International Cybersecurity

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.

Publications

  • New Policy Paper: Wired to Beijing? Huawei and ZTE in European Networks

    New Policy Paper: Wired to Beijing? Huawei and ZTE in European Networks

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    Antonia Bulfon and Lena-Sophie Drews published a policy paper at European Governance Lab. It is about how discussions of European digital dependencies often focus on U.S. software, but China’s role in European network infrastructure deserves equal attention. This paper analyzes why the EU has struggled to regulate the risks posed by Huawei and ZTE. Beyond…

  • Lena Drews published a IFSH Brief Analysis: “Europe Is Financing Its Own Digital Dependence”

    Lena Drews published a IFSH Brief Analysis: “Europe Is Financing Its Own Digital Dependence”

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    Europe is investing billions in digital sovereignty (its own clouds, chip manufacturing, AI models), yet foreign providers still dominate. Around €264 billion flows to non-European cloud and software providers every year, so Europe is effectively financing its own dependence. The main bottleneck is demand rather than investment: as long as public bodies and companies choose…

  • Mateusz published the book “Przed Waszą Erą”

    Mateusz published the book “Przed Waszą Erą”

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    Mateusz has just published his book titled “Przed Waszą Erą. Człowiek w syntetycznym świecie deepfake’ów, ChataGPT i sztucznej inteligencji” (Wydawnictwo Filia, currently available in Polish language). The German edition of the book would be published in September under the title “The End of Reality. Humans in the Age of Deepfakes, ChatGPT, and Artificial Intelligence”.  The…

  • Lena and Mateusz published an article in the newspaper “Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik”

    Lena and Mateusz published an article in the newspaper “Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik”

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    Lena and Mateusz published an article with the title “A typology of national cybersecurity architectures: A comparison of cyber architecture models in Germany, France, and Poland”. The article compares cybersecurity architectures and pointing out differences resulting from state structures and cybersecurity management models. The article was published in HMD Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik (SpringerNature). You can…

  • 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…

  • Peer-reviewed article on deepfakes

    Peer-reviewed article on deepfakes

    Mateusz, together with Professor Stanisław Soczyński, published a peer-reviewed article in the prestigious scientific journal “Technology in Society”. The article was titled “Deep fakes as a tool of political advertising. Can regulatory framework benefit from the Ship of Theseus paradox?”. Deep fakes have been consistently perceived as a threat to social and political processes, particularly…

  • OpEd on deepfakes and election campaigns in Disruptor Tech Media

    OpEd on deepfakes and election campaigns in Disruptor Tech Media

    Mateusz Łabuz authored the OpEd titled “Deep fakes pose a risk to electoral processes, but apparently not in a direct way. For now?”. The article was published by Disruptor Tech Media. Generative artificial intelligence is changing the world of politics and the information ecosystem. It accelerates the content creation and its exchange, reduces costs, but…

  • Article on the need to upgrade German active cyber defense, published by the Internationale Politik

    Article on the need to upgrade German active cyber defense, published by the Internationale Politik

    Matthias wrote a paper for Internationale Politik (German language only) where he diagnosed, that cybersecurity strategies are increasingly shifting from purely defensive toward more offensive postures, as exemplified by countries like France, Finland, and the Netherlands expanding their military cyber commands. In contrast, the German strategic debates lacks behind. Experience shows that a reactive, “ultima…

  • Peer-reviewed article on regulating deepfakes in the AI Act

    Peer-reviewed article on regulating deepfakes in the AI Act

    Mateusz Łabuz published peer-reviewed article titled “Deficiencies, oversights but also a step forward – a realistic approach to regulating deepfakes in the AI Act” (Polish version only) in the journal “Prawo Nowych Technologii”. Deepfakes, audio and video content generated or manipulated by artificial intelligence, pose a significant challenge for the security of information space. Identifying…

  • Policy commentary on synthetic media and its influence on political advertising

    Policy commentary on synthetic media and its influence on political advertising

    Mateusz Łabuz authored the policy commentary titled “”From Ship of Theseus to Modern Elections – Deepfakes and Their Influence on Political Advertising”. The commentary was published by the Future Shift Labs. Mateusz asks very relevant questions about the limits of manipulation in the techno-political sphere. In an era where artificial intelligence and computer-generated, visually enhanced…

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