national security
House Extends FISA Section 702 Surveillance Program for Just 10 Days
What happened The U.S. House passed stopgap legislation on Friday to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for 10 days, after the Trump administration’s push for a longer reauthorization ...
National Security Veterans Urge Congress to Avoid Delays in FISA 702 Reauthorization
What happened A group of about 50 former national security officials urged Congress to approve a clean renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act before the authority expires on ...
Banning Routers Won’t Secure the Internet
Washington’s push to ban foreign-made Wi-Fi routers may sound tough on cybersecurity, but like earlier bans on foreign drones and telecom gear it risks becoming security theater that ignores the real problem: ...
While TSA Made Headlines, CISA Went Dark
The Department of Homeland Security has been partially shut down for over 45 days. In that time, 460 TSA officers have quit, absences at major airports have exceeded 30%, and the TSA ...
The White House Got the Cyber Strategy Right — By Knowing What Not to Do
Analysis of the Trump administration’s concise 2024 cybersecurity strategy arguing for policy-led government, private-sector implementation, deregulation to spur innovation, and elevation of AI security as a national priority ...
The Worm Turns – When the Hunter Becomes the Hunted Mass Surveillance and the Weaponization of the Data We Voluntarily Create
Explore how advancements in surveillance infrastructure and the democratization of intelligence have transformed espionage ...
TikTok’s New U.S. Deal and Privacy Policy: What Users Don’t Understand
TikTok has shifted to a majority-American entity, TikTok USDS Joint Venture, LLC, to comply with U.S. national security requirements and avoid a ban. This week we discuss why a recent privacy policy ...
Russia’s Crackdown on Probiv Data Leaks May Have Fed the Beast Instead
Explore how Russia's efforts to control the probiv market highlight the challenges of data leaks, insider threats, and the conflict between control and security ...
US Defense Contractor Boss Sold Zero Days to Russia — Cops a Plea
So long and thanks for all the fish: Peter Williams admits to selling unpatched iPhone bugs to a shady Russian broker ...
The Human Cost of Defense: A CISO’s View From the War Room
Semperis’ Midnight in the War Room reveals the unseen struggles, burnout and heroism of CISOs and defenders who protect our digital world every day ...

