... Working Group is a positive step forward, in spite of the global trend towards escalating tensions, especially those between Russia, China and the U.S.
We have two negotiating platforms, the GGE and the OEWG. What do you think about such co-existence?... ... accessible on the official UN ODA website. Besides, in cooperation with the OAS, UN ODA and Kenya, ICT4Peace organized a series of cybersecurity policy and diplomacy training workshops for Latin American and African diplomats.
On Friday, March 12, 2021, after ...
... both sides. One such example is the recent
New York Times
article
on U.S. preparations for a retaliatory attack on Russian networks following the large-scale hack of U.S. government departments and corporations (known as the SolarWinds hack), which Russia is said to have carried out. Cybersecurity remains a sore point in U.S.–China relations as well. Tensions between major powers need to be reduced if we are to see any real progress in multilateral relations on this issue.
The second factor is related to the competition between ...
... submarines
conducted
espionage and eavesdropping operations on Soviet undersea communication cables. Today, both the
U.S.
,
Russia
,
China
, and other capable powers conduct underwater espionage operations.
Next is the information layer, comprised of ... ... that all of the mentioned types of information can be manipulated and adapted as needed for cyber operations.
Pavel Karasev:
Cybersecurity and NATO’s Nuclear Capability
The final layer consists of the users who shape the cyberspace experience and its ...
... coerce others? These are the questions addressed in the RAND think tank's recent
report
"
Fighting Shadows in the Dark. Understanding and Countering Coercion in Cyberspace
". The authors discuss cyber operations conducted by four states — Russia, China, Iran and North Korea — and try to determine whether those activities amounted to cyber coercion.
Starting with the study findings, we will highlight the following points. Cyber operations intended to coerce are a small subset of overall ...
... revolution under way, can we ensure a level of strategic security that is both necessary and sufficient? Or will instability become a new trend in global strategic security as well? It would be hard to argue that this is not a crisis.
Alexander Savelyev:
Russia — US: On the Brink of a New Nuclear Arms Race
Today there are two approaches — or rather a rift between the old understanding of “strategic stability,” which took shape during the bipolar era (when the term itself was coined), and a radically ...
... underscore the idea that the global community needs to do more to understand the increasing importance of the Internet and cyber space today. Every day we discover new ways to use these tools and that’s why we need to seek new ways of collaborating.
Do Russian companies take part in Microsoft cybersecurity initiatives and projects? I didn’t find any information on any Russian companies that take part in it.
We have alliances in which Russians companies participate: for instance, Kaspersky Lab, Group-Ib, and Awara endorsed Paris call. Apart ...
... certain individuals and to find roughly 3,000 children missing in New Delhi. There are plans to complete the development of a new cybersecurity strategy by 2020; it is intended to ensure the protection of important data given the introduction of 5G technology ... ... Ocean region; on the other hand, U.S. secret services continue to conduct cyber ops that threaten India’s national security.
Russia is one of the few great powers that has interests in the region and does not attack India in cyberspace. This is due primarily ...
... carried out on critical infrastructure was even put to President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin during a live Q&A on Russian television, to which he
responded
: “As to the operation of our critical infrastructure, including power and other ... ... cyberattacks and the rules of conduct in ICT.
The Informational Security of Critical Infrastructure
Pavel Karasev:
New U.S. Cybersecurity Strategies
Protecting critical infrastructure from malicious attacks in the ICT environment is a crucial national ...
... cyber insurance market is just getting started. As of a few years ago,
only 20 or so companies in Russia were covered by cyber risk insurance
, and they were all covered by foreign insurers. But with the government’s declared priority to develop Russia’s digital economy, this is very likely to change.
Who should buy cyber insurance? Does every company need cyber risk coverage?
Ilona Stadnik:
A New Cybersecurity Diplomacy: Are States Losing Ground in Norm-making?
Well, this depends on your business model and a company’s exposure to cyber risk. The decision to buy cyber insurance should be preceded by a thorough assessment of your organization’s ...
Kaspersky Lab’s contract with the Brazilian armed forces will play the part of the proverbial canary in a coal mine: it will be indicative of the new Brazilian administration’s attitude towards Russian IT businesses going forward
Following the inauguration of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is known for his pro-American views, the already meager Russian-Brazilian relations can now be compared to a toss of a coin. This is in stark contrast ...
