Cyber security

Explaining the UN cybercrime treaty, its potential benefits and risks, key issues in the negotiations, and likely paths forward.

Exploring key questions around Putin issuing what was interpreted as a threat to use nuclear weapons against NATO countries if they interfere in Ukraine.

What are the most common forms of cyberattack, how are they used by criminal networks and governments, and how can countries and individuals protect themselves?

Short animation outlining the importance of cyber capacity-building in maintaining international peace and stability in cyberspace.

Short animation outlining why countries should strive for a greater acceptance and implementation of rules to ensure stability and security in cyberspace.

Cyberattacks on nuclear command, control, and communications, or even on other systems connected to nuclear assets, can dangerously escalate conflict.

Short animation exploring solutions to tackle the growing number of threats in cyberspace, and how to create an inclusive approach to cyber governance.

Artificial Intelligence is changing the world as we know it.

By examining political, economic, societal and technological factors - known as the PEST method - organizations can mitigate cyber threats against nuclear power plants.

Space is increasingly important to the planet’s infrastructure – but it is also a potential battleground.

The country’s nuclear energy industry has languished. The new government’s plans to revive it provide important opportunities, but cybersecurity needs bolstering.

As differences in political values and priorities intensify global cooperation on AI safety, scientist-led venues demonstrate their worth.

Cybercrime is a growing threat to global prosperity and national security. Recent attacks against critical services across the world have highlighted the need for countries to take a collaborative and strategic response.

This paper provides a detailed analysis of how and when states can respond to violations of international law through the use of countermeasures, with a particular focus on the cyber context.

Not for the first time, a Western government agency suffered a major data breach where third-party contractors were exploited as a likely weak link.

Leading African Union member states continue to delay ratification of the Malabo convention, limiting harmonized African policymaking on cybersecurity.

Dr Talita Dias explains the plea of necessity in international law and how it applies to cyberspace.

While the e-evidence framework is an important step, major differences with other parts of the world must be overcome to achieve real progress in the fight against cybercrime.

The UN may be about to make history in the realm of cybercrime. Why?

This paper assesses Russia’s cyber and information operations against Ukraine, considers why Ukrainian responses have often been so effective, and outlines potential lessons for other states.

Decades-old concerns are still not being adequately addressed.

The Bletchley Park summit can help the UK assert itself in AI governance. Doing so requires a delicate approach to China.

In computing, medicine and other fields, quantum tech holds promise – but major power rivalry threatens progress, write Marion Messmer, James Shires and Armida van Rij.

In this research paper, Juliet Skingsley investigates democratic states’ strategies for balancing utility and risk in offensive cyber operations.

Explaining the UN cybercrime treaty, its potential benefits and risks, key issues in the negotiations, and likely paths forward.

A toolkit for practitioners tasked with integrating gender considerations in anti-cybercrime capacity-building activities

HE Faouzia Mebarki explains why the first United Nations effort to create a legally binding instrument on a cyber issue could have far-reaching impacts.

The case of Iran shows that countering covert action in the digital age requires transparency, persistence and international cooperation. But also that it is unrealistic to expect states to stop completely.

Many of the assumptions that underpin current AI policies are entrenched despite the fact that they are unproven and face criticism for not representing the interests of all stakeholders.

Addressing the sale of digital insecurity requires addressing its root causes and a coherent response from states, civil society, and the private sector.

For International Women’s Day 2023, the Chatham House cyber policy team debunk four common myths about gender, cyberspace, and cybersecurity.

Listen to the second episode of #NigeriaDecides, a special mini-series focused on upcoming elections in Nigeria.

Chatham House experts examine the shifts in geopolitical alliances, security, energy, and supply chains and whether these changes are likely to be long-lasting.

Expensive procurement and bureaucratic torpor hamper the alliance – Ukraine’s embrace of cyber technology and new funding shows the way forward, writes Rob Murray.

Interpreters of the Chinese Communist Party’s tea leaves will be paying close attention to the issues that will shape China’s trajectory for the next five years.

Exploring key questions around Putin issuing what was interpreted as a threat to use nuclear weapons against NATO countries if they interfere in Ukraine.

Drawing on their International Affairs article, Jamal Barnes and Samuel Makinda outline the effect of AUKUS on Australia-France relations and the liberal order.

The proposed UN cybercrime convention has risks and opportunities for defining and protecting vulnerable groups.

Alarmist narratives on AI detract from the existing ethical and legal risks stemming from these technologies.

The UK government talks big when it comes to digital technology, but cooperation with the US and EU is key to ensuring it achieves genuine global success.