Major success for Hamburg's arms control research
Read moreThe team of the Research and Transfer Project Arms Control and Emerging Technologies was able to convince the Federal Foreign Office with the project results following four years of project duration…
Cybersecurity Workshop on Government Vulnerabilities Disclosure
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Vulnerabilities in hardware and software products are a gateway for cyber criminals, and state actors should thus be interested in promoting responsible disclosure and timely remediation. However,…Workshop on the Cybersecurity Chapter of the German National Security Strategy
Read moreThe International Cybersecurity-Team conducted a workshop in cooperation with the Federal Foreign Office on the cyber security aspect of the German National Security Strategy as part of the dialogue…
New International Cybersecurity Homepage
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The IFSH’s research focus International Cybersecurity (ICS) aims to identify viable strategies for German and European foreign policy to foster peace and security in cyberspace. It focusses on the…Recent publications on international cybersecurity policy
Dr. Mischa Hansel, Fabiola Schwarz, Dr. Jantje SilomonRead moreIn their article "Bug Bounties: Between New Regulations and Geopolitical Dynamics", Dr Jantje Silomon, Dr Mischa Hansel and Fabiola Schwarz focus on bug bounty programmes (BBP) and their impact on…
International Cybersecurity: Workshop on Promises and Pitfalls of a Global Cybercrime Convention
Read moreThe harmful effects of cross-border criminal cyber-attacks were made abundantly clear as hospitals, energy providers, and other infrastructure services were indiscriminately hit or even directly…
New IFSH Policy Brief: Cybercrime: Working together to Mitigate Peace and Security Threats
Dr Mischa Hansel, Dr Jantje SilomonRead moreCriminal cyber operations can cause considerable damage to society and threaten peace at the global level, particularly so-called ransomware attacks carried out by non-state actors. There is a real…
Workshop on the Implementation of UN Cyber Norms
Read moreIFSH research focus International Cybersecurity recently held its second interdisciplinary workshop, focusing on which actors and procedures could advance the implementation of the UN norms of…
Update Available - Societal Actors Advancing Peace and Security in Cyberspace
Dr. Mischa Hansel, Dr. Jantje SilomonRead moreWithout adequate cyber security, essential services and basic supplies are put at risk in our ever increasingly digital societies. This became abundantly clear in May 2021, when a ransomware attack in…
"Jan’s Cyber Hotchpotch" - New Newsletter about International Cybersecurity
Read moreInternational cybersecurity has become a central building block of inter-state foreign and peace policy. Do you want to keep track of cybersecurity developments around the world? Have you sometimes…