Cyber Insecurity

Cyber war and cyber espionage are largely associated with states, while cyber crime and cyber terrorism are mostly associated with non state actors.

Issues concerning security and governance have dominated discussions of cyber policy over the past few years.

China s Cyber Warriors

Ukrainian Cyber Forces

It's cyber war.

Cyber War and Peace

Let us also not forget that Russia, too, has deployed cyber attacks in the service of foreign policy goals.

Can Cyber Warfare Be Deterred?

Cyber learning is also important.

Iran's Cyber Army Sees All

Cyber cafe in Rosso, Mauritania.

A cyber 9 11 may be more likely than the often mentioned cyber Pearl Harbor.

Limiting all intrusions would be impossible, but one could start with cyber crime and cyber terrorism.

Cyber threats and potential cyber warfare illustrate the increased vulnerabilities and loss of control in modern societies.

The map of Cyber censorship, march12.rsf.org

World Day Against Cyber Censorship Around the Web

Russian journos and transparency activists skirt cyber attack

Internet blocking and cyber harassment against journalism platforms

Indeed, accounts of cyber war may be exaggerated, but cyber espionage is rampant, and more than 30 governments are reputed to have developed offensive capabilities and doctrines for the use of cyber weapons.

In his campaign, Obama called for tough new standards for cyber security and physical resilience of critical infrastructure, and promised to appoint a national cyber adviser who will report directly to him and be responsible for developing policy and coordinating federal agency efforts.

And we know that, across the spectrum of sophistication, the risk of destabilizing cyber attack beating cyber defense is getting ever higher.

Trying to limit all intrusions would be impossible, but one could start with cyber crime and cyber terrorism involving non state parties.

Will Governmental Folly Now Allow for a Cyber Crisis?

But what do we really know about cyber conflict?

Every village in Africa now has a cyber cafe.

These cyber attacks were launched in two different ways.

'Respected' Kerala Cyber Warriors, Thank you for your services.

Fourth stage Cyber security laws target anonymity and VPNs

The state sponsored transnational cyber threat is at two levels.

The second level of cyber threat is against chosen individuals.

Marco Tempest A cyber magic card trick like no other

OK There were Russian cyber attacks on Georgian web sites.

Yesterday, 12 March was the World Day Against Cyber Censorship.

Article 10 clearly states that the Cyber Administration and Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will be responsible for the development, manufacturing and implementation of the software policy.

Although not mentioning cyber security or Internet directly, the document deals with informational aspects of security that, by definition, imply Internet, media, and cyber security.

China deploys tens of thousands of cyber police to block Web sites, patrol cyber cafes, monitor the use of cellular telephones, and track down Internet activists.

An unknown attacker may also be deterred by cyber security measures.

1. Have emergency warning networks regarding cyber vulnerabilities, threats and incidents.

Symbol of the World Day Against Cyber Censorship, Reporters Without Borders

Cyber Chaikhana, at Bar Camp Central Asia, photo by Alexey Sidorenko

The Twitter hashtag SingleGateway trended in Thailand during the cyber protest.

China released the draft of cyber security law on 6 July.

While in the US context cyber pessimists seem to be more vocal than cyber optimists, the situation is Russia is reversed, at least for the time being.

And when I go abroad, I am doing my best to pretend that in Russia has a well developed field of cyber psychology or cyber related studies.