Hacking Back unpacked: an eye for an eye? Not so fast
Stefan Soesanto. ARI 3/2021 - 14/1/2021.
Out of all the countries in the world, the hacking back debate has finally entered the political discourse in neutral Switzerland. While it is still too early to determine where the discussion will be heading toward, it is also the perfect time to insert a new perspective on hacking back.
Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity: a promising but uncertain future
Matteo E. Bonfanti. ARI 139/2020 - 9/12/2020.
The adoption of AI-based solutions to achieve cyber-defensive/offensive objectives (“AI for Cybersecurity”) is promising but challenging too.
Implications of the UK’s Russia Report for the next National Cyber Security Strategy
Danny Steed. ARI 116/2020 - 13/10/2020.
This article assesses the implications of the recent Russia Report ahead of the development of the next cyber security strategy for the UK due in 2021.
Balancing between giants, Latin-America’s international cybersecurity position
Nathalie Van Raemdonck. ARI 104/2020 - 14/9/2020.
Latin American states have benefited from regional cooperation to improve their cybersecurity but are not leveraging this cooperation for issues of international peace and stability in cyberspace. This paper examines the region’s international role and balancing exercise.
COVID-19: reaffirming cyber as a 21st century geopolitical battleground
Danny Steed. ARI 94/2020 - 14/7/2020.
The COVID-19 global pandemic carries huge numbers of ramifications globally, with consequences that will extend far past the end of the current crisis. This paper examines the geopolitical impact on cyber security that coronavirus is having.
The weaponisation of synthetic media: what threat does this pose to national security?
Matteo E. Bonfanti. ARI 93/2020 - 14/7/2020.
The weaponisation of hyper-realistic synthetic video, audio, images, or texts –generally known as of synthetic media– may affect national security. How and to what extent?
Cyber Terrorism. Why it exists, why it doesn’t, and why it will
Stefan Soesanto. ARI 47/2020 - 17/4/2020.
While the discussion on cyber terrorism research and related government policies have hit a wall in recent years, adversarial tactics to create terror in and through cyberspace are only at their beginning.
Bias and Misperception in Cyberspace
Miguel Alberto Gomez. ARI 25/2020 - 17/3/2020.
With cyber operations serving as an instrument of foreign policy, it is fair to posit that cognitive factors that account for behavior in the physical domain are equally applicable to cyberspace.
The Future of Values in Cyber Security Strategies
Danny Steed. ARI 16/2020 - 27/2/2020.
This paper addresses the challenges that have arisen from an overly technical focus on cyber security that has failed to consider the application of value sets in strategy creation.
Diplomacy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Corneliu Bjola. ARI 98/2019 - 11/10/2019.
The key question on the mind of policymakers now is whether Artificial Intelligence would be able to deliver on its promises instead of entering another season of scepticism and stagnation.