My cybersecurity book - Philosophy of Cybersecurity
Philosophy of Cybersecurity by Lukasz Olejnik. Book about cybersecurity, risks, including cyberwar.…
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Preliminary assessment of Digital Euro
The European Commission presented a proposal for a regulation introducing the digital currency euro. It is the so-called CBDC (central bank digital currency). Unfortunately, the content of this regulation is disturbing. Let's start with the fact that reconciling the very idea of "decentralization of payments" and "central bank" (centralized by…
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Cyber Escalation Ladder model based on international law
This post about cybersecurity, cyberwarfare and international law is exploring the cross sections between technology, law, and policy. Previously I analysed some strategic documents of various States (e.g. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). So to speak: I know this landscape quite well. In 2023 the landscape is mature…
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Why would you want to hack Electric Vehicle Charging Stations?
A Russian zero-day exploit purchase site is interested in tools for hacking of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations. This raises a number of questions. Why would anybody want to hack such targets? Also, why would Russian entities (in particular) be interested in such targets? The best answer to these is “good…
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Improving communication in cyber threat intelligence reports
This is the year of cyberwarfare. Activities during the Russian war in Ukraine show it very clearly. But this post is about reports, cyber threat intelligence, and communication of the kind. Crucial at high-tension times, they should be crisp. We should consider/expect high level of quality/competencies when composing…
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