This PhD project seeks to understand how states interact during non-acknowledged foreign interference campaigns, the conditions under which interferers get away with implausible denials, and the ...

The series CSS Policy Briefs provides concise, policy-orientated output with the aim to set agendas, explain policy-relevant issues, and identify policy options. CSS Policy Briefs are published each ...

Der Iran-Krieg wird als erster grosser Konflikt beschrieben, in welchem künstliche Intelligenz eine prägende Rolle spielt. Diese Behauptung hat sich rasch verbreitet und wurde durch Schlagzeilen ...

Recent revelations of Chinese government-backed hacking show a recurring pattern: prominent hackers behind groups such as APT17, APT27, APT41, Flax Typhoon, and Red Hotel—monikers given by ...

Reports and information disclosures by threat intelligence providers, government agencies, think tanks, and online hacktivists have exposed China’s elaborate multifaceted “hack-for-hire” ecosystem ...

This book tries to answer the following seven questions: ...

Space systems are an integral part of modern war fighting. Militaries use them to conduct everything from reconnaissance to communications and data transfers, mission planning, and maintain ...

At the NATO Summit in Wales nearly a decade ago, NATO recognized that cyber defense is an inseparable part of collective defense. Therefore, a cyberattack against one or more member states can trigger ...

The IT Army of Ukraine was stood up in an ad-hoc manner without a clearly structured and proven plan. Born out of necessity, the IT Army subsequently evolved into a hybrid construct that is neither ...

This paper aims to learn from community-led mediation processes to help international and local actors promote peace in more effective and legitimate ways. It provides a frank overview of the ...

This chapter addresses the types of cyber operations that were conducted against the space sector as well as the types of space entities that have been targeted by threat actors in the context of the ...

Bestandesaufnahme der Schweizerischen Sicherheitspolitik vor dem Hintergrund der aktuellen globalen sicherheitspolitischen Entwicklungen. Es beleuchtet dieses Jahr unter anderem die Bedeutung eines ...