Whether we want it or not, cyber operations by militaries are today’s reality. They are here to stay. But admittedly this fraction of statecraft is quite new. So it’s notable that the International Committee of the Red Cross just published its report (here) on military cyber operations. Previously…
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Germany recently published ("Application of International Law in Cyberspace") their stance concerning the applicability of international law and rules to cybersecurity, cyberattacks, and cyberwarfare. The document is interesting and I briefly describe the important takeaways. Previously I had a look at a similar stance, for example, by the Netherlands or…
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Artificial Intelligence and AI Governance are hot topics in this decade. European Union has a pretty ambitious attempt to regulate AI (project here). In this post, I have a look at the proposal through the technical lens, including paying attention to cybersecurity and privacy. The goal of the regulation is…
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After the success of the GDPR, Europe is doubling down on setting the standards in Artificial Intelligence. It should be clear to everyone, especially after a version of the “REGULATION ON A EUROPEAN APPROACH FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE” project leaked. While it contains interesting AI governance ideas, I will withhold further…
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We often hear about cyberattacks, cyber operations, and malware infections that target computer systems or smartphones. Attacks against civilian infrastructure facilities such as hospitals, water sanitation systems, and the energy sector similarly get a lot of airtime. But there is another type of high stakes system that gets much less…
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