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Ewan Lawson is Senior Research Fellow for Military Influence at the Royal United Services Institute.
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New Partnership with the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism
News, 8 June 2018New international research network to examine terrorists' use of internet technologies.
Tags: Cyber, National Security and Resilience Studies, Cyber Security, National Security, Technology, Terrorism
What Will the Defence Space Strategy Tell us About the UK’s Space Ambitions?
Commentary, 1 June 2018Alexandra Stickings
The announcement by the Ministry of Defence of a forthcoming Defence Space Strategy paper shows recognition of the threats posed to the UK’s space-enabled military capabilities. The question is how much the strategy will add to understanding the UK’s role as a space power.
Tags: Aerospace, Cyber, National Security and Resilience Studies, UK, Technology
An Assessment of Supply-Chain Cyber Resilience for the International Space Station
RUSI Journal, 31 May 2018Noel Hannan
It is important to understand how International Space Station is vulnerable to cyber attacks.
Tags: Aerospace, Cyber, RUSI JournalPages
What Will the Defence Space Strategy Tell us About the UK’s Space Ambitions?
Commentary, 1 June 2018Alexandra Stickings
The announcement by the Ministry of Defence of a forthcoming Defence Space Strategy paper shows recognition of the threats posed to the UK’s space-enabled military capabilities. The question is how much the strategy will add to understanding the UK’s role as a space power.
Tags: Aerospace, Cyber, National Security and Resilience Studies, UK, Technology
How Can Social Media Companies Stop the Spread of Fake News?
Commentary, 17 April 2018Alexander Babuta and James Sullivan
Facebook’s actions to remove content created by the Russia-based Internet Research Agency demonstrate that it is ahead of its competitors in the fight against disinformation. However, this is a retroactive step and the damage has already been done.
Tags: Cyber, National Security and Resilience Studies, Technology
Suspicious Activities on Social Media: What Can Be Learnt from Counterterrorist Financing Efforts?
Commentary, 3 July 2017Olivier Kraft
For nearly 20 years, the financial sector has been required to report suspicions of terrorist-related transactions. Should similar requirements apply to suspicious communications on social media?
Tags: Cyber, AML/CTF, TerrorismPages
An Assessment of Supply-Chain Cyber Resilience for the International Space Station
RUSI Journal, 31 May 2018Noel Hannan
It is important to understand how International Space Station is vulnerable to cyber attacks.
Tags: Aerospace, Cyber, RUSI Journal
The lights are going out all over Europe
RUSI Defence Systems, 27 April 2018Joss Meakins
The threat of significant Russian cyberattacks against Western energy infrastructure is an increasingly clear and present danger
Tags: Cyber, Cyber Security, Russia, RUSI Defence Systems
A Classified Cloud: The Security of Military Data
RUSI Defence Systems, 7 April 2017Alexander Babuta
In the digital age, it is often necessary to make compromises between cost and security. For the US Army, miscalculating the balance of this compromise could have serious implications for national security.
Tags: Cyber, United States, North America, RUSI Defence Systems, TechnologyPages
The WannaCry Ransomware Attack – Following the Money
Multimedia, 16 May 2017Tom Keatinge, Director, Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies at RUSI, on the need for a global financial crime strategy to counter cybercriminals following a major ransomware attack on 12...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Cyber, AML/CTF, Cyber Security, Global Security Issues, Technology
Secretary of State for Defence Michael Fallon MP at The Second International Cyber Symposium
Multimedia, 21 October 2016Cyber, Cyber Security
New Partnership with the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism
News, 8 June 2018New international research network to examine terrorists' use of internet technologies.
Cyber, National Security and Resilience Studies, Cyber Security, National Security, Technology, Terrorism
Robert Hannigan, former director of GCHQ, becomes RUSI Senior Associate Fellow
News, 4 January 2018RUSI is delighted to announce the appointment of Robert Hannigan CMG as Senior Associate Fellow.
Cyber, Intelligence, Technology
RUSI responds to the draft Investigatory Powers Bill
News, 6 November 2015The Royal United Services Institute has welcomed the publication of draft legislation on investigatory powers which draws on recommendations made by RUSI earlier this year.
Cyber, National Security and Resilience Studies, UK, Technology, Terrorism
Staging the Future: Artificial Intelligence and Conflict
Events, 8 November 2017Artificial intelligence (AI) will play a transformative role in the twenty-first century human experience – including conflict. What role exactly remains to be seen, yet we have already had a glimpse...
Tags: Cyber, Information, Law and Ethics, Technology
POSTPONED: Social Media and Terrorist Finance: Vulnerabilities and Responses
Events, 25 October 2017This event will assess what role social media platforms could or should be playing within the counter-terrorist finance (CTF) architecture in place today.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Cyber, UK Counter-terrorism, Tackling Extremism, Terrorism, The War on Terror, Security Policy, International Responses, Domestic Security, Global Security Issues, Radicalisation and Countering Violent Extremism, Information, Intelligence, Lone-Actor Terrorism, Law and Ethics, National Security, Technology, Terrorism
Cyber and Electromagnetic Activities Conference: Force Enabler, Force Multiplier or Something More?
Conference, 3 October 2017Featuring distinguished panels of academics, industrialists and practitioners, this conference will examine what needs to be done to develop CEMA as a battle-winning capability both in terms of the...
Tags: Cyber, Military Sciences
Virtuous Currencies: Time to Accentuate the Positive
Colombia’s New President: Will the Peace Deal Survive?
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan: Moving From the Personal to the Strategic Domain