Search: Information security (22 materials)

 

BRICS Agenda for Digital Sovereignty

... Arab Emirates and Ethiopia. Digital cooperation is one of the critical and most sought-after issues within BRICS. The agenda had taken shape as an independent area by 2015 through the efforts of Russia, whose initiatives in the field of international information security were not limited to BRICS but also have been supported at the UN level for many years. In 2015, the first meeting of BRICS communications ministers was held in Moscow, where the priorities of multilateral ICT collaboration were articulated ...

29.01.2024

BRICS Cooperation Mechanism Gives Hand to Global South

... multilateral initiatives, among which might be the reform of some of the key Internet governance institutions including the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers and the Internet Society, making them more transparent and accountable. Also, the information security agenda might flourish without direct interference from the Western parties which intend to keep their privileged negotiation position during talks on cybersecurity and cyberwarfare. Any tangible result is achievable if only the discussed ...

28.09.2023

Russia’s Global Information Security Initiatives

... prevailed. Yet, the OEWG keeps on working in the UN venues, which inspires certain optimism September 2023 marks the 25 th anniversary of Russia’s revolutionary move in 1998, as 25 years ago Russia became the first country to raise the issue of information security at the UN, having timely assessed the risks of the digital future. In those days, widespread digitalization was just gaining momentum and the flywheel of the global Internet spread and development started spinning faster. Nevertheless,...

22.09.2023

Digital Sovereignty in Russia and China

... their making the security issues a major cornerstone, despite some differences in implementation practices. Russia pays much attention to diplomatic efforts and foreign policy initiatives in the field of digital sovereignty, emphasizing international information security (IIS). China, on the other hand, views digital sovereignty as an important element of protecting economically significant digital assets from cyber threats, as well as focusing on content control within the national segment of the ...

14.06.2023

International Information Security in US-Russian Bilateral Relations

... could hardly be signed in the foreseeable future, so the most important task is to maintain the existing level of ties and relations There have been periods of convergence and cooldown in U.S.-Russian relations on issues pertaining to international information security (IIS), the latter being witnessed by us today. Moscow remains open to dialogue, advocating the rules of responsible conduct for governments, with a view to boosting peaceful development of the ICT environment, both globally and bilaterally....

01.03.2023

Time for an International Cyber Court?

... current international environment, the significance of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is steadily rising. In this context, international cooperation is gradually moving towards a legal architecture for ICT governance and international information security (IIS) as an integral part of the overall international security framework. One of the key global challenges on this path is cybercrime. In a broader sense, cybercrime can be defined as criminal activity related to the ICT environment....

28.02.2023

Big Tech vs Regulators: A Long-Term Global Trend

Working Paper 71 / 2022 Working Paper 71 / 2022 Over the past few years, government efforts to regulate tech giants around the world have marked global long-term trends. The authors of this working paper take a closer look at recent key changes in Big Tech regulation both at the international level and in individual jurisdictions of the EU, USA, China and Russia, examining the different ways in which governments have tried to strike a regulatory balance between freedom and security, as well as...

10.02.2023

AI’s Malicious Use and Challenges to International Psychological Security

... institutions, and simply wait until the consequences of AI become an even greater threat to international security. At the same time, strong support from state and non-state actors is required for such research that goes beyond such areas as cybersecurity and information security, as well as psychological security before the introduction of AI technologies, because we are talking about qualitatively different possibilities of causing irreparable damage to the development of human civilization than simply quantitative ...

20.12.2022

Mutual Warning: What Ended the Short Cyberspace Detente Between Russia and the United States

... adopted a Russia-sponsored resolution titled Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security. A year ago, however, Russia and the U.S. for the first time submitted a joint draft resolution on information security negotiations to the First Committee of the UN General Assembly. According to Andrey Krutskikh, the Russian President’s special envoy for international information security cooperation, the document was one of the high points in ...

31.10.2022

Experts Comment on AI Malicious Use and Challenges to International Psychological Security

States, especially those with leading scientific and technological capabilities, can and should cooperate to prevent anti-social actors from using information technologies based on ever-improving new AI capabilities In December 2021, the International Center for Social and Political Studies and Consulting published the report “ Experts on the Malicious Use of Artificial Intelligence and Challenges to International Psychological Security ”, penned by this author. This report stems from the implementation...

28.01.2022
 

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