Legal Challenges to Advancing Cybersecurity

Georgetown University’s Institute for Law, Science, and Global Security hosted a discussion this morning between the Institute’s Director, Dr. Catherine Lotrionte, and US Cyber Command’s Legal Counsel, Col. Gary Brown*, on the topic of “Legal Challenges to Advancing Cybersecurity.” The purpose of the discussion was to highlight some of the lessons learned from a conference held last year on the same topic, in which policymakers and other leaders in cyber attempted to tackle the legal complexities of cybersecurity.

Heritage Event on Cyber Threats

The Heritage Foundation held an event this morning on cyber threats, with particular attention paid to House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers’ bill, HR 3523 - the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011.

ACUS Event on the First Military Cyber Units

Talk to the average person, and they might tell you U.S. Cyber Command is the first real effort the US military has made at addressing cyberspace. The Atlantic Council’s event yesterday, entitled “Lessons From Our Cyber Past: The First Military Cyber Units,” dispelled that myth, and revealed some insights into how exactly the US has been approaching the very real threats posed by our adversaries in the online realm.

Speaking at the event were the leaders of these first forays into cyber: Col. Walter “Dusty” Rhoads, USAF (Ret.), who was the Founding Commander of the 609^th Information Warfare Squadron; Lt. Gen. John H. “Soup” Campbell, USAF (Ret.), who was the Founding Commander of Joint Task Force – Computer Network Defense; and Maj. Gen. James D. Bryan, US Army (Ret.), who was the Founding Commander of Joint Task Force, Computer Network Operations. The Atlantic Council’s Jason Healey moderated the event.