Digital safe havens: sheltering civilians from military cyber operations July 1, 2021 6 mins read Analysis / Avoiding civilian harm during military cyber operations / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Isabelle Peart In the spring of 2021, the ICRC and Geneva Academy jointly organized a student essay ...
Stepping into the breach: military responses to global cyber insecurity June 17, 2021 11 mins read Analysis / Avoiding civilian harm during military cyber operations / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Noëlle van der Waag-Cowling As the global geo-political landscape continues to experience increasing fragmentation, cyberspace grows in importance as ...
Living below the cyber poverty line: strategic challenges for Africa June 11, 2020 11 mins read Analysis / Human Costs of Cyber / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies Noëlle van der Waag-Cowling Determining appropriate strategic responses to cyber threats poses an evolving challenge to all States. As ...
Cyber operations during armed conflict: 7 essential law and policy questions March 26, 2020 11 mins read Analysis / Human Costs of Cyber / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Helen Durham In the current UN-mandated cyber discussions, many issues have been raised on the legal and ...
Hacking humanitarians: moving towards a humanitarian cybersecurity strategy January 16, 2020 10 mins read Analysis / Human Costs of Cyber / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies / Technology in Humanitarian Action Massimo Marelli As humanitarian organizations become more active in and reliant upon new technologies and the digital ...
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 ...
Cyberspace operations in armed conflicts and the proportionality rule June 29, 2016 6 mins read Events and highlights / Law and Conflict ICRC Moscow What does the principle of proportionality entail for cyberspace operations in armed conflicts? How can you decide whether you are using a sledgehammer ...
Conference cycle: New technologies and the modern battlefield April 11, 2016 7 mins read Events and highlights / Law and Conflict / Videos New technologies and the modern battlefield: Humanitarian perspectives was a series of high-level public events and experts meetings coordinated by the ICRC on several ...
e-Briefing: New technologies and the modern battlespace April 8, 2016 1 min read Law and Conflict / Online publications In recent years, a wide array of new technologies have entered the modern battlefield, giving rise to new means and methods of warfare, ...
