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Saturday, March 4, 2017

ICCWS 2018 - Call for Papers

ICCWS 2018 - Call for Papers. Abstracts submission deadline: 17 August 2017. Topics: cyber warfare, cyber crime, cyber defence, etc. The conference will be held in Washington DC, USA.

UCLAN Conference on cybercrime

UCLAN Conference on cybercrime, 3-4 July 2017, Lancashire, UK. Abstract submission deadline: 30th April 2017.

ICCCIS 2017 - Call for Contributions

ICCCIS 2017: 19th International Conference on Cyber Crime and Information Security. May 25-26, 2017, London. Call for contributions: deadline March 20, 2017.

Cyber Security Summer School - Estonia - July 10-14, 2017

Cyber Security Summer School - Tallinn, Estonia - July 10-14, 2017.

A main focus on this year's Cyber Security Summer School will be social engineering. With experts from all faculties, including computer science, law, criminology, forensics and psychology, the Summer School tries to give an impression on how and why social engineering works, how to prevent social engineering and how to find evidence for social engineering attacks.

Cyber Security Summer School 2017 is organised by Information Technology Foundation for Education (Estonia), Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia), Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences (Germany), the University of Adelaide (Australia), the University of Tartu (Estonia), and supported by Estonian Ministry of Education and Research.

Ecole d'été Defence Security Cyber (DSC) 26-29 juin 2017

Ecole d'été Defence Security Cyber 26-29 juin 2017. L’Initiative d’Excellence (IdEx Bordeaux) et le Forum Montesquieu de l’université de Bordeaux organisent en juin 2017 la troisième session de l’International Summer School « Defence Security Cyber » (DSC). Programme, inscriptions...

Thursday, March 2, 2017

AJIC Call for Submissions: 2017 Thematic Section on Cyber Security

AJIC Call for Submissions: 2017 Thematic Section on Cyber Security. The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC) is seeking submissions for a 2017 Thematic Section on Interdisciplinary Cyber Security Studies.

Submission deadline: 30 April 2017

Submissions: Submit to Dr Kiru Pillay: kiru2010@gmail.com

Text of the call

Peter W. Singer Hearing on “Cyber Warfare in the 21st Century: Threats, Challenges, and Opportunities”

Peter W. Singer Hearing on “Cyber Warfare in the 21st Century: Threats, Challenges, and Opportunities”, Before the House Armed Services Committee March 1, 2017, 13 pages

Stratégie nationale de cybersécurité 2017-2022 - Pologne

La Pologne a publié sa nouvelle stratégie nationale de cybersécurité, pour la période 2017-2022. Le document est disponible ici (Strategia Cyberbezpieczeństwa Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej na lata 2017 - 2022)

«Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act», Testimony of Jeff Kosseff

« Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act », Testimony of Jeff Kosseff, The United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, March 1, 2017, 12 pages.

Cyber-Resilience: Seven Steps for Institutional Survival

"Cyber-Resilience: Seven Steps for Institutional Survival", by William Arthur Conklin et Dan Shoemaker, EDPACS Journal, pp.14-22, March 2017.

Le thème de la résilience est d'actualité, à la mode dirons-nous, venant ainsi ajouter aux longs débats sur la dissuasion ou l'attribution.

An Uneven Playing Field: The Advantages of the Cyber Criminal vs. Law Enforcement-and Some Practical

"An Uneven Playing Field: The Advantages of the Cyber Criminal vs. Law Enforcement-and Some Practical", SANS Institute, 2002, 17 pages. Cet article qui date de 2002 évaluait la nature du déséquilibre existant entre cybercriminels et forces de police et justice, à l'avantage des premiers. Le texte pourra être relu à la lumière de 15 années d'expérience. Force est de constater que les quelques recettes formulées alors, et toujours d'actualité, pour limiter la puissance de la cybercriminalité, n'ont guère porté leurs fruits (les statistiques font chaque année état d'une hausse exponentielle du crime): former les personnels de la justice, de la sécurité, des directions; adapter la loi; coopération (public-privé, mais aussi au sein des institutions et divers niveaux de l'organisation des Etats, du pouvoir central aux régions; sensibilisation du public...)

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Speech TALLINN MANUAL 2.0 – Minister Koenders

Discours du Ministre Koenders (13 février 2017) à l'occasion de la parution du Manuel de Tallinn version 2.0 (publié par Cambridge University Press). " ... cyberspace is not simply a jungle, where the strong do what they want and the weak suffer what they must. The law applies there just as it does elsewhere. Especially in times of tension and conflict, the law should not be silent."

"Cyberspace in Peace and War" by Martin Libicki

"Cyberspace in Peace and War" by Martin Libicki, Naval Institute Press, 2016, 496 pp. Reviewedby: David Benson

The Convergence of Information Warfare

"The Convergence of Information Warfare", by Martin Libicki, Strategic Studies Quarterly, Spring 2017, pp.49-65.

Abstract: If information technology trends continue and, more importantly, if other countries begin to exploit these trends, the US focus on defeating a cyberwar threat will have to evolve into a focus on defeating a broader information warfare threat. It is far less plausible to imagine a cyber attack campaign unaccompanied by other elements of information warfare—in large part because almost all situations where cyber attacks are useful are those which offer no good reason not to use other elements of information warfare. Thus the various elements of information warfare should increasingly be considered elements of a larger whole rather than separate specialties that individually support kinetic military operations.

Five Kinds of Cyber Deterrence

"Five Kinds of Cyber Deterrence", by N.J. Ryan, Phylosophy & Technlogy, Springer, January 2017.

Warfighting for Cyber Deterrence: a Strategic and Moral Imperative

"Warfighting for Cyber Deterrence: a Strategic and Moral Imperative", by David J. Lonsdale, Philosophy and Technology, Springer, 21 pages

“Cyber Warfare in the 21st Century: Threats, Challenges, and Opportunities"

"Cyber Warfare in the 21st Century: Threats, Challenges, and Opportunities"

Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2017 - 10:00am

Location: 2118 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515

Witnesses:

Mr. Jason "Jay" Healey , Nonresident Senior Fellow, Cyber Statecraft Initiative, Atlantic Council

Dr. Martin C. Libicki , Adjunct Management Scientist, RAND

Dr. Peter Singer, Strategist and Senior Fellow, New America Foundation

115th Congress

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What Is the Cyber Offense-Defense Balance? Conceptions, Causes, and Assessment

"What Is the Cyber Offense-Defense Balance? Conceptions, Causes, and Assessment", by Rebecca Slayton, International Security, Winter 2016/17, Vo.41, n°3, p.72-109.

Abstract: Most scholars and policymakers claim that cyberspace favors the offense; a minority of scholars disagree. Sweeping claims about the offense-defense balance in cyberspace are misguided because the balance can be assessed only with respect to specific organizational skills and technologies. The balance is defined in dyadic terms, that is, the value less the costs of offensive operations and the value less the costs of defensive operations. The costs of cyber operations are shaped primarily by the organizational skills needed to create and manage complex information technology efficiently. The current success of offense results primarily from poor defensive management and the relatively simpler goals of offense; it can be very costly to exert precise physical effects using cyberweapons. An empirical analysis shows that the Stuxnet cyberattacks on Iran's nuclear facilities very likely cost the offense much more than the defense. The perceived benefits of both the Stuxnet offense and defense, moreover, were likely two orders of magnitude greater than the perceived costs, making it unlikely that decisionmakers focused on costs.

Deterrence and Dissuasion in Cyberspace, by Joseph Nye

"Deterrence and Dissuasion in Cyberspace", by Joseph Nye, International Security, Winter 2016/17, Vol. 41, No. 3, Pages: 44-71.

Abstract: Understanding deterrence and dissuasion in cyberspace is often difficult because our minds are captured by Cold War images of massive retaliation to a nuclear attack by nuclear means. The analogy to nuclear deterrence is misleading, however, because many aspects of cyber behavior are more like other behaviors, such as crime, that states try (imperfectly) to deter. Preventing harm in cyberspace involves four complex mechanisms: threats of punishment, denial, entanglement, and norms. Even when punishment is used, deterrent threats need not be limited to cyber responses, and they may address general behavior as well as specific acts. Cyber threats are plentiful, often ambiguous, and difficult to attribute. Problems of attribution are said to limit deterrence and dissuasion in the cyber domain, but three of the major means—denial by defense, entanglement, and normative taboos—are not strongly hindered by the attribution problem. The effectiveness of different mechanisms depends on context, and the question of whether deterrence works in cyberspace depends on “who and what.” Not all cyberattacks are of equal importance; not all can be deterred; and not all rise to the level of significant national security threats. The lesson for policymakers is to focus on the most important attacks and to understand the context in which such attacks may occur and the full range of mechanisms available to prevent them.

Kensho Cyber Security Index

Le Kensho Cyber Security Index mesure l'évolution du marché de la cybersécurité. Le dernier rapport datant du 28 février 2017 est disponible ici. L'indice actuel tourne autour de 180 points (base 100 au 15 mai 2013),