Archive for August 2017
Changing characteristics in private-public cybersecurity cooperation
By Kate Dinnison. 1. Techplomacy First came the creation of a U.S. Government ambassador to the Silicon Valley, then came the world’s first national technology ambassador, Casper Klynge of Denmark. The Danish government recognised the lacuna in communication between politics and the private sector tech giants like Facebook and Google that are shaping the global…
Read MoreDarkweb crack-down spurs digital refugee crisis
The FBI, DEA and Europol are celebrating the successful take-down of AlphaBay and Hansa, two of the Dark Web’s largest marketplaces. There are consequences for one marketplace closing, however, other Darkweb sites are finding significant spikes in membership, new vulnerabilities, and a wave of market saturation. In the week following the bust, similar sites…
Read MoreInterview with Dr. Tim Stevens, Lecturer in Global Security at King’s College London
By Kate Dinnison. Recently, we chatted with Dr. Tim Stevens, a lecturer in Global Security at King’s College London. His most recent publication titled ‘Cyberweapons: an emerging global governance architecture’ discusses the already-existing structures in place that oversee the use and regulation of offensive cyber capabilities. Our Communications Manager, Kate Dinnison, discusses with Dr Stevens…
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