national-security

The People Who Built America's Cyber Arsenal Say We're Losing. They're Probably Right.

John Z Black Mar 29, 2026

Policy, Law & Governance #nsa #rsac #cyber-deterrence #doge #national-security #policy #paul-nakasone #whistleblower

Four former NSA directors told RSAC that America has failed to deter adversaries in cyberspace, and a federal whistleblower's thumb drive allegation shows what that failure looks like from the inside.

The FCC Just Banned Foreign Routers. Almost Every Router You Own Is Foreign.

John Z Black Mar 25, 2026

Policy, Law & Governance #fcc #routers #national-security #consumer-security #tp-link #supply-chain

The FCC has declared foreign-made consumer routers a national security threat and blocked new ones from entering the US market. Here's what the rule actually covers, what it doesn't, and why the hard question about firmware goes unanswered.

Smuggled Silicon: The DOJ Case That Puts AI Export Controls in the Spotlight

John Z Black Mar 21, 2026

Policy, Law & Governance #ai #export-controls #china #doj #supply-chain #national-security #hardware #policy

Three men charged with smuggling US AI hardware to China represent the first major criminal test of export control law applied to high-performance compute. The era of treating AI export controls as background noise is over.

Policy Restraint vs Surveillance Expansion: The New Shape of U.S. Cyber Power

John Z Black Mar 20, 2026

Policy, Law & Governance #cyber-policy #section-702 #ofac-sanctions #national-security #compliance-risk #statecraft

Washington is signaling limits on private-sector hack-back while doubling down on surveillance continuity and sanctions. The center of cyber power is moving toward institutions, not spectacle.