Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission made headlines today with his latest comments on net neutrality. The Trump-appointed FCC Chairman, Ajit Pai, criticized large internet companies like Google, Facebook, and Twitter for undermining a free and open internet and censoring conservatives online. His remarks were in response to criticism over the agency's plan to … [Read more...] about Net Neutrality: FCC Echoes RT Criticism of Internet Companies
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Russian Information Warfare Leaves Few Good Response Options
Levi Maxey over at The Cipher Brief echoes a few of the concerns I have had recently regarding Russia, information warfare, and cyber war. The first is that the West, the U.S. in particular, has been distracted by fears of cyber-doom when actual threats are both more mundane and potentially more difficult to prevent or mitigate. He writes, Unlike Western fears of cyber warfare … [Read more...] about Russian Information Warfare Leaves Few Good Response Options
UK and France Accuse Russia of Election Cyber Meddling
There are daily reports at this point out of Europe of accusations being leveled at Russia for engaging in election cyber meddling. Here are just a few of the latest examples: Russia accused of launching hacking campaign during UK general election | The Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/uk-general-election-russia-hacked-cyber-attack-a7580076.html The … [Read more...] about UK and France Accuse Russia of Election Cyber Meddling
Russian Cyberwar: Don’t Hype its Effects
A piece at euobserver today purports to tell the past, present, and future of Russian cyberwar. All the usual suspects make an appearance: Estonia, Georgia, Ukraine. These operations are portrayed as successful and a portent of dangerous things to come. A couple recent analyses are more balanced, I think. Check out Jason Healey's 2016 CyCon essay [PDF] on winning and losing … [Read more...] about Russian Cyberwar: Don’t Hype its Effects
NATO is Increasingly Worried about Russian Fake News
NATO accused Russia of escalating a disinformation campaign since the Kremlin's 2014 seizure of Ukraine's Crimea region, saying Russian websites such as Sputnik and RT had posted false stories, the alliance's spokeswoman said on Saturday. There is increasing concern among senior NATO and European Union officials over Russia's ability to use television and the Internet to … [Read more...] about NATO is Increasingly Worried about Russian Fake News