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On March 12, 2021, the United Nations adopted a UN Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) report on the Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security. We asked Dr. Daniel Stauffacher, Founder and President of ICT4Peace, to tell us about the current UN-led work on cyber…

In this episode, co-hosts Jim Lewis and Chris Painter talk with Michele Markoff, Deputy Coordinator for Cyber Issues in the Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Affairs at the U.S. State Department. They discuss the recently concluded UN OEWG process and the next steps for international coordination on…

The proliferation of cyberattacks by rivals is presenting a challenge to the Biden administration as it seeks to deter intrusions on government and corporate systems. By David E. Sanger, Julian E. Barnes and Nicole Perlroth, March 7, 2021 WASHINGTON — Just as it plans to begin retaliating against Russia for the large-scale hacking of…

On 25 February 2021, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. Lavrov met in Moscow with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic R. Kazakbaev. During the negotiations, the heads of the foreign affairs agencies of two countries emphasized with deep satisfaction the…

GORKI, February 1. /TASS/. Russia has all the technical means to ensure the autonomous work of its Internet, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev stated in an interview with Russian media, including TASS. However, he added that no one would want to take things to…

NATO marked the successful conclusion of a multi-year project designed to bolster the cyber defence capacity of Mongolia, one of NATO’s partners across the globe. The project ran between 2017 and 2020 and was supported by NATO’s Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme. It entailed the establishment…

NATO inaugurated a new Cyber Incident Response Capability for the Moldovan Armed Forces. This capability was established with support from the NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme and in cooperation with the NATO Information and Communication Agency (NCIA) through a multi-year project. It will help to…

The Russian Federation sees sure signals of the new United States administration to establish a far-reaching dialogue with Moscow on cyber-cooperation issues, said Andrey Krutskikh, Director of the Department of International Information Security of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, to the Ria Novosti. "I think that…

The agreement is a turning-point in the cyber security cooperation of the two countries. Among the benefits of the agreement is coordination and collaboration between Iran and Russia in regional and international communities in order to guarantee national and international security. In the UN Information Security Group, Iran…

On behalf of President Trump, the National Security Council staff has stood up a task force construct known as the Cyber Unified Coordination Group (UCG), composed of the FBI, CISA, and ODNI with support from NSA, to coordinate the investigation and remediation of this significant cyber incident involving…

As Joe Biden weighed options to punish Russia for its suspected hacking of US government agencies and companies, one leading Republican accused Moscow of “acting with impunity” and others called for retaliatory strikes.Romney decries martial law discussion in Trump's White HouseRead more Biden’s choices once he assumes office on 20…

Mr Makei, Mr Rapota, colleagues, friends, I would like to thank our Belarusian hosts for traditional hospitality and excellent organisation of our meeting. Our annual meetings allow us to coordinate our positions on important issues on the international agenda in line with the Programme for Coordinated Foreign Policy…