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At the invitation of Nottingham Trent University, Mateusz Łabuz participated in a seminar titled “Online-Offline Continuum Approach: New Digital Frontiers.” During the seminar, selected issues related to the development of modern technologies were discussed. In his presentation, Mateusz focused on the new and still poorly understood trend of using deepfakes for political advertising. He pointed…
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At the invitation of the Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung, Mateusz Łabuz participated in a conference devoted to new technologies and the regulatory challenges associated with their development. Mateusz moderated one of the panels, titled “Free Speech vs. Content Moderation – Shaping the Future Information Environment.” The conference, co-organized by King’s College, took place in London and brought together…
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Germanys leading peace research institutes published the annual Peace report or Friedensgutachten. In the section on cyber-security, Matthias warns that the current international governance of cyber-security is ill-fitted to deal with increased aggressiveness of cyber-operations. Photo credits: Friedensgutachten
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Mateusz Łabuz authored the article titled “Cyber- und Informations-Kriege. Die neuen Fronten im digitalen Zeitalter“ (German version only). The article was published by „Auftrag“. Mateusz argues that the modern world is in the midst of an invisible war. It is taking place parallel to traditional military operations: cyberspace and the information space have become a…
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On 21.05, Matthias was invited by the Evangelic Church Germany (EKD) to their annual symposium on cyber-security. The event included talks on cyber-crisis prevention, ethical hacking, disaster recovery after ransomware incidents, and the role of awareness. Matthias’s talk addressed state-sponsored cyber-operations, the use of hacktivism in war time, as well as current Russian, Chinese and…
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Matthias was invited to speak with LOAD e.V., the association for liberal net politics, about Cyber-Security and EU-Tech Sovereignty under US President Trump. Matthias outlined the possibilities of political denial of services attacks due to the EU dependency on the US tech stack and the looming threat of US tech-authoritarianism. See the coverage of the…
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ICS co-organized the workshop for policymakers and researchers on the cybersecurity and cognitive warfare. The workshop was organized together with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. Thank you very much for an excellent cooperation! Cognitive warfare has emerged as a significant challenge to democratic states and societies, encompassing threats across different domains. It influences, among other things, the…
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The Shaping Cybersecurity Conference 2025, co-hosted by the German Federal Foreign Office (AA), the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy (IFSH) and the DEEP – Institute for Deep Tech Innovation at ESMT Berlin are bringing in experts to discuss the topic “Stronger Together: Cyber Capabilities for Vigilant Democracies”. Geopolitical tensions increasingly affect the cyber and digital space. In conflicts,…
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Matthias published an OpEd in the leading German IT-security outlet heise.de. The Op-Ed argues that the European Union faces an unprecedented threat as it is increasingly surrounded by authoritarian powers and can no longer rely on the United States as a partner. With American politics shifting toward authoritarianism, EU nations may soon stand isolated, while…
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Mateusz Łabuz authored the OpEd titled “Synthetic sexual content – a technology of violence?” (Polish version only). The article was published by hAI Magazine, the biggest Polish newspaper dealing with artificial intelligence. Mateusz argues that in the age of generative artificial intelligence, anyone can become a victim of digital violence. Al it takes is a…
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- OpEd on AI and why Leo XIV chose this name
- Matthias in podcast “Was ist da los?”
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- ICS activities in the first half of 2025
- Matthias in Table Briefings
- Mateusz has just defended his PhD Thesis!
- Annual Peace Report published!
- Podcast available on recent research activities by Matthias Schulze
- ICS supports research
- Commentary for Tagesspiegel Background
- Part 2: Doing active cyber defense
- Matthias in podcast from Deutschland Funk
- Matthias interviewed by Berlin Security Beat
- Comment for Tagesspiegel article