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Global spyware industry will expand despite scrutiny

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INTERNATIONAL

Public and political scrutiny of the surveillance-for-hire industry has intensified ever since the Pegasus scandal broke last year. This has been aided by efforts by several large…

Prospects for defence in the second quarter

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PROSPECTS Q2 2015

Prospects for defence and security in the second quarter.

Foreign access to information in China will worsen

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CHINA

The revision coincides with an increase in information-security related actions against foreign actors and their Chinese service providers. This combination of legal and…

Fear of Russia will drive Belarus's defence policy

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BELARUS

The events in Crimea and Donbas have demonstrated Russia's willingness to use military force to influence neighbouring states. Recent months have seen growing disputes between…

Domestic cybercrime is a growing concern in Russia

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RUSSIA

The chief prosecutor says cybercrime nearly doubled in Russia in January-June from the first half of 2019. The government is more worried about Western states' capacity to…

Russian cybercrime treaty proposal favours autocracies

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INT

The move is part of a wider struggle among member states over the control of the internet and norms of responsible state behaviour in the cyber domain.

Russia and China lead on offensive cyber skills

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INT

Although public 'naming and shaming' has become a common practice since the 2017 WannaCry malware attack, damaging cyber campaigns show no signs of decreasing.

Prospects for cybersecurity to end-2020

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PROSPECTS H2 2020

Prospects for cybersecurity to end-2020.

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…

COVID-19 alters focus of cyberespionage

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INTERNATIONAL

Calls by the UN and civil society organisations for a cyberspace ‘ceasefire’ have made little difference.