He Underestimated Threat Posed by Cyberattacks (WSJ): President Obama admitted to underestimating the affect cyber hacks could have on our society in an interview yesterday, a Wall Street Journal report said. The outgoing President said he did not underestimate Putin himself, but did not fully understand the drastic impact that hacks and misinformation […]
Russian Election Hacks Update with Reports, Testimony, Videos
The swirl around Russia’s meddling in recent U.S. elections has continued the last few days. Yesterday, top intelligence officials testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee regarding foreign cyber threats to the U.S. Today, ODNI released its declassified report on Russia’s role in the 2016 election cycle. Throughout all of this, President-elect Trump has […]
Dear Congress: You will not solve the Attribution problem by creating a temporary Committee to Investigate the DNC Hack
According to CNBC, the latest news from Washington indicates that long-time Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Charles Schumer (D-NY) are pushing for the creation of a select committee to ensure that congressional focus is directed at investigating the hacking of Democratic Party emails during the Presidential campaign. This is fascinating. Two years ago we witnessed […]
Cyber Round Up: General pleads guilty in Stuxnet probe; Russian hacker arrested abroad; National Guard a unique contributor to cybersecurity
4 star general snagged for lying in Stuxnet leak probe (Politico): One of Obama’s closest generals pleaded guilty earlier this week in relation to leaks regarding U.S. cybersecurity efforts abroad, Politico reports. The article says General James Cartwright pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators about his communication of classified information with a reporter and biographer. While […]
Nuclear power plant disrupted by cyber attack; US points finger at Russia; Passwords the weak link of cybersecurity
IAEA Chief: Nuclear powerplant was disrupted by cyber attack (Reuters): A report yesterday chronicled a cyber attack on a nuclear power plant a few years ago. Director General of the IAEA Yukiya Amano spoke of the incident publicly for the first time, describing it as “disruptive” but not destructive. While other attacks of this nature […]
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Ryan is currently a third year law student at Syracuse University College of Law, and is also pursuing a Master of Public Administration degree from Syracuse’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Ryan spent time with Homeland Security Investigations while pursuing his undergraduate degree at Wesleyan University, and spent his first summer of law school as clerk for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of New York. He is a member of Syracuse Law Review, the Journal on Terrorism and Security Analysis, and participates in the Veteran’s Legal Clinic. 
Shelby is a second year law student at the Syracuse University College of Law. She is the 2018-9 Editor in Chief of the Syracuse Law Review, as well as a member of the Journal on Terrorism and Security Analysis, and the senior editor for the Syrian Accountability Project. During her final year at the University of Missouri, she served as a full-time news producer for ABC 17 News. Shelby spent her first summer of law school at the Shelby County District Attorney General's Office in Memphis, Tenn., in the Public Corruption and Economic Crimes Unit. 
Christopher W. Folk
is 2016 graduate of Syracuse College of Law. She also holds a Master of Arts in International Relations from Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. She has interned at a London-based think-tank that specializes in transnational terrorism and global security and at the legal department of a defense contractor. She served as an executive editor in the Syracuse Law Review. 
Jennifer A. Camillo