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The EU flag and TikTok logo are seen in this illustration taken on June 2, 2023.
The EU flag and TikTok logo are seen in this illustration taken on June 2, 2023. Dado Ruvic/Reuters

Cyber Week in Review: September 22, 2023

UK Parliament passes Online Safety Bill; Countries announce new AI funding commitments; Ireland fines TikTok $370 million; Ransomware attack hits Colombian government; International Criminal Court says it was hacked. Read More

Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: September 15, 2023
FTC says X violated consent decree; Hackers shut down MGM systems; Senators host AI summit; U.S. appeals court invalidates most of disinformation injunction; Advisory group pushes back on Global Digital Compact.
Technology and Innovation
The TikTok Trap
TikTok is an easy scapegoat, but the lack of tech regulation and data protection is the underlying cause of our collective anxiety in the digital age.
Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: September 8, 2023
OGP Summit meets in Estonia; Mudge joins CISA; UK will not break end to end encryption; EU designates gatekeepers under Digital Markets Act; DEF CON Generative Red Team Challenge concludes.
  • Cybersecurity
    There’s A Cop In My Pocket: Policymakers Need to Stop Advocating Surveillance by Default.
    Encryption, cybersecurity, and technology policies, like the RESTRICT and EARN-IT Acts, with nonexistent tradeoffs address symptoms, not problems, and they do it badly.    
  • Cybersecurity
    New Entries in the CFR Cyber Operations Tracker: Q2 2023
    An update of the Council on Foreign Relations' Cyber Operations Tracker for the period between April and June 2023.
  • Cybersecurity
    Does Our Vote Count? The Safest Way to Hold an Election
    Election security has been a major issue since the 2020 U.S. election. Policymakers and members of the public must take several concrete steps to ensure that elections are secure and free from interference.
  • Cybersecurity
    Schrödinger’s Hacking Law and Cyber Burnout: Capacity Building in U.S. Cybersecurity
    Recruiting problems in cybersecurity will continue until private and public sector organizations make defenders' mental health a priority and policymakers address the poorly written Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.