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Monday, May 1, 2017

The Proliferation of CyberSurveillance Technologies: Challenges and Prospects for Strengthened Export Controls

"The Proliferation of Cyber Surveillance Technologies: Challenges and Prospects for Strengthened Export Controls", Fabian Bohnenberger, STR Review, Volume 3, Issue 4, Spring 2017, pp.81-102

Vacance de poste - OTAN - Cyberdéfense

Concours ouvert: Administrateur/Administratrice (politique de cyberdéfense), Division Défis de sécurité émergents, Section Cyberdéfense, Section Cyberdéfense. Détails du poste

Promoting cyber security: Estonia and Latvia as norm-setters

"Promoting cyber security: Estonia and Latvia as norm-setters", Anna Gromilova, Analele UniversităŃii din Craiova. Istorie, Anul XXII, Nr. 1(31)/2017, Abstract

Friday, April 28, 2017

Hearing on China’s Technological Rise: Challenges to U.S. Innovation and Security

Testimony of Robert D. Atkinson President Information Technology and Innovation Foundation Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, Hearing onChina’s Technological Rise:Challenges to U.S. Innovation and Security, April 26, 2017 Washington, DC, 28 pages

Governing the “Digital Shadows”

"Governing the “Digital Shadows”: Public Policy and Information Communication Technology (ICT) Acquisition and Utilization in Africa. Article by Ebenezer Olatunji Olugbenga, Open Access Library Journal, https://doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1103564, 23 pages

Remarks by OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier

Remarks by OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier, 6th Moscow Conference on International Security, 26 April 2017, 4 pages. 
"The norms and principles that underpinned the international order for decades are being contested. Some tools have become obsolete, and we are struggling to develop policies to address new challenges like cyber-threats. In this regard, we have some measures in place to prevent conflict stemming from cyber-threats, but implementation is lacking."

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Attacks with Exploits: from everyday threats to targeted campaigns - Kaspersky Lab Report

"Attacks with Exploits: from everyday threats to targeted campaigns" - Kaspersky Lab Report, April 2017, 28 pages.
"An ‘exploit’ is a computer program created to take advantage of a security vulnerability in another software program. Exploits provide malicious actors with a way of installing additional malware on a system". According to the conclusions of the report, "in 2016 the number of attacks with exploits increased 24.54%, to 702,026,084 attempts to launch an exploit." but "4,347,966 users were attacked with exploits in 2016 which is 20.85% less than in the previous year."