What we don’t understand about digital risks in armed conflict and what to do about it July 27, 2023 15 mins read Analysis / Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Cyber / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies / Technology in Humanitarian Action Joelle Rizk & Sean Cordey The deployment and use of new digital technologies in modern conflicts – from information to ...
Towards common understandings: the application of established IHL principles to cyber operations March 7, 2023 9 mins read Analysis / Avoiding civilian harm during military cyber operations / Human Costs of Cyber / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Kubo Mačák & Tilman Rodenhäuser Cyber operations have become a reality of today’s armed conflicts, and their use is likely ...
Even ‘cyber wars’ have limits. But what if they didn’t? March 9, 2021 11 mins read Analysis / Human Costs of Cyber / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Tilman Rodenhäuser & Kubo Mačák Cyber operations have become a reality of today’s armed conflicts, and their use is likely ...
Industrial cyber attacks: a humanitarian crisis in the making December 3, 2019 10 mins read Analysis / Cyber / Human Costs of Cyber / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Sergio Caltagirone Industrial control systems manage almost every aspect of daily life, from water supply to electricity ...
Cyber operations and international humanitarian law: five key points November 28, 2019 10 mins read Analysis / Cyber / Human Costs of Cyber / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Laurent Gisel & Tilman Rodenhäuser Cyber operations are high on legal and policy agendas, with States convening two intergovernmental processes ...
Black magic, zombies and dragons: a tale of IHL in the 21st Century September 3, 2019 14 mins read Armed Groups / Conduct of Hostilities / Counterterrorism / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Principles / Law and Conflict / New Technologies / Scope of application / Sexual Violence / Technology in Humanitarian Action / Terrorism and IHL / The most read blog posts in 2019 Helen Durham As we marked the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions last month, I want to ...
Digital risks for populations in armed conflict: Five key gaps the humanitarian sector should address June 12, 2019 8 mins read Cyber / Human Costs of Cyber / Humanitarian Action / Technology in Humanitarian Action Delphine van Solinge The Digital Revolution is affecting the lives of people around the world, from connected citizens ...
Know your enemy and know yourself: Attribution in the cyber domain June 3, 2019 9 mins read Accountability / Cyber / Human Costs of Cyber / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Vitaly Kamluk ‘It is said that if you know your enemy and know yourself, you will not ...
The potential human costs of eschewing cyber operations May 31, 2019 11 mins read Conduct of Hostilities / Cyber / Human Costs of Cyber / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Colonel Gary P Corn Over the last few decades, militaries have grown increasingly dependent on electronics, computational systems and ...
Potential human costs of cyber operations—Key ICRC takeaways from discussion with tech experts May 29, 2019 11 mins read Conduct of Hostilities / Human Costs of Cyber / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / New Technologies / The most read blog posts in 2019 Laurent Gisel & Lukasz Olejnik Cyber attacks and their consequences are on top of the agenda around the world. Cyber ...
Malware: A selection of essential cyber notions and concepts May 23, 2019 9 mins read Cyber / Human Costs of Cyber / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Lukasz Olejnik & Tilman Rodenhäuser Editor’s note: This blog post is part of the upcoming Cyber Series. It sets the ...
Essay competition: Cyber warfare and artificial intelligence in warfare April 15, 2019 3 mins read Call for papers / Law and Conflict / New Technologies On the occasion of the 42nd Round Table on Current Issues of International Humanitarian Law, the International Institute of Humanitarian Law and the International ...
