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The United States Needs to Hold Russia Accountable for Its Aggression

Posted November 17th, 2016 at 9:19 am (UTC-5)
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[W]e need to send a resolute message that Russia’s domestic tyranny and international belligerence have consequences. And we must make abundantly clear that there is a cost to attacking the United States, whether accomplished by a MiG or a mouse.

Hacking the Election

Posted August 3rd, 2016 at 1:52 pm (UTC-5)
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Imagine. It’s the day after the election….the victor’s triumph rests on close results in five or six states, where the winner had a few thousand more votes. Assume also that each of these states used — at least partially — electronic voting. Assume then that the loser alleges that cyber-tampering stole the election.

Chinese-Americans Are Being Caught Mistakenly in the U.S.’s Cybercrime Dragnet

Posted November 13th, 2015 at 11:09 am (UTC-5)
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…While the danger posed by Chinese agents may indeed be real, so is the danger of overreacting to it.