Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #16: An Interview with Alex JoelLawfare (blog)Our guest for Episode 16 of the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast is Alex Joel, and he gets plenty of tough questions: Is it a violation of the new Obama administration policy dir…

India backs 'new cyber law regime'Indian ExpressIndia backs 'new cyber law regime'. Written by Shubhajit Roy | New Delhi | April 22, 2014 11:32 pm. Print. Comments. Summary. The note stresses that governments, organisations and individuals must take…

RapplerSC junks pleas vs cyber lawPhilippine StarMANILA, Philippines - The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed its ruling last February upholding the constitutionality of key provisions in the controversial Republic Act No. 10175 or Cybercrime Prevention…

Cambodian cyber law could shutter freedom of expressionDeutsche WelleCambodian cyber law could shutter freedom of expression. Cambodia's secretive draft law on cyber crime is unreasonably restrictive, say its critics, far too widely drawn and, if pas…

Hard National Security ChoicesLawfare (blog)In this week's episode, we explore the latest FOIA tussle between the FBI and ACLU over NSA and the dog-bites-man story of Larry Klayman losing another long-shot appeal. This Week in NSA focuses on the Bloo…

the DiplomatCambodia's Draft Cyber Law Threatens Free Speechthe DiplomatCambodia's proposed cyber law is ostensibly designed to improve safety for Internet users and protect “legitimate interests.” Similar to the cybercrime laws of other countrie…

Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #14: An Interview with Benjamin WittesLawfare (blog)This week's podcast features a conversation with none other than Lawfare's own Ben Wittes. But it begins as usual with This Week in NSA: A Reuters story claims that…

Steptoe cyberlaw podcast – interview with Jim LewisLexology (registration)This week's cyberlaw podcast begins as always with the week in NSA. We suspect that a second tech exec meeting with the President (for two hours!) bodes ill for the intellige…

Astro AwaniMUBARAK wants govt to review Malaysia's cyber lawAstro AwaniKUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Council of Former Elected Representatives (Mubarak) on Friday urged that the country's existing cyber law be reviewed and tightened for better control…

Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #13: An Interview with Michael AllenLawfare (blog)I speculate that he was forced into Old Media because the niche for podcasts on national security law has now been so definitively filled by the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podc…

CITY A.M.Cyber Crime Thought To Be Behind Fraud Jump In UKTechWeekEurope UKWhilst the addition of Action Fraud data to this year's ONS report would have contributed to the rise, many believe increasing cyber crime has played its part. “The rise in…

Damballa CTO Brian Foster to Present at US Cyber Crime Conference in ...Business Wire (press release)ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Damballa, the experts in advanced threat protection, today announced that Brian Foster, Chief Technology Officer, will pres…

Investigating Cyber Crime At The Local LevelWNIJ and WNIUWhile there is not an established cyber crime unit, Reyes says DeKalb Police do dedicate a good amount of time investigating such cases, if they fall under their jurisdiction. Reyes says report…

Communications ministry takes firm action to check cyber crimeThe Sun DailyKUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Minister of Communications and Multimedia Datuk Jailani Johari said the government does not condone cyber crime and acts firmly, including taking legal ac…

US Secret Service Has 171 Cybercrimes Under InvestigationWall Street Journal (blog)The U.S. Secret Service has prevented about $12 billion in losses from cybercrime and arrested more than 4,900 people since it initiated its computer crime investigati…

The Morning Risk Report: Kevin Mandia's Sobering View on CybercrimeWall Street Journal (blog)“You can do everything right and still have a security breach.” Those were the sobering words delivered Tuesday at the Dow Jones Global Compliance Sympos…

Siliconrepublic.comIrish cybercrime incidents almost double since 2011Irish TimesMore than a quarter of Irish businesses have been victims of economic crime such as fraud and money laundering during the past two years, with incidents of cybercrime al…

The WireReport Shows Cyber Crime is on the RiseThe WireWhile fraud and financial motivations still tend to dominate the spectrum of reasons behind cyber crime, believe it or not, they declined as a proportion of the whole in 2013. Meanwhile, attempts…

ABC News (blog)Most Companies Can't Keep Up With Cybercrime 'Bad Guys'ABC News (blog)“The bad guys are winning.” That's a major conclusion in Verizon's annual data breach report, which looked at cyberbreak-ins from dozens of firms and analyzed te…

Wall Street JournalPolice Grapple With CybercrimeWall Street JournalAnalyst Cody Dunn works with SnapTrends location-based social-media monitoring software at the Statewide Information and Analysis Center in Sandy, Utah. The state's cybercrime team a…

IA brief: Account takeovers are big cybersecurity risk for advisersReuters Blogs (blog)NEW YORK, April 24, 2014 (Thomson Reuters Accelus) - A recent cybersecurity roundtable hosted by the Securities and Exchange Commission should act as a call to act…

Voice of AmericaTech Companies Fund Cybersecurity InitiativeVoice of AmericaDays after its discovery, the director of Homeland Security's National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, Larry Zelvin, said there was not any reported atta…

Report: Some Retail Firms Still Don't Recognize Cyber Security RisksBanktechApril 24, 2014 Nearly 60 percent of retail companies describe their cyber security exposure as "significant," "serious," or "critical," but another 9 percent are not reportin…

Electronic Warfare Market and Cyber Security Sector Analysis ReportsPR Newswire (press release)ReportsnReports.com offers Electronic Warfare Market Forecast Analysis (2014 - 2020) and Cyber Security Market (IAM, Encryption, DLP, Risk and Compliance M…

Think tank calls for global cyber security body to avoid shock to match 2008 ...Out-Law.comThe proposed G20+20 Cyber Stability Board should be made up of leaders of the world's 20 major economies plus 20 or more representatives from major global info…

Guest Blog: A Brief Look into the Cybersecurity FrameworkSignal MagazineWhether a well-established company or one just getting started with cybersecurity risk management programs, those in the industry often can use a little help navigating the cumbe…

Current Cybersecurity Framework Insufficient Against AttacksiHealthBeatIn January, HHS and the Health Information Trust Alliance announced a partnership on a cybersecurity initiative, called CyberRX, that will simulate cyberattacks on health care org…

Cisco: Recognized By NSS Labs And Very Serious About CybersecurityForbesIt's pain points like that one that make for a great business, and we've seen cybersecurity stocks like KEYW Holding (KEYW), FireEye (FEYE), Palo Alto Networks Palo Alto Networks…

Corporate CounselSEC Preps Cybersecurity Exams for Wall Street FirmsCorporate CounselIs the securities industry ready for a cybersecurity checkup? The data doctor is in. The Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) of the U.S. Securit…

New cyber-threats that go bump in the nightFortuneApp attacks, crimeware, skimmers, and other cybersecurity concerns for enterprise executives, per Verizon's latest data breach report. 140422111540-hacker-computer-cybersecurity-shadows-620xa. FORTUNE…

The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) resounding victory over Wyndham Worldwide Corporation in a U.S. District Court paves the way for increasing privacy and data security action by the agency, which over the past decade has asserted itself as the m…

Today, the European Court of Justice struck down the European Union’s 2006 Data Retention Directive. That policy required member states to force communications companies to store citizens' telecommunications data for six to 24 months. Read more »…

Retrospect is the monthly newsletter of the Internet & Jurisdiction Project - a global multi-stakeholder dialogue process that explores the tension between the cross-border nature of the Internet and national jurisdictions. Every month, the members o…

Today, Turkish authorities lifted the ban on Twitter. See http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/03/us-turkey-twitter-idUSBREA320E...The decision comes after the Turkish Constitutional Court spelled out that the ban violated freedom of expression an…

We have recently reported on the ban of Twitter and Youtube by the Turkish Presidency of Telecommunications and Communication (TIB). The Turkish Constitutional Court has unanimously decided today that TIB's blocking of Twitter is unlawful and should…

The Turkish Presidency of Telecommunications and Communication (TIB) has put Turkish Internet legislation enacted a few weeks ago to immediate use. As we discussed in a previous blog post, TIB now enjoys enhanced powers to issue blocking orders, even…

Yesterday, Sean Flynn (American Law), Margot Kaminski (Yale Law) and I submitted this comment to the US Trade Representative (USTR) making the argument that academics should have the ability to be formal USTR advisors. Read more » about Flynn, Kamin…

Last week, the New York Times reported that the U.S. is spying on router company Huawei to get information about the Chinese government and to learn how to surveil our allies and other countries that might purchase Huawei routers.  On Just Security,…

What’s your definition of the “public interest” when it comes to law and lawmaking?  Is it a unitary concept, where we consider the good of society as a whole?  If so, you might think that the public’s interest is in a “public interest”…

Read more » about Obama Press Attacks Degrade the First Amendment In The Name of Security

From the Cyberlaw Clinic:Harvard Law School 1Ls and 2Ls should now be aware that clinical registration for the 2014-15 academic year takes place this week, starting at 9:00 am on Wednesday April 3rd and ending at 5:00 pm on Thursday, April 4th. Th…

via the Cyberlaw ClinicAttention Harvard Law School 1Ls and 2Ls:  as you make your way back from spring break and head into the homestretch of the 2013-14 academic year, you should be aware that clinical enrollment for 2014-15 begins at 9:00 am o…

The Berkman Buzz is selected weekly from the posts of Berkman Center people and projects.To subscribe, click here.The Berkman Center is now accepting applications for our 2014 summer internship program. Learn more!…

The Berkman Buzz is selected weekly from the posts of Berkman Center people and projects.To subscribe, click here. Cyberlaw Clinic argues against forcing defendants to decrypt data…

The Berkman Center for Internet & Society is pleased to be among the inaugural participating institutions in an innovative privacy program launched this week by Fordham Law School's Center for Law and Information Policy ("CLIP").   The project i…

The Berkman Buzz is selected weekly from the posts of Berkman Center people and projects.To subscribe, click here. DMLP files brief seeking First Amendment scrutiny in United State…

Following last week’s news about changes at the Cyberlaw Clinic, we wanted to formally announce the launch of the Clinic’s new website: cyberlawclinic.berkman.harvard.edu.  The site describes the Clinic’s practice; collects some of the am…

via the Digital Media Law ProjectYesterday the Digital Media Law Project, with help from the Cyberlaw Clinic, filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in United States v. Auernheimer, arguing that the Fi…

The Berkman Center for Internet & Society and Harvard Law School are pleased to announce the promotion of Christopher T. Bavitz to the role of Managing Director of the Cyberlaw Clinic, effective July 1, 2013. Berkman Director Susan Crawford, who w…