In recent years, nation-sponsored cyberattack targets have included governments, critical infrastructure, medical facilities, and private businesses throughout the world. Governments have struggled to reach an international “rules of the road” agreement that would clearly define parameters for nation-backed online hostilities.
It was 3 a.m. on a Friday, and I was forcing myself to stay awake. You may be thinking, why was I doing this? I was participating in a challenge called Thriving Online, a four-day global expedition-style event where students from across the world work together to address a societal problem.
October 29 is International Internet Day, marking the day in 1969 when the first Internet transmission was sent from one computer to another.
Working towards peace in the year 2020, and beyond, must span both the physical and digital worlds. That’s beginning to come across in views of the international community.
Cybersecurity Awareness Month is the perfect time for everyone to take a moment to brush up on their cyber hygiene to protect themselves from online threats.
The French government has spearheaded several groundbreaking international efforts over recent years in technology tax and climate change – making them a clear leader in driving both multilateral and, particularly praiseworthy, multistakeholder initiatives.
Today is the day! The day in the international calendar that is set aside and dedicated to the single most important value and societal condition we all must strive towards – peace.
Stuxnet. WannaCry. NotPetya. COVID-19 vaccine research hacks. Over the past several years, these major nation-sponsored cyberattacks have given us a sobering glimpse at how the internet can be compromised by cyberwarfare.
The Digital Peace Now Society is cementing itself as a growing movement that represents people all across the world who demand to see a digital environment protected from cyberwarfare.
2020 includes many milestones, but perhaps none more important than this August which marks 75 years since the successive bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, still the only ever use of nuclear weapons.