Digital Forensic Research Lab
Fri, Mar 1, 2024
Second Statement of Konstantinos Komaitis to the United Nations on the Global Digital Compact
Delivered before the United Nations on the topic of the Global Digital Compact, identifying opportunities it presents
Wed, Feb 28, 2024
First Statement of Konstantinos Komaitis to the United Nations on the Global Digital Compact
Delivered before the United Nations on the topic of the Global Digital Compact, addressing successes and lessons learned
Wed, Feb 28, 2024
The 5×5—Alumni perspectives on Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge
Alumni of Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge share their experiences, and discuss the impact of such simulated exercises to prepare for real life cyber attacks.
Wed, Feb 21, 2024
Arms sale claim heightened tensions ahead of 2023 Armenia-Azerbaijan peace talks
Online narratives claimed Iran or Russia might exploit French weapons that were allegedly bound for Armenia
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
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.
Wed, Feb 14, 2024
Suspicious accounts on X amplify allegations against UNRWA
More than 130 X accounts exhibiting hallmarks of inauthentic coordination targeted US politicians with messaging critical of the UN agency in Gaza
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