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Cyber Round Up: Overlooking North Korea; DoD and Operation Gladiator Shield; Cyber and Electronic Warfare Teams
APT37 (Reaper): The Overlooked North Korean Actor (FireEye): While everyone’s attention is on North Korea’s development of nuclear capabilities, a recent report says there is an overlooked cyber threat there, too. The report from FireEye calls the group APT37 (Reaper) and says its capabilities have grown in both scope and sophistication. Moreover, the report says with […]
Cyber Round Up: Cryptocurrency Miners; Cyber in the Shutdown; Military Cyberwar Training
Forget Viruses or Spyware—Your Biggest Cyberthreat Is Greedy Cryptocurrency Miners (MIT Tech Review): Software programs used to mine cryptocurrency are now some of the most prevalent forms of malware on the Internet, a recent article says. A separate article supports this argument, as it reports that that from 372 Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) “roughly $400 million of the […]
Cyber Round Up: Department of Defense Prepares for New Type of War; Department of Homeland Security Breach; The Need for At-Home Cybersecurity Solutions
Cybersecurity Showdown: Why the Military Is Preparing for a New Kind of War (The National Interest): President Trump just signed the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law, according to a recent article. This year’s NDAA includes provisions in “Cyberspace-Related Matters” (Title XVI, Subsection C) requiring the White House and the Department of Defense to […]
Cyber Round Up: Experts react to Uber; Pentagon move doesn’t help cybersecurity; New generation being trained at Berkeley
‘Mind-blowing error of judgement’: Cybersecurity experts and lawyers react to Uber data hack (GearBrain): You’ve probably heard all about Uber’s data breach and subsequent attempt to cover it up. A recent article highlights some experts’ reactions, including some who called it “inexcusable.” Comments in the article emphasize that the cover up will lead to more […]
Haley calls Russian election interference ‘warfare,’ but is it an armed attack?
Yesterday Reuters reported that U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley called last year’s Russian meddling in the Presidential election “warfare.” The comments came during a panel discussion alongside two former Secretaries of State, Madeleine Albright and Condoleezza Rice. Haley explained, “When a country can come interfere in another country’s elections that is warfare. It […]
Cyber Round Up: Who is China Really Hacking?; Pentagon Cyber Team Takes Major Operational Step; What a real cyber war would look like
Cyber warfare: Who is China hacking? (CNN): An article from CNN analyzed the shifts in Chinese cyber warfare strategy. As mentioned in the recent Presidential debate, China is always on the radar as a potential cyber adversary, the article notes. The article quotes an official from FireEye as describing China’s cyber capacities as essentially another […]
“Military Cyber Operations” Congressional Hearing to be Held on 6/22/16
WASHINGTON – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring one (1) hearing the week of June 20-24, 2016. Wednesday, June 22, 2016 “Military Cyber Operations“ Full Committee (10:00 AM – 2118 Rayburn – OPEN) Witnesses: Mr. Thomas Atkin Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security […]
Cyber Operations: Improving the Military Cybersecurity Posture in an Uncertain Threat Environment
Cyber Operations: Improving the Military Cybersecurity Posture in an Uncertain Threat Environment — hearing before the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Vulnerabilities. The full report is available below.
U.S. Cyber Command Moves Towards Lethal Cyber Weapons
U.S. Cyber Command $460 million Cyber Project In a follow-up to a recent round-up; according to NextGov, an upcoming $460 million project at U.S. Cyber Command will outsource a number of offensive cyber capabilities to the private sector. NextGov reports that these new weapons that will be developed will give the U.S. military the ability […]
Cyber Round Up: PA Federal Court finds standing in class action, Cyberwar Ignites a New Arms Race, Obama Won’t Seek Access to Encrypted User Data
Pennsylvania Federal Court Finds Standing in Data Breach Class Action (Cyber Law Monitor): The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of PA has found standing in a data breach class action, marking the first time this court has done so, according to this article. The article indicates that this is similar to other courts […]
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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