The difference between probing and mapping and actually attacking depends on the intent of the people doing it, which is hard to figure out and may change. The dangers, however, remain worrying.
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The international community should set bright line rules on appropriate responses to cyber attacks before an expansive reading of the “self-defense” clause triggers war.
Countries affected by prolonged periods of cyber warfare need peacekeeping assistance to recover.
It won't be like an army of robots marching in the streets, but AI hacking is on the horizon.
The Australian Defence Force's new Information Warfare Division will require time and political capital to shape a capable workforce.
WikiLeaks' latest release details what it claims is the CIA's hacking activities, including compromising phones, TVs, cars and becoming an NSA with less accountability.
Kenya recently expressed fear that Al-Shabaab could interfere with the electronic voting system during the upcoming general election. Are cyber attacks a real threat in Africa?
For allies of the United States, the reality of a Donald Trump presidency has just begun to sink in.
How the internet has made us terrifyingly vulnerable.
With the DNC email leak and Trump calling on Russia to hack Clinton's emails, concern about foreign meddling in the 2016 presidential election process is rising. Is e-voting the next cyber battleground?
The US and the UK realise the urgent need for serious investment in cybersecurity. So why is the Australian government taking the issue so lightly?
The country's actual offensive cyber capabilities remain shrouded in the classified world. But what is public is enough to discuss potential cyber weapons and how they might be used.
Cyber weapons are allowing states to attack each other without fear of retaliation. The consequences potentially are devastating.
The openness of the Internet gives an advantage to attackers – but what constitutes an act of war in the electronic world?
Warfare is changing, and our approach to dealing with our adversaries must change too.
Cyberwarfare may be of growing importance, but some foes must be tackled with more low-tech weapons.
Anonymous strives to bring down IS propaganda before it reaches the masses.
Thin cables about as big around as a garden hose traverse the Earth's oceans carrying all our intercontinental internet data. No one's in charge and no one's defending them.
Increased submarine activity is fuelling concerns at Russia's capability to wage information warfare on the West.
“Zero-days” are serious vulnerabilities in software that are unknown to the software maker or user. They are so named because developers find out about the security vulnerability the day that it is exploited…
Top contributors
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Visiting Professor, University of Surrey
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Professor of Cybersecurity, School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University
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Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Director of Electronic Warfare Research, City, University of London
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Fellow for Cyber-security and Internet Governance, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
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Professor of Information Systems and Management, Carnegie Mellon University
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Professor UNSW Canberra Cyber, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer, Cybersecurity & Internet Researcher, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, University of Western Australia
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Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior lecturer, Politics, Philosophy, and Religion, Lancaster University
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PhD Candidate in International Relations, Lancaster University
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Professor, Information Security Group, Royal Holloway
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Senior Lecturer in Networking, The Open University
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Head, The Cyber Academy, Edinburgh Napier University
