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CISA’s Interim Guidelines: A Good Start, but with Lingering Privacy Concerns

February 26, 2016

Two months ago, President Obama signed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act into law. CDT voiced sharp criticism due to the secret, backroom nature of the CISA negotiations, which resulted in several important privacy protections being pushed aside. Last week, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice published guidelines that describe how cyber threat indicators (CTI’s) and defensive measures are supposed to be shared, received, used, and disseminated, as well as the privacy protections that should be applied throughout the process. The guidelines are a positive step in the right direction.

CDT Files Brief in Support of Apple and Strong Encryption

March 04, 2016

The ongoing quest to protect our devices from backdoor weaknesses that allow government surveillance and third party attacks has once again moved into the courts. The FBI is attempting to compel Apple to create code that would significantly weaken the security of its iPhones and make them more less secure. CDT has long opposed government-mandated backdoors in technology, and believes that strong encryption strengthens the security of our nation. CDT collaborated with Wilson Sonsini to file an amicus brief in support of Apple in the federal district asking the court to refuse the FBI’s request.

CDT Goes to Austin: Find Us at SXSW 2016

February 23, 2016

In mid-March, members of the tech community will pack up their cowboy boots and their best ideas and head to Austin, Texas for the South by Southwest Interactive Festival. SXSW was a huge success for CDT in 2015, and this year we’re going even bigger.