The fight over funding next year's national security budget with Andrew Borene and Adam Pearlman

This week we discuss the must-pass National Defense Authorization Act which funds much of the defense and national security operations in the US and would add some interesting new cybersecurity protections. This year's bill is unusually controversial, with fights about social media regulations threatening the smooth passage of the legislation.

This episode references:

The 2021 National Defense Authorization Act

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6395enr/pdf/BILLS-116hr6395enr.pdf

"Trump says he will veto $740 billion defense bill, breaking with Republican-led Senate" CNBC, December 17, 2020

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/17/trump-says-he-will-veto-defense-bill.html

Cyberspace Solarium Commission

https://www.solarium.gov/

"Six Pillars of Cyber Deterrence with Suzanne Spaulding," NSLT Podcast, March 19, 2020

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/law_national_security/nslt/20200319-six-pillars-of-cyber-deterrence/

"Senate approves defense bill establishing cyber czar position, subpoena power for cyber agency" The Hill, December 11, 2020

https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/529888-senate-approves-defense-bill-establishing-cyber-czar-position-subpoena

FireEye Hack Explainer

https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/12/evasive-attacker-leverages-solarwinds-supply-chain-compromises-with-sunburst-backdoor.html

"How suspected Russian hackers outed their massive cyberattack" Politico, December 16, 2020

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/16/russian-hackers-fireeye-cyberattack-447226

"How does CISA and the intelligence community protect American elections? With Dan Sutherland" NSLT Podcast, October 8, 2020

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/law_national_security/nslt/20201008-cisa-elections-voting-security/

"Public Service and National Security with Avril Haines and Paul Lekas" NSLT Podcast, April 16, 2020

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/law_national_security/nslt/20200416-public-service-and-national-security/ 

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230

Andrew Borene is Managing Director for the US Public Sector at Cybereason

https://www.american.edu/spa/faculty/borene.cfm

Adam Pearlman is the Founder and Managing Director of Lexpat Global Services

https://www.lexpatglobal.com/staff_trusted/adam-pearlman/