Author Archive

Allan Friedman

Allan Friedman is a fellow and research director at the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings. He's also the co-author, with Peter Singer, of the forthcoming book Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know.
Cybersecurity

Why Wasn't the NSA Prepared?

Contingency planning is critical to covert operations, and the NSA's failure to anticipate or effectively mitigate its recent leak is inexcusable.

  • By Allan Friedman, The Atlantic