Hearing on The Promises and Perils of Emerging Technologies for Cybersecurity

Hearing on The Promises and Perils of Emerging Technologies for Cybersecurity, EPIC Letter to US Senate, March 22, 2017

A Borderless Battle: Defending Against Cyber Threats - by GEN (Ret) Keith B. Alexander

"A Borderless Battle: Defending Against Cyber Threats" - by GEN (Ret) Keith B. Alexander, Statement before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security,  March 22, 2017, 8 pages. 

Cyber Security : job opportunities

* PRI is seeking an individual with expertise in corporate cyber security policies and practices to undertake data analysis and a summary report of findings and recommendations for engagement on behalf of the Principles for Responsible Investment. Detailed Information. Deadline for application: April 7, 2017

* NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence, Internship opportunity in Public Relations in Spring 2017. Detailed Information. Deadline for application: April 3, 2017

Etats-Unis: projet de budget 2018 et place de la cybersécurité

Le 16 mars 2017 l'administration Trump a publié un budget prévisionnel 2018, qui donne déjà une idée des grandes lignes de dépenses (et d'économies) pour les mois à venir. 

Le projet procède par réductions, coupes dans le financement de quantité de programmes et organismes jugés trop peu efficaces ou comme ne devant pas relever des budgets de l'administration. Pratiquement tous les ministères sont touchés par ces mesures, sauf le Département de la Défense. La cybersécurité est l'un des axes qui bénéficiera de budgets conséquents, mais elle n'apparaît pas spécifiquement mise en avant, du moins à la lecture de ce seul document. 

Understanding Russian "Hybrid Warfare" - RAND Corporation

Understanding Russian "Hybrid Warfare", by Christopher S. Chivvis, RAND Corporation, Testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee on March 22, 2017, 12 pages. According to the author, Russia's hybrid warfare is a mix of information operations, cyber, proxies, economic influence, clandestine measures, and political influence. 

"Wiretapping" - recent documents and debates

"Wiretapping" : here is a short selection of interesting publications concerning the current debates on wiretapping in the U.S: 

- "FBI director to testify on wiretapping, Russia hacking charges", 20 March 2017

- "Reining In Warrantless Wiretapping of Americans", March 16, 2017

- "Comey confirms inquiry on Russia and Trump Allies", March 21, 2017

- "On March 6, 2017, EPIC submitted a FOIA request (the “EPIC FOIA Request”)to the Department of Justice’s National Security Division (“NSD”) for disclosure of all §1804 FISA applications for wiretapping in Trump Tower in the NSD’s possession...  ", March 20, 2017

Video: "FULL James Comey, Mike Rogers Testify on Wiretapping Russian election interference. March 20 2017"

The Pillars of APT Defense - by M. E. Kabay

The Pillars of APT Defense - by M. E. Kabay, Norwich University, March 23, 2017