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Geneva Dialogue – Cyber Quest
Authors
Year
- 2025
Description
- This online role-play simulation is designed for diplomats and professionals directly engaged in sha…
Geneva Dialogue – Cyber Quest
This online role-play simulation is designed for diplomats and professionals directly engaged in shaping global cybersecurity policy through the UN Open-ended Working Group (OEWG), and other related processes. The goal of this game is to connect cyber-norms and confidence-building measures (CBMs) to the practice through a practical a case of […]
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From Boots on the Ground to Bytes in Cyberspace: A Toolkit providing Comprehensive Guidance on the use of Technologies by Private Security Companies
Authors
Year
- 2024
Description
- This toolkit provides a comprehensive guide for Private Security Companies (PSCs) on navigating the …
From Boots on the Ground to Bytes in Cyberspace: A Toolkit providing Comprehensive Guidance on the use of Technologies by Private Security Companies
This toolkit provides a comprehensive guide for Private Security Companies (PSCs) on navigating the complex landscape of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and their impact on human rights. The toolkit is designed for a wide range of PSC stakeholders, including security professionals, management, human rights officers, compliance teams, technology teams, […]
Publication
A Handbook for the Practice of Cyber Diplomacy
Authors
Year
- 2025
Description
- A Handbook for the Practice of Cyber Diplomacy serves as a practical guide for future diplomats nav…
A Handbook for the Practice of Cyber Diplomacy
A Handbook for the Practice of Cyber Diplomacy serves as a practical guide for future diplomats navigating this rapidly evolving field. While progress has been made, cyber diplomacy remains a young field of international relations. This handbook equips new generations of cyber diplomats with foundational understandings, with an emphasis on the […]
Publication
Responsible cyber behaviour in the Indo-Pacific
Authors
Year
- 2025
Description
- At a time when international discussions on security and collaboration in cyberspace are under press…
Responsible cyber behaviour in the Indo-Pacific
At a time when international discussions on security and collaboration in cyberspace are under pressure from deepening strategic competition, there’s a serious need to develop a deeper understanding of how other states understand what it means to be a responsible cyber actor. This report contributes to that conversation by presenting […]
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Principles for state approaches to commercial cyber intrusion capabilities
Authors
Year
- 2024
Description
- The rapid growth of markets in which cyber intrusion capabilities can be bought and sold as products…
Principles for state approaches to commercial cyber intrusion capabilities
The rapid growth of markets in which cyber intrusion capabilities can be bought and sold as products and services by states, companies and criminals raises thorny policy challenges that are not adequately addressed by existing concepts of legitimate and illegitimate use. This paper explores these challenges, and puts forward a […]
Publication
Global Cyber Expertise Magazine – Issue 12 – September 2024
Authors
Year
- 2024
Description
- The 12th edition of the Global Cyber Expertise Magazine provides comprehensive updates and insights …
Global Cyber Expertise Magazine – Issue 12 – September 2024
The 12th edition of the Global Cyber Expertise Magazine provides comprehensive updates and insights on global cyber capacity-building initiatives, policies, and developments. This issue highlights the vital work being carried out to secure critical infrastructures and digital economies worldwide. Featured content includes expert interviews and in-depth analyses on key cybersecurity […]
Publication
Cyber Accountability Building
Authors
Year
- 2024
Description
- This paper from Andrea Calderaro emphasizes the critical role of capacity in establishing accountabi…
Cyber Accountability Building
This paper from Andrea Calderaro emphasizes the critical role of capacity in establishing accountability in cyberspace. It argues that for states to implement norms of responsible behavior, they must develop technical capabilities, access to information, and institutional resources. While capacity-building efforts have primarily targeted nation-states, the paper advocates for a […]
Publication
Deterrence and Accountability
Authors
Year
- 2024
Description
- In cyberspace, the effectiveness of deterrence remains contested. Deterrence involves influencing ad…
Deterrence and Accountability
In cyberspace, the effectiveness of deterrence remains contested. Deterrence involves influencing adversary behavior in a way that prevents them from engaging in malicious acts. Deterrence necessitates similar conditions as accountability, such as transparency, openness, and the ability to impose consequences for undesirable behavior. To explore the relationship between accountability and […]
Publication
Advancing Accountability in Cyberspace: Models, Mechanisms, and Multistakeholder Approaches
Authors
Year
- 2024
Description
- This report, a product of Stimson’s Cyber Accountability Project, presents findings from a two-yea…
Advancing Accountability in Cyberspace: Models, Mechanisms, and Multistakeholder Approaches
This report, a product of Stimson’s Cyber Accountability Project, presents findings from a two-year research effort aimed at improving international cyber accountability and deterring malicious cyber activities. Led by Allison Pytlak, James Siebens, and a team of experts, the project draws parallels between cyberspace and other threat domains, such as […]
Publication
Opening up or closing down? Non-state actors in UN cybersecurity governance
Year
- 2024
Description
- How can we explain the varying participation of non-state actors in UN cybersecurity governance? Whi…
Opening up or closing down? Non-state actors in UN cybersecurity governance
How can we explain the varying participation of non-state actors in UN cybersecurity governance? While research often underlines the importance of non-state actors in governing cybersecurity, research on international non-state actors’ activities also shows that shrinking spaces reduce opportunities for these actors. So far, we do not know how these […]
Publication
Building Bridges in Cyber Diplomacy: How Brazil Shaped Global Cyber Norms
Year
- 2024
Description
- This publication explores the international forums where states formulate cyber norms—guidelines f…
Building Bridges in Cyber Diplomacy: How Brazil Shaped Global Cyber Norms
This publication explores the international forums where states formulate cyber norms—guidelines for the use of information and communication technologies by governments. It delves into the emerging field of cyber diplomacy with a focus on Brazil, an often-overlooked but crucial player. While the global debate is largely framed by the West […]
Publication
Understanding the importance of international cyber capacity building
Authors
Year
- 2022
Description
- Having national ‘cyber capacity’ is important, since it enables states to harness the benefits o…
Understanding the importance of international cyber capacity building
Having national ‘cyber capacity’ is important, since it enables states to harness the benefits of digitisation, while protecting a country’s assets and resilience. With this in mind, many of the world’s ‘cyber powers’ are now directing attention and resources to international cyber capacity building – that is, assisting partnered and […]
Publication
Assessing the Effectiveness of Cyber Defense Assistance
Authors
Year
- 2024
Description
- This report aims to provide a framework to evaluate CDA effectiveness. After two years of CDA to Ukr…
Assessing the Effectiveness of Cyber Defense Assistance
This report aims to provide a framework to evaluate CDA effectiveness. After two years of CDA to Ukraine, one organization at the forefront of CDA in Ukraine is the Cyber Defense Assistance Collaborative (CDAC). CDAC’s ongoing convenings of a wide range of governmental and private sector stakeholders indicate that no […]
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Accelerating ICT Security Capacity-Building – Take Aways from the Global Roundtable on ICT Security Capacity-Building
Authors
Year
- 2024
Description
- The Global Roundtable on ICT Security Capacity-Building, held in New York on 10 May 2024, was the fi…
Accelerating ICT Security Capacity-Building – Take Aways from the Global Roundtable on ICT Security Capacity-Building
The Global Roundtable on ICT Security Capacity-Building, held in New York on 10 May 2024, was the first event organized under United Nations auspices dedicated to the issue of capacity building. It provided a unique platform for Member States, intergovernmental organizations, and multi-stakeholder representatives to discuss barriers and solutions for […]
Publication
A principles-based approach to cyber capacity-building (CCB)
Authors
Year
- 2024
Description
- In 2021, members of the UN Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) agreed 10 principles for cyber capacity-b…
A principles-based approach to cyber capacity-building (CCB)
In 2021, members of the UN Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) agreed 10 principles for cyber capacity-building (CCB). However, to date, the principles have not had the impact that was expected or hoped for. Part of the issue has been a lack of understanding of how best to utilize the principles […]
