New Research Report: The Peace and Security Implications of Cybercrime
Spectacular ransomware attacks made the headlines during the pandemic, epitomising the growing threat of cybercrime. The headlines are rife with private corporations falling prey to some form of…Cybersecurity: Global risks and new efforts in international cooperation
Parliamentary Briefing of the IFSH in Berlin
Criminal cyber-attacks have become one of the greatest security threats, with potentially enormous economic as well as dramatic socio-political consequences. In order to contain these risks, UN…Cybersecurity and diplomacy
In his article for the journal Policy Design and Practice, Dr Mischa Hansel focusses on cybersecurity as an emerging field of public diplomacy. His study sheds light on the blame games between major…
Major success for Hamburg's arms control research
The 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
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
The 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
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 SilomonIn 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
The 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 SilomonCriminal 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…