3 June 2023
In this research paper, Mika Kerttunen 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.
Shifting Paradigms in Europe’s Approach to Cyber Defence
- 21 July 2023
- Bendiek, Annegret; Bund, Jakob
- EN
As high-level European Union (EU) policy documents call for investment in active cyber defence capabilities, the legal and political powers for their use remain ill-defined. To demonstrate their commitment to principles of responsible state behaviour and due diligence, the EU and its member states have a duty to establish the normative foundations for the use of active cyber defence measures ahead of their deployment, while carefully managing the risk of a gradual militarisation of the cyber and information domain.
More external publications
- Research and Analysis
31 May 2023
In this report, Sebastian Harnisch and Kerstin Zettl-Schabath present the HD-CY.CON cyberconflict dataset and shed light on autocratic and democratic use of proxies in cyberspace.
17 April 2023
One year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Matthias Schulze and Mika Kerttunen put certain assumptions about the utility of cyber operations during wartime to the test.