Passwords are a leftover from the stone age of computing. They survive because people prefer convenience to security. But it's time to get rid of them, because they are unavoidably insecure — the most commonly used password is 12345, followed closely by 123456 — and...

At a recent speech I gave, I was annoyed to hear representatives of a European energy company express the concern that the National Security Agency is spying on them and giving information to American oil companies. There is clear public evidence to the contrary, but despite...

An early scene in the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia shows German planes swooping back and forth to bomb the rebel camp and Prince Feisal, who’s heroically mounted on a white charger, chasing the planes with his sword in...

Last year, losses or thefts of more than half a billion identities were reported, including the largest data breach in history, involving more than 191 million U.S. voter-registration records.

At the same time, more companies are choosing to keep the scope of the...

As the Group of 7 (G7) leaders meet in Ise-Shima, Japan, from May 26-27, 2016, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) will be raised as an important health concern for G7 countries and the rest of the world.  

An amended first cut at a list of Federal  cybersecurity  initiatives.  I intentionally left  ousome  of the purely ornamental functions (White House CTOs CIOs, NSTIC, etc.) or Departmental initiatives. 

Russia’s willingness to export nuclear technology abroad allows it to shape global nonproliferation norms in the long term while strengthening its bilateral relationships. By contrast, the United States’ restrictive approach diminishes its influence and costs the US in...

Pilot projects are getting under way to lessen the impact of HIV among young women and adolescent girls by helping them become Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-Free, Mentored, and...

Honduras is beset by acute economic inequality, lack of institutional capacity to enforce laws, and chronic political instability (e.g. the 2009 political coup that forced then-President Manuel Zelaya into exile). Security and counternarcotics have become important national...

Fears about allowing law enforcement to gain access to encrypted data for criminal investigations — that it would put us on a slippery slope to massive digital privacy intrusion — are well-intentioned, but misguided.

While Americans care deeply about privacy, we...

These devices will perform progressively more functions, creating new risks for safety and security, but we need more than anecdotes to assess risk and devise useful policies.  An initial conclusion about security and the Internet of things is that popular portrayal...