Technology & Innovation
Wed, Feb 21, 2024
Pro-Russia network spreads propaganda and disinfo in Latin America
Multi-platform operation amplifying Kremlin-aligned narratives published content in Portuguese and Spanish
Tue, Feb 20, 2024
French prime minister faces onslaught of online attacks
Investment scam promoted via Meta Ads, AI-fueled smear campaigns on X, and a Russian-led disinformation operation, and ignite a social media frenzy around Gabriel Attal
Thu, Feb 15, 2024
US celebrities unwittingly recruited to undermine Moldova’s president
Pro-Russian propagandists solicited US celebrities on Cameo to record videos calling for the downfall of Moldovan President Maia Sandu
Thu, Feb 15, 2024
Hacking with AI
Can generative AI help hackers? By deconstructing the question into attack phases and actor profiles, this report analyzes the risks, the realities, and their implications for policy.
Thu, Feb 8, 2024
Russian milbloggers falsely accuse Kazakhstan of opening a NATO military facility
Russian military bloggers threatened the Central Asian nation after it opened a new conference hall at a training center for UN peacekeepers, falsely labeling it as a "NATO center"
Thu, Feb 8, 2024
Future-Proofing the Cyber Safety Review Board
The Cyber Safety Review Board seeks to examine and learn from complex failures in cyberspace. As Congress considers how to design its next iteration, there are ways to make it more effective and adaptable for the increasing challenges to come.
Thu, Feb 8, 2024
Pro-Kremlin campaign promotes “anti-Maidan” movement in Georgia
Georgian far-right party Alt-Info conducted a cross-platform social media campaign claiming the West was fomenting a coup against the country
by Sopo Gelava
Fri, Jan 26, 2024
The Great Despiser: The BSA, Memory Safety, and How to Make a Good Argument Badly
Memory-safe programming languages are in the cyber policy mainstream, but some hesitation remains. Looking at the arguments around memory safety is informative for larger cyber policy debates too.
Wed, Jan 24, 2024
The 5×5—Forewarned is forearmed: Cybersecurity policy in 2024
Members of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative team discuss the regulatory requirements and emerging technology they are closely following in 2024, and forewarn of the year ahead.
Wed, Jan 24, 2024
How Ukraine fights Russian disinformation: Beehive vs mammoth
Best practices in countering Russian disinformation, propaganda and information aggression, based on interviews with nearly two dozen Ukrainian practitioners
Tue, Jan 16, 2024
Design Questions in the Software Liability Debate
Software liability—resurgent in the policy debate since its mention in the 2023 US National Cybersecurity Strategy—describes varied potential structures to create legal accountability for vendors of insecure software. This report identifies key design questions for such regimes and tracks their discussion through the decades-long history of the debate.
by Maia Hamin, Sara Ann Brackett, and Trey Herr, with Andy Kotz
Thu, Jan 11, 2024
Pro-Bolsonaro social media accounts target Brazilian Supreme Court justice
Accounts advocating for the impeachment of Chief Justice Luis Roberto Barroso sought to delegitimize the Brazilian judiciary system
