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A Comment on the Trump Dossier

January 13, 2017 infossl

cia, fbi, leaks, nationalsecuritypolicy, nsa, russia, Security technology

Imagine that you are someone in the CIA, concerned about the future of America. You have this Russian dossier on Donald Trump, which you have some evidence might be true. The smartest thing you can do is to leak it to the public. By doing so, you are eliminating any leverage Russia has over Trump … Read More “A Comment on the Trump Dossier” »

Attributing the DNC Hacks to Russia

January 9, 2017 infossl

attribution, citizenlab, essays, hacking, leaks, nsa, russia, secrecy, Security technology, wikileaks

President Barack Obama’s public accusation of Russia as the source of the hacks in the US presidential election and the leaking of sensitive e-mails through WikiLeaks and other sources has opened up a debate on what constitutes sufficient evidence to attribute an attack in cyberspace. The answer is both complicated and inherently tied up in … Read More “Attributing the DNC Hacks to Russia” »