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Event: UK Cyber Strategy Roundtable
The Offensive Cyber Working Group will be hosting a roundtable of experts to discuss the implications of the new UK Cyber Strategy on Friday 17th December at 3pm (UK time). We’re pleased to have Dr Alexi Drew, Dr Joe Devanny, Dr Leonie Tanczer, Dr Tim Stevens, and Dr Andrew Dwyer have a discussion on the…
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Active Cyber Defense: panacea or snake oil?
by Dr. Sven Herpig and Max Heinemeyer Active Cyber Defense is coming to the European Union. The EU is currently working on an update of its Network and Information Security Directive (NIS Directive) which, inter alia, includes a provision on active cyber defense. In other places, such as the United States, the United Kingdom and…
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Making the Concept of Violence Central to the Study of Offensive Cyber Operations
Dr Florian J Egloff, Dr James Shires Cyberspace is everywhere. It is so prevalent that the concept has started to lose its functional utility – and, as the recent Facebook rebrand demonstrates, big tech companies still want to make cyber interactions even more seamless and attractive. For the majority of the world’s population with access…
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To the Frontline and Beyond: How Ransomware’s Operational Details Can Inform Policy and Strategy
Dr Jamie Collier Mentioned just once in the UK Government’s Integrated Review, recent events highlight that ransomware is undoubtedly a crucial matter of national security. As Ciaran Martin has already discussed in The Alert, ransomware has recently disrupted oil and meat supplies, education infrastructure, and healthcare operations during a global pandemic. Offensive cyber might be…
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Global Challenges in Offensive Cyber | Dr Erica Lonergan | What is the role of offensive cyber operations in denial strategies?
We’re back with our ad hoc seminar series on ‘Global Challenges in Offensive Cyber‘, where we will be inviting a range of speakers from across different perspectives and backgrounds to discuss offensive cyber. Our next speaker will be Dr Erica Lonergan on 9 November 2021 (3pm UK, 10am EST). Sign up here Abstract There is…
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