PART 1
What’s at Stake
As cyberspace has become the modern domain of human productivity, it has also become a place of conflict and risk. Cyberattacks increasingly threaten key infrastructure, and the damage can be catastrophic. Our essayists explain why a new domain demands new rules to ensure responsible behavior in cyberspace.
Brad Smith President of Microsoft
Envisioning Our Digital Future
This is a time in human history unlike any other. As the world proceeds through this period of digital transformation, we are rapidly uncovering the potential for technology to improve lives and address some of humanity’s greatest challenges. This has been especially apparent over the … READ MORE
Peter Maurer President of the International Committee of the Red Cross
The Case for Cooperation in Cyberspace
In this exchange, Peter Maurer and Brad Smith discuss how digital technologies can help respond to humanitarian crisis and how international law can help safeguard cyberspace.In a world where authoritarian countries use cyber weapons to undermine the world’s democracies and human rights, it’s imperative that the international … READ MORE
Johanna Weaver Associate professor at the Australian National University and formerly Australia’s lead cyber negotiator at the United Nations
“If a critical pipeline is not secured against ransomware, how can we expect to reliably verify that an adversary is not prepositioned on that pipeline for future attack? In this geo-strategic environment “trust me” does not cut it.”READ MORE
Madeleine K. Albright 64th U.S. Secretary of State
Peace and Security in Cyberspace Must Top International Agenda
The 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly comes at a moment of dramatic change, not only in the international system but in basic conceptions of security. The COVID-19 pandemic showed how an invisible virus can cause massive human suffering and global dislocation. It also … READ MORE
Izumi Nakamitsu Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
Evolving Conflict in the Fifth Domain
Over the past years, concerns that cyberspace will be used as an arena for full-blown conflict have mounted as the scale and pervasiveness of cyber incidents increase. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that the growing frequency and severity of cyberattacks are undermining … READ MORE
Dapo Akande Professor of Public International Law and Co-Director, Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict, University of Oxford
Writing the Rulebook for Cyberspace
We are witnessing the normalization of global cyber insecurity. In the last few months, cybercriminals have used ransomware to disrupt the largest U.S. oil pipeline for six days, strike a global meat supplier and disrupt Ireland’s national … READ MORE
Ajay Banga Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mastercard
Building a Joint Defense for the Digital Ecosystem
Today, technology and digitally enabled services are fundamental for businesses to operate and to provide the capabilities so many of us rely upon in our daily lives. Moreover, technology and data are critical components for addressing major global issues, such … READ MORE
Ron Deibert Professor of Political Science and Director of the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto
Stéphane Duguin Chief Executive Officer of the CyberPeace Institute
The misuse of offensive cyber capabilities infringes fundamental human rights, including privacy and freedom of expression, and threatens peace and human security by exposing individuals to persecution. READ MORE
ROOTING OUT THE DEEPFAKES
Stakeholders Must Work Together to Ensure Detection Technology Keeps Pace
Five years ago, computer scientist Hao Li in an optimistic TedX talk praised the limitless potential of computer-generated videos that replicate humans onscreen. Four years later, Li struck a more ominous tone at the World Economic Forum in … READ MORE
HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY
Will AI Embolden the Criminals or Can It Help Us Thwart Cyber Threats?
Would-be hackers — especially those backed by or working for adversarial countries — are learning how to amplify their attacks through machine-learning and artificial intelligence (AI). Backdoor poisoning attacks are on the rise as cybercriminals inject contaminated information into the … READ MORE
Source: securingourdigitalfuture.com