Truman National Security Project

Recently, the U.N. held closed-door negotiations on the future of the internet. Countries like the U.S. and Britain butted heads with the likes of Iran and Russia, debating whether or not nations can cut off internet access at their whim. Yet while the freedom of the internet is essential, a more pressing issue remains unresolved. Will these [...]

Truman Digital Strategist and Writer Daniel Gaynor discusses the damaging effects of global illiteracy in an article for PolicyMic. Recently, the U.N. held closed-door negotiations on the future of the internet. Countries like the U.S. and Britain butted heads with the likes of Iran and Russia, debating whether or not nations can cut off internet access at [...]

The N.Y. Times published an excellent article on cyber security and an attack, possibly by Iran, on our banking system.  The supposition is that Iran was retaliating for the introduction of Stuxnet into their nuclear material preparation program.  This has been neither confirmed nor denied by anyone in the government.  This very sophisticated and, possibly, [...]

While in-the-loop intelligence and defense insiders have been preaching about the dangers of cyberwar for more than a decade (think Richard Clarke) most of the world is just starting to catch up. And they are scared. Because even though it’s great to think about cyberwar when you might be on the winning side (Stuxnet? What’s [...]