International Cybersecurity

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To the International Cybersecurity Research Focus at the IFSH.

Scientific Research on Cyber & Cognitive Conflict

Deepen your understanding of global cyber conflicts and their impact on security and politics.

Knowledge Transfer & Policy Work

We work to raise awareness, inform public opinion, and cooperate closely with policymakers and stakeholders.

Annual “Shaping Cybersecurity” Conference

We co-organize yearly conference on cybersecurity, bringing together international experts and policymakers.

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Cyber Conflict

Cyber conflict & the use of offensive cyber operations or active cyber defence as an element of International Relations. Governance of the cyber domain: cyber norms, confidence building measures and international law.

Cyber-Security & Strategies

Cybersecurity & cyber defence best-practices: vulnerability disclosure, cyber ranges, bug bounties and the evolution of security controls. Peace and security implications of the cybercrime ecosystem & ransomware. Analysing cyber strategies of allies and adversaries.

Hybrid Threats & Information Warfare

Information warfare, cognitive threats, memetic warfare and the use of synthetic media to influence democracies.

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Cyber & Cognitive Conflict Compass (C4) Substack

Weekly update on cyber and information warfare events around the globe, cyber-policy developments, new academic papers, and noteworthy IT-security news. Hosted via Substack.

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