16.09.2026
In this article, Jonas Hemmelskamp, Nadja Douglas, and Simon Muschick examine how the OSCE can serve as a forum for cyber diplomacy and confidence-building despite geopolitical tensions.
Neuer UN GGE Report zu Cyber-Fragen: Vorwärts mit kleinen Schritten
- 24 June 2021
- Datzer, Veronika; Schulze, Matthias
- DE
Cyber attacks on critical infrastructure, disinformation campaigns and cyber crime have become key challenges for states. The current hacker attack on a U.S. pipeline highlights the problem: According to the FBI, Russian criminals presumably encrypted the operator’s PCs and demanded several million U.S. dollars in ransom money – which significantly disrupted oil supplies in the United States. The incident shows the relevance of the issue for the international community. A recently published report by a UN group of experts attempts, among other things, to solve these problems by diplomatic means.
More external publications
- Research and Analysis
24.08.2026
In this publication, Annegret Bendiek, Jonas Hemmelskamp, Michael Bayerlein, and Maik von der Forst analyse the current state of the healthcare sector as a target of malicious cyber activities on the national, European, and global levels.
26 June 2025
In this article, Jakob Bund examines how authoritarian states like Russia, China, and North Korea increasingly harness non-state cyber actors to expand their capabilities, blur attribution, and complicate global responses. He argues that this growing fusion of state and criminal or contractor activity demands integrated threat assessments and response tools that can operate independently of political attribution.
