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  • ICS activities in the second half of 2025

    ICS activities in the second half of 2025

    Dear colleagues, partners, and friends of International Cybersecurity!  It was a busy second half of 2025! The International Cybersecurity Team at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH) was all around, engaged in cybersecurity issues once again. In December, we are finally trying to catch our breath a little.…

  • We are hiring!

    We are hiring!

    Job Alert! Join IFSH’s International Cybersecurity Research Focus Group in Berlin! We’re seeking a talented researcher (m/f/d) in Political Science, Cybersecurity, or Computer Science to lead cutting-edge policy research on cyber diplomacy, digital arms control, and cyber operations. You’ll translate complex security challenges into actionable insights for policymakers, publish peer-reviewed research, and engage with international…

  • Defending democracy against foreign influence campaigns: A wargaming exercise

    Defending democracy against foreign influence campaigns: A wargaming exercise

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    How to defend against disinformation and information warfare is one of the key questions that democratic states face within the current environment of geopolitical tension and worldwide authoritarianism. Typically, awareness campaigns and fact-checking have been heralded as solutions to this growing problem. However, if artificial intelligence, deep fakes, and synthetic media increase in quality and…

  • Webinar with Cyprus institutions

    Webinar with Cyprus institutions

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    Mateusz was the keynote speaker at a webinar organized by, among others, the Eastern Mediterranean University in Cyprus. During his presentation, he discussed various aspects of threats in the cyberspace. Mateusz also participated in a discussion with the participants, discussing, among other things, security measures in digital environment This was another opportunity for engaging conversation.…

  • Mateusz as a speaker at the GIZ conference

    Mateusz as a speaker at the GIZ conference

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    Mateusz took part in a conference co-organized by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and funded by the German Federal Foreign Office and the European Union, together with the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine (SSSCIP) in Berlin. The main theme of the conference was “Beyond Firewalls: Protecting Critical Services and…

  • Mateusz co-authored book

    Mateusz co-authored book

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    Mateusz co-authored the seventh volume of the book “Encyclopedia of Security”, where he published four entries devoted to cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. The next volume of the publication is scheduled to be released in 2026, and Mateusz will also be involved in it. The book was published in Polish language by the University of the…

  • Matthias joins the BSI conference advisory board

    Matthias joins the BSI conference advisory board

    Matthias Schulze was invited to join the academic advisory board for the upcoming annual German IT Security Congress of the Federal Office for Information Security. The 2026 motto is “Cybernation Germany: together, secure, digital” and the call for papers is open.

  • PROTEKT – Roundtable Espionage & Zeitenwende

    PROTEKT – Roundtable Espionage & Zeitenwende

    During this year’s “protek”, the leading conference for critical infrastructure protection, Matthias Schulze participated in a roundtable dubbed “Espionage & Zeitenwende.” Matthias stressed the growing relevance of cyber-espionage since the Snowden leaks of 2013. Many countries, including China, started to copy US espionage capabilities and ramped up cyber-espionage operations. In addition, since the Russian war…

  • Exploring Global Lessons in Cybersecurity

    Exploring Global Lessons in Cybersecurity

    Lena gave a talk titled “Cybersecurity without Borders – What We Can Learn from Each Other.” The goal of the presentation was to inform the audience about current threats and the lessons that can be drawn from other countries. Artificial intelligence and cybersecurity offer great opportunities but also come with significant risks. Raising global awareness…

  • ICS as part of the IFSH event format “Kurz Erklärt” 

    ICS as part of the IFSH event format “Kurz Erklärt” 

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    The ICS team recently facilitated an event on limitations of active cyber defense postures during a recent IFSH “Kurz erklärt” roundtable at the Berlin office.  Cyberattacks against Germany are increasing in both number and complexity, raising calls for more proactive responses. Germany has been debating “active defense” for a while now. However, previous theoretical proposals are…

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