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Research Paper: The EU’s Application of the Cyber Diplomacy Toolbox

The first paper examining the application of the EU’s Cyber Diplomacy Toolbox (CDT) by EU institutions over the past six years.

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Through exploiting SolarWinds software as a point of entry in 2019, APT29 was able to steal data and identities from several EU institutions, nine US government agencies, and around 100 private sector companies from around the world. Linda Liang and Mika Kerttunen reveal how this unprecedented, highly complex cyber espionage campaign was carried out.

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    Shifting Paradigms in Europe’s Approach to Cyber Defence
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    Annegret Bendiek and Jakob Bund published a piece on European cyber defence and the necessity of clearly communicated normative principles in order to move from a reactive to an active approach.

    EuRepoC Cyber Conflict Briefing – April 2023
    EuRepoC Cyber Conflict Briefing - April 2023
    June 8, 2023

    Our monthly briefings summarise the key trends, dynamics, and findings on cyber incidents as recorded by EuRepoC in a given month. The April 2023 briefing is available here. The German edition is published in collaboration with the Tagesspiegel Cybersecurity Background, accessible here.

    The Absolute Ideal – Military Cyber Capabilities in War and Society
    The Absolute Ideal - Military Cyber Capabilities in War and Society
    June 3, 2023

    Mika Kerttunen recently published a research paper in which he argues that while cyber operations may be relatively ineffective for conducting war, their peacetime employment can contribute to the outbreak of conflict due to their violent nature.

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