Entries tagged with: NSPD54
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DHS Releases Revises Privacy Impact Assessment on Internet Monitoring Program
The Department of Homeland Security has released a Privacy Impact Assessment for Einstein 3 - Accelerated. Einstein 3 is a government cybersecurity program that monitors Internet traffic. The monitoring includes scanning email destined for .gov networks for malicious attachments and...
UPDATED: EPIC Appeals NSA's Withholding of Cybersecurity Directive
EPIC has appealed a decision by the National Security Agency to deny EPIC's Freedom of Information Act Request for the public release of Presidential Policy Directive 20. The Policy Directive expands the NSA's cybersecurity authority and has raised concerns about...
President Issues Secret Cybersecurity Directive, EPIC Seeks Public Release
Following a Washington Post report of a new cyber security directive, EPIC has filed a Freedom of Information Act request for the release of Presidential Policy Directive 20. The Directive is believed to expand cyber security authority for the National...
EPIC Urges Senate to Safeguard FOIA for Cybersecurity
In a detailed statement to the Senate for a hearing on the "Freedom of Information Act: Safeguarding Critical Infrastructure and the Public's Right to Know," EPIC said that safeguarding FOIA was critical to ensure government oversight and accountability. EPIC described...
EPIC Urges Court to Order Disclosure of CyberSecurity Authority
EPIC filed papers urging a federal court to order the National Security Agency to disclose National Security Presidential Directive 54, a key document governing national cybersecurity policy. The directive grants the NSA broad authority over the security of American computer...
EPIC to Appeal Security Agency's Non-response in FOIA Lawsuit
EPIC has filed a notice of appeal in EPIC v. NSA, a recent court decision that allowed the National Security Agency to neither confirm or deny the existence of government records EPIC sought under the Freedom of Information Act. EPIC...
EPIC v. NSA: Agency Can "Neither Confirm Nor Deny" Google Ties
A federal judge has issued an opinion in EPIC v. NSA, and accepted the NSA's claim that it can "neither confirm nor deny" that it had entered into a relationship with Google following the China hacking incident in January 2010....
Intelligence Oversight Board: FOIA Documents Detailing Legal Violations
IOB Background | EPIC's Freedom of Information Act Request | Intelligence Oversight Board: Legal Violations FOIA Documents | Resources As the result of a 2009 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request, EPIC forced disclosure of documents detailing unlawful uses...
EPIC Demands Release of Classified Answers on Privacy and Internet Standards from Cyber Command Nominee
EPIC has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the National Security Agency (NSA) seeking the "classified supplement" that Director Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander filed with his answers to questions from the Senate Armed Services Committee regarding his...
EPIC v. NSA - Cybersecurity Authority
Top News | Background | Legal Documents| Freedom of Information Act Documents | Released Documents | News Items Top News : () Background In January 2008, President Bush issued National Security Presidential Directive 54 (NSPD 54), which grants the...
Congress Considers Nomination of NSA Director to US Cyber Command, Concerns Remain
The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on April 15, to consider the nomination NSA Director Lt. Gen Keith B. Alexander to be the Commander of the US Cyber Command. EPIC has expressed concern about the expanded authority...
Senate Holds Hearing on Internet Freedom
The Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law held a hearing on "Global Internet Freedom and the Rule of Law," which focused on information technology industry business practices in countries that restrict the internet . The Senate hearing came...
White House Publishes Outline of Cyber Security Policies
The White House announced today that it has made a description of the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI) available online for public viewing. The12 CNCI initiatives cover a wide range of government activity, from cyber education to intrusion detection. However,...
EPIC Seeks Records on Google-NSA Relationship
Today EPIC filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the National Security Agency, seeking records regarding the relationship between Google and the NSA. The press reported that Google and the NSA have entered into a partnership following a recent...
EPIC Sues NSA to Force Disclosure of Cyber Security Authority
EPIC has filed a lawsuit against the National Security Agency and the National Security Council, seeking a key document governing national cybersecurity policy. The document, National Security Presidential Directive 54 grants the NSA broad authority over the security of American...
President Obama Issues Order Regarding Classification Practices
President Obama has issued a new executive order regarding Classified National Security Information. President Obama's classified information order establishes a National Declassification Center to streamline the declassification process and sets timetables for declassification. The order states that "No information may...
Cybersecurity Czar Steps Down, Warns of Growing NSA Influence
Rod Beckstrom, Director of the National Cybersecurity Center, has resigned. In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Beckstrom warned of the increasing role of the National Security Agency in domestic security. The "intelligence culture is very different than...
