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Does cybersecurity capacity building work? Cybersecurity capacity building plays an important role in securing global cyber ecosystems, but donors will need more evidence of effectiveness in order to justify future spending

Global aid budgets, including for #cybersecurity capacity building are being cut. With scant compelling evidence of impact, CCB advocates will have to fight harder – and smarter – to justify continued funding. bindinghook.com/articles-bin...

⚡Meet our Lightning Talk speakers at #BindingHookLive: @euben.bsky.social, @melissakgriffith.bsky.social, @benread.bsky.social, @disclosing.observer, Lena Riecke and Selena Larson! Request your invite: bindinghooklive.com

Europe needs to invest in cognitive defence In an era of AI, social media, and increasing Russian interference, ‘defence’ means more than tanks and bombs

In my latest piece for @bindinghook.bsky.social, I argue that cognitive defence must become a strategic priority for Europe.

Read here: bindinghook.com/articles-bin...

Europe needs to invest in cognitive defence In an era of AI, social media, and increasing Russian interference, ‘defence’ means more than tanks and bombs

Defending the information terrain against Russia and enhancing #cognitiveresilience is foundational to #Europeansecurity, argues @monicakello.bsky.social in her latest for Binding Hook: bindinghook.com/articles-bin...

Hooked! #5: A series of new reports and research shows that China’s tech sector is on the offense A series of new reports and research shows that China’s tech sector is on the offense

In the latest Hooked!, editor @katharinegk.bsky.social ties together some fascinating recent research from @benread.bsky.social , @euben.bsky.social, @winnona.bsky.social, and others on private sector elements of Chinese offensive cyber: bindinghook.com/articles-hoo...

New from me: China has been ramping up its public attribution against Taiwan, likely in an attempt to shift the conversation on cyber intrusions and pressure the island and they're using their private sector cybersecurity companies to do it. Read the piece, but a few highlights, take aways in this 🧵

China is using cyber attribution to pressure Taiwan Mirroring Western tactics, China’s main intelligence agency and private sector allies are publicly unmasking alleged Taiwanese hackers in a gambit to sway domestic and international opinion

#PublicAttribution of cyber activities is #China’s latest technique for pressuring #Taiwan and shaping the international dialogue around #cybersecurity. @benread.bsky.social digs into the details on Binding Hook: bindinghook.com/articles-hoo...

How Israel and Iran brought cyber conflict to centre stage From drone strikes to cryptocurrency heists, the June clash between Israel and Iran saw new battle lines drawn – proving that cyberattacks now shape modern warfare as much as missiles and jets.

Israel began the war with Iran with strikes on nuclear sites – but the battle quickly expanded online as cyberattacks became a central front, write @gil-baram.bsky.social and Noya Peer in their latest for Binding Hook: bindinghook.com/articles-bin...

Time to ditch the AI arms race analogy You don’t need AI to beat AI. Most threats still fail in the face of ordinary, well-applied defences

The increasingly popular narrative that #AIthreats need to be fought with #AIsecuritysolutions fall short upon closer inspection, argue @virtualroutes.bsky.social’s Jamie Collier and @maxwsmeets.bsky.social in their latest: bindinghook.com/articles-bin...

⚡ New report ⚡ Who is Doing Policy Research on AI & Cybersecurity? A Look Inside the Think-Tank Landscape by Anna Sophie den Ouden, Apolline Rolland, @jamesshires.bsky.social and @maxwsmeets.bsky.social is here! Read the report: virtual-routes.org/who-is-doing... #ThinkTanks #AI #Cybersecurity

Data really is the new ammo As Europe aims for defence sovereignty, access to US data remains a thorny topic.

Very happy to see our article "Data really is the New Ammo" out in @bindinghook.bsky.social

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with @aagilli.bsky.social and Niccolo Petrelli

Data really is the new ammo As Europe aims for defence sovereignty, access to US data remains a thorny topic.

While the critical role of data is epitomised in the oft-repeated statement #dataisthenewoil, such attention has not translated into meaningful consideration of the data deterrence and defence require. bindinghook.com/articles-bin...

Why Europe must finally secure its water sectors from cyber threats Despite the vital importance of both drinking water and wastewater management, these sectors are highly vulnerable to cyberattacks. What policy actions can help?

More than 30 documented #cyberattacks have hit #drinkingwater and #wastewaterutilities since 2020. These attacks are accelerating, but sector-specific protections remain dangerously thin. bindinghook.com/articles-bin...

Yes, Big Tech should do more to limit Russian military use Volodymyr Styran of Ukraine’s State Cyber Protection Center responds to last week’s Hooked! newsletter, which questioned whether technology companies should limit Russian access to certain services

🇺🇦 Volodymyr Styran of Ukraine’s State Cyber Protection Center responds to our Hooked! newsletter, which questioned whether technology companies should limit Russian access to certain services. #UkraineRussiaWar bindinghook.com/articles-bin...

🎙️ Speaking at #BindingHookLive: Michael Sulmeyer, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy & Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of Defense at the US Department of Defense. 📩 Request your invite: bindinghooklive.com

Why Europe must finally secure its water sectors from cyber threats Despite the vital importance of both drinking water and wastewater management, these sectors are highly vulnerable to cyberattacks. What policy actions can help?

Gijs van Loon, Apolline Rolland, @jamesshires.bsky.social, and @maxwsmeets.bsky.social call for increased action from the EU to support and protect European drinking- and wastewater utilities. bindinghook.com/articles-bin...

Hooked! #4: Should Big Tech do more to limit Russian military use? In the latest Hooked!, we dig into a provocative #CyCon2025 paper by Volodymyr Styran on the ways Big Tech supports Russian attacks on Ukraine and what could be done to prevent that.

🇺🇦 In the fourth edition of Hooked!, editor @katharinegk.bsky.social digs into a provocative #CyCon2025 paper by Volodymyr Styran on the ways #BigTech supports Russian attacks on Ukraine and what could be done to prevent that. bindinghook.com/articles-hoo...

🚨 Introducing the AI-Cybersecurity Research and Policy Hub: a new network bringing together researchers, policy experts, and practitioners working at the intersection of #AI and #cybersecurity. Learn more and become a member: virtual-routes.org/initiatives/...

It’s time to move the ransomware conversation past big game hunting Presenting ransomware as targeted instead of opportunistic leaves organisations that may not consider themselves prime targets at risk.

Really valuable contribution to public understanding on the issue of ransomware in @bindinghook.bsky.social, written by two of the UK’s foremost experts: bindinghook.com/articles-bin...

It’s time to move the ransomware conversation past big game hunting Presenting ransomware as targeted instead of opportunistic leaves organisations that may not consider themselves prime targets at risk.

In their latest for Binding Hook, the @nca-uk.bsky.social’s William Lyne and @rusi.bsky.social’s @jamiemaccoll.bsky.social discuss the problems with media and cyber industry descriptions of #ransomware groups’ #biggamehunting: bindinghook.com/articles-bin...

🎙️ Speaking at #BindingHookLive: Yuliana Shemetovets, Belarusian activist & Political Representative of #BelarusianCyberPartisans. 📩 Request your invite: bindinghooklive.com

To learn more about the overlap between #cybercrime and #espionage, check out our recent piece on state uses of #ransomware: bindinghook.com/articles-hoo...

Enlightenment lessons for the AI age As AI penetrates into ever more areas of our lives, it is important to understand the sources of human and machine knowledge. Kant can help.

Kant defined #Enlightenment as the courage to use one’s own reason. In the AI era, that courage means asking what we can truly know – and how responsibly we act on machine-generated insights, writes Alejandro Leal. bindinghook.com/articles-bin...

Nigeria-South Africa social media tensions highlight the importance of the Common African Position Leaving online conflict management to the private sector puts diplomatic ties, economic interests, and citizen welfare at risk.

Social media enmity between Nigerians and South Africans adds a critical new dimension in their complex bilateral relationships. These digital confrontations can rapidly create diplomatic and economic challenges. bindinghook.com/articles-bin...

Enlightenment lessons for the AI age As AI penetrates into ever more areas of our lives, it is important to understand the sources of human and machine knowledge. Kant can help.

How can #Kant help us live and act responsibly in an era increasingly marked by #artificialintelligence? Read Alejandro Leal’s latest in Binding Hook to find out. #philosophyofcybersecurity bindinghook.com/articles-bin...

Speaking at #BindingHookLive: Adam Segal, Ira A. Lipman chair in Emerging Technologies and National Security & Director, Digital and Cyberspace Policy program at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). 📩 Request your invite: bindinghooklive.com

Thank you @bindinghook.bsky.social for the platform to explore this critical issue 👇🏾

Nigeria-South Africa social media tensions highlight the importance of the Common African Position Leaving online conflict management to the private sector puts diplomatic ties, economic interests, and citizen welfare at risk.

The online bullying of South African pageant contestant of Nigerian descent and cross-border digital pranks targeting ride-share drivers reveal a disturbing trend in Nigerian-South African relations, writes @onyendidi.bsky.social: bindinghook.com/articles-bin...

Ukraine’s volunteer IT Army is making gains on the cyber front The ‘IT Army of Ukraine’ continues to evolve its operations, redefining what it means for the average person to participate in cyber warfare

At the start of Russia’s invasion, Ukraine called on volunteer hackers to form a digital front. What began as a spontaneous effort evolved into the agile, coordinated #ITArmyofUkraine, writes @kirichenko.bsky.social. bindinghook.com/articles-hoo...

Nigeria-South Africa social media tensions highlight the importance of the Common African Position Leaving online conflict management to the private sector puts diplomatic ties, economic interests, and citizen welfare at risk.

In her latest, ‘Ndidi Olibamoyo explores the ways digital spaces are becoming battlegrounds in #Nigeria-#SouthAfrica relations, where social media has fuelled xenophobia, rivalry, and real-world harm across borders. bindinghook.com/articles-bin...