Guidelines for safer resistance Many people are starting to get politically active in ways they fear might have negative repercussions for their job, career or life. It is important to realise that these fears are real, but that public overt resistance is critical for political legitimacy. This guide hopes to help reduce the personal risks […]
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Security, Cyber and Elections (part 4)
Countering covert operations Defending against a covert operation based on cyber collection of data and dissemination of data to a target audience is extremely difficult. This is because, as we covered in (part 1, part 2, part 3) not only are cyber attacks notoriously difficult to defend against — particularly for civilians facing intelligence agencies — but also because […]
The Russian Way of Cyberwar
Information, Disinformation and Influence Theres good reason to believe the Russian intelligence agencies have just pulled off an amazing influence operation entirely within the cyber domain. This is a wonderful demonstration of cyber that encompasses many aspects of intelligence services (espionage, influence operations, disinformation/deception). These events show how Russia has combined their aggressive approach to […]