Showing posts with label David Fidler. Show all posts
Showing posts with label David Fidler. Show all posts

Thursday, 10 March 2016

Send in the Malware: U.S. Cyber Command Attacks the Islamic State (David Fidler, CFR)

At the end of February, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter told a House subcommittee that U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) is conducting offensive operations against the Islamic State. This statement went viral. “Make no mistake,” Peter Singer of New America said, “this is a very big deal.” It signals a shift in the fight against the Islamic State and marks the first time the United States has acknowledged undertaking cyberattacks during armed conflict. CYBERCOM’s campaign makes real what was anticipated—the integration of offensive cyber capabilities in strategies and tactics for waging war.

http://blogs.cfr.org/cyber/2016/03/09/send-in-the-malware-u-s-cyber-command-attacks-the-islamic-state/

Friday, 5 February 2016

UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Tackles Terrorist Use of the Internet and Social Media (David Fidler, CFR)

The Islamic State’s exploitation of the Internet and social media continues to bedevil U.S. policymakers, legislators, and tech companies. Problems with State Department efforts to counter Islamic State online propaganda have produced another overhaul of U.S. counter-messaging efforts. A legislative proposal in June 2015 to increase company reporting of online terrorist activity was dropped, but it reappeared after the San Bernardino terrorist attacks. Executive branch pressure on companies to do more against terrorist use of social media has increased, most recently in a meeting last month between federal officials and tech company leaders.

http://blogs.cfr.org/cyber/2016/02/04/un-counter-terrorism-committee-tackles-terrorist-use-of-the-internet-and-social-media/