Security News

Encryption Policy and Freedom of the Press (Schneier on Security)
2017-04-04 19:14

Interesting law journal article: "Encryption and the Press Clause," by D. Victoria Barantetsky. Abstract: Almost twenty years ago, a hostile debate over whether government could regulate...

Harley Geiger on Cybersecurity Policy (Threatpost)
2017-03-29 13:00

Harley Geiger, director of public policy at Rapid7, talks about how policy goes hand in hand with technology when it comes to cybersecurity, the government's focus on IoT and critical...

Commenting Policy for This Blog (Schneier on Security)
2017-03-24 19:20

Over the past few months, I have been watching my blog comments decline in civility. I blame it in part on the contentious US election and its aftermath. It's also a consequence of not requiring...

Policy Experts Push To Make Vulnerability Equities Process Law (Threatpost)
2017-02-23 21:37

By making the Vulnerability Equities Process law, advocates of the idea argue there would be more reliability, transparency and accountability in the process of government vulnerability disclosure.

DoD Publishes Vulnerability Disclosure Policy (Threatpost)
2016-11-22 13:57

In the wake of the Pentagon and Army bug bounties, the government continues to engage researchers with the publication of the DoD’s vulnerability disclosure program.