International Security

Walter Pincus at WaPo reports on the new “cyber-range” in the 2010 Defense budget. The “National Cyber Range” (yet to be created) would test the strength and vulnerabilities of government cyber systems against outside experts. DARPA is the owner of this test program now but is supposed to turn it over to another (to be [...]

An excerpt from my interview on IA-Forum with Jim Lewis, a senior analyst at CSIS in DC on cybersecurity:
IA-Forum: The National Journal says the DOD is “sharing intelligence about cyber threats with defense contractors.” What are the pros and cons of this expanded DOD cyber-perimeter?
Dr. Lewis: The pros really outweigh the cons, and I actually [...]