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A global cyberattack attribution mechanism is unlikely

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INTERNATIONAL

Cyber attribution initiatives.

China’s exposure of cyber intrusion will intensify

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CHINA

Such revelations raise the commercial profile of the research companies concerned but also have political implications for government-to-government relations. These Chinese firms…

Impunity will incentivise cyberattacks globally

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INTERNATIONAL

The hacking of emails of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Hillary Clinton’s campaign chair has touched off national discussion in the United States on Russia’s…

Russia will employ new military unit across Africa

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RUSSIA

Unlike the Wagner private military company (PMC), it is subordinated to the Russian state. The first confirmed deployment of African Corps forces is to Burkina Faso, where it will…

Phishing threatens state and corporate cybersecurity

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INT

One group is based in Russia, the other in Iran. The advisory highlights how little some of the primary tactics and techniques used by cybercriminals and state intelligence…

Congo attack will accentuate peacekeeping challenges

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CONGO-KINSHASA

This was the deadliest attack against UN-mandated soldiers in MONUSCO’s history, as scores of heavily armed men attacked an entire company. Located in North Kivu’s Beni Territory…

Pyongyang’s rising cyberthreats are hard to combat

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NORTH KOREA

On November 30 the same trio plus Australia announced coordinated sanctions, in response to Pyongyang’s launch on November 21 of a military reconnaissance satellite. For the first…

Moscow uses hacks globally to divide and confuse

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INTERNATIONAL

Disinformation campaigns.

Intra-jihadist rivalry fuels violence in Lake Chad

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CHAD/NIGERIA

Competition between the jihadist groups remains tense and insecurity is being stoked further by intercommunal conflict over land and water resources that overstretched security…

Ethiopia hate speech law risks selective prosecutions

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ETHIOPIA

Legislation to combat hate speech and false information in Ethiopia.