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Smoke rises from the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as pictured from Marjayoun, near the border with Israel, on September 18, 2024
Smoke rises from the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as pictured from Marjayoun, near the border with Israel, on September 18, 2024 Karamallah Daher/Reuters
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Cyber Week in Review: September 20, 2024

by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf September 20, 2024

UN releases report on global AI governance; electronics explode across Lebanon; EU Commissioner Thierry Breton resigns; Instagram announces safety overhaul; U.S. seizes Chinese-controlled botnet. Read More

Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: December 9, 2022
Apple continues moving production out of China; APT 41 accused of stealing COVID relief funds; House votes on NDAA; Netherlands will align with U.S. export controls; Maryland bans Tiktok on some phones.
Blog Post by Adam Segal December 9, 2022 Net Politics
Cybersecurity
Taiwan’s Offensive Cyber Capabilities and Ramifications for a Taiwan-China Conflict
Taiwan has had an active and capable offensive cyber force for more than a decade. Taiwanese leadership should continue to emphasize and grow its cyber capabilities to counter China's escalating gray zone campaign.  
Blog Post by Valentin Weber December 7, 2022 Net Politics
Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: December 2, 2022
Chinese anti-lockdown protestors evade censors, U.S. and UK restrict Chinese technology sales; Ireland fines Meta $275 million; EU adopts new cybersecurity directive; Australia passes new data privacy bill.
Blog Post by Adam Segal December 2, 2022 Net Politics
  • Cybersecurity
    Cyber Week in Review: November 18, 2022
    UK blocks semiconductor factory sale; Australia plans cyberattacks on ransomware groups; Google settles location tracking lawsuit; U.S. and EU will release a new AI roadmap; Italy bans facial recognition technology.
    Blog Post by Adam Segal November 18, 2022 Net Politics
  • Cybersecurity
    Cyber Week in Review: November 10, 2022
    Nvidia begins offering new microchip; Japan joins NATO cyber center; Greece to ban sale of spyware; Meta and Twitter lay off thousands of employees; Germany blocks sale of semiconductor factory.
    Blog Post by Adam Segal November 10, 2022 Net Politics