Cyber3 Conference Tokyo 2017: 2020 and Beyond
Date: October 5-6, 2017
The annual Cyber3 Conference focused on Japan’s cybersecurity goals for 2020 and global cooperation on cybersecurity. The conference took place at Keio University’s Mita Campus in Tokyo on October 5th and 6th, 2017.
Tags: c3, cyber, cyber security, cybersecurity, Tokyo
Cybersecurity: Preparing the Workforce
Date: March 2-3, 2017
This two-day conference jointly hosted by Keio University and Sasakawa USA in Tokyo explored the human talent component of Cybersecurity, focusing on education, training, and use cases while discussing exciting innovative technology and policy.
Tags: admiral dennis blair, bud roth, cyber, cyber threats, cybersecurity, Dennis Blair, education, industry, Japan, keio university, policy, security, Technology, us-japan cooperation, william bud roth, workforce
Into the Gray Zone: Cybersecurity report rollout featured in the news
Categories: Cyber beat, In the News, Sasakawa USA Blog
U.S. policymakers are moving too slowly in dealing with the dynamic threat from cyberspace, Sasakawa USA’s Adm. Dennis Blair said October 31 at an event rolling out the publication of “Into the Gray Zone: The Private Sector and Active Defense against Cyber Threats.”
Tags: active defense, afp, cyber, cyber attack, cyber security, george washington, gwu, inside cybersecurity, lawfare blog, science daily
It’s time to treat Bitcoin ransom as stolen goods
Author: William "Bud" Roth
Categories: Cyber beat, Sasakawa USA Blog
There has been a lot of legal debate about whether Bitcoin is a currency, a security, or a commodity. That judgement will ultimately determine whether Bitcoins used to pay ransom are treated as stolen money (fungible) or stolen goods (reclaimable). Law enforcement should treat Bitcoin as a commodity and, in doing so, the victims of ransomware who pay would have recourse against all future owners of the ransomed Bitcoins to reclaim them.
Tags: bitcoin, blackmail, blog, commodity, currency, cyber, cyber beat, cyber blog, cyber crime, cyber law, encrypt, encryption, exchanges, fungible, money, ransomeware, reclaimable, security, stolen goods, stolen money, william bud roth
Chairman’s Message: Continued cooperation between U.S. and Japan needed to strengthen cybersecurity
Author: Admiral Dennis Blair
Categories: Chairman's Message
The information technology revolution continues to transform the way people in the U.S. and Japan live their lives, the way businesses operate in both countries, and the way both countries protect their national security. The convenience, precision, and usefulness of information are dramatically improving as more personal, corporate, and government information and processes move to
Tags: admiral dennis blair, chairman's message, China, cyber, cyber security, cybersecurity, internet, iot, it, Japan, law enforcement, national center of incident readiness and strategy for cybersecurity, NISC, public-private cooperation, Russia, security, Technology, us-japan cooperation