Welcome!
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.
News
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Advancing UN Cyber Norms: Multilateral Peer Review Mechanisms as a Way Forward – Part II
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Breaking Encryption: Once More unto the Breach, dear Friends, Once More
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Cybercrime as a Peace Risk – Why International Cooperation Concerns Us All
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ChatGPT, Bing Search, Bard & Friends – Part I
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Matthias interviewed by Berlin Security Beat
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Comment for Tagesspiegel article
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Shaping Cyber Security 2023: “Cyber in Conflict“ – Supporting Partners & Avoiding Escalation
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The Role of Cyber Operations in War – Part I:What (Not) to Learn from the Ukrainian Case
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The Role of Cyber Operations in War – Part II: (Cyber) History Does Not Repeat Itself
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The Role of Cyber Operations in War – Part III: Cyber Operations and the Loss of Escalation Control
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The Ukraine War and Dilemmas of Cybersecurity Governance – Part II
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ChatGPT, Bing Search, Bard & Friends – Part II
Research Topics

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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