Victim/survivor-centeredness, data protection and open-source collection in accountability: lessons from IIIM-Syria

January 9, 2024 9 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Cybersecurity and data protection in humanitarian action / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies / Technology in Humanitarian Action Rayyan Ghuma & Birhane Wossen Reta

The extent to which a victim/survivor-centered approach (VSCA) should be incorporated into data protection remains ...

Mobile phones for participation: building responsible public-private humanitarian partnerships

December 7, 2023 11 mins read Analysis / Cybersecurity and data protection in humanitarian action / Technology in Humanitarian Action Susanna Acland & Barnaby Willitts-King

Mobile phones are a powerful tool for participation and engagement in humanitarian crises. Responsible public/private ...

Protecting civilians against digital threats: four worrying trends and recommendations to address them

October 19, 2023 11 mins read Analysis / New Technologies Cordula Droege, Laurent Gisel, Tilman Rodenhäuser & Joelle Rizk

In situations of armed conflict, access to digital technology can save lives. But the use of cyber, information, and other digital operations by ...

Safeguarding humanitarian organizations from digital threats

October 13, 2022 9 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Tilman Rodenhäuser, Balthasar Staehelin & Massimo Marelli

For decades, there has been consensus in the international community that in times of armed ...

Hacking humanitarians: operational dialogue and cyberspace

June 4, 2020 11 mins read Analysis / Human Costs of Cyber / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies Massimo Marelli & Martin Schüepp

As humanitarian organizations become more active in and reliant upon new technologies and the digital ...

Hacking humanitarians: mapping the cyber environment and threat landscape

May 7, 2020 12 mins read Analysis / Human Costs of Cyber / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies Massimo Marelli & Adrian Perrig