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A recent analysis by Helene Pleil, research associate at the Digital Society Institute (DSI) at ESMT Berlin, alongside colleagues from Technical University Darmstadt, outlines that rapid technological progress, a lack of political will and uniform definitions, as well as the dual use of cyber tools, are the main challenges facing effective cyber arms control which is vital for foreign and security policy. As cyberspace is increasingly used in conflicts, cyber arms control needs to be addressed as well.

Directions Blog featured a post by Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, Director of the Digital Society Institute (DSI) at ESMT Berlin, examining the escalating cyber threat in Europe and providing strategic insights on how to address the growing cybersecurity challenges.

In the first issue of the year, Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, Director of the Digital Society Institute (DSI) at ESMT Berlin, shared her predictions and expectations for cyber policy and diplomacy in 2024.

In late September 2023, Nils Brinker, Richard Skalt and Helene Pleil, researchers at the Digital Society Institute (DSI) at ESMT Berlin, jointly responded to the Office of the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology’s call for papers on global AI governance.

According to Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, Director of the Digital Society Institute (DSI) at ESMT Berlin, repeating rounds of just UN discussions on cybersecurity will not help, we need concrete implementation measures and practical efforts to follow up on the already agreed commitments.

Cyber disasters have unforeseen effects on the work of an administrative office. Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, Director of the Digital Society Institute (DSI) at ESMT Berlin, advises prioritizing what needs to be protected and explains the Cyber Defense League in Estonia.

Isabel Skierka, the program lead for technology politics and a researcher with the Digital Society Institute at ESMT Berlin, talks with Deutsche Welle about efforts different state and non-state actors undertake to collect data, surveil the Internet and launch cyber attacks.

Nils Brinker, a researcher at Digital Society Institute at ESMT Berlin, comments on cyber attacks on government websites and public transport.

Europe and the US must find strategic answers to the questions that emerging technologies raise for security and international relations, argues Helene Pleil from ESMT Berlin.

The governance of cyberspace is a challenging task that requires close coordination between governments, private companies and critical infrastructure providers. Nils Brinker and Richard Skalt from ESMT Berlin provide some Best Practices.

Sandro Gaycken, director of the Digital Society Institute (DSI) at ESMT Berlin, talks about the state of German critical infrastructure and its vulnerability to cyberattacks in ZDF's "Frontal".

The Global Cyber Alliance (GCA), an international nonprofit dedicated to eradicating cyber risk, announced today the appointment of Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar as the new chair of its Board of Directors.

With the NIS-2 directive, the EU has defined a new framework for cybersecurity, and even smaller companies can now fall under the critical definition. But they are sometimes left alone, comments Nils Brinker from ESMT Berlin.

Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, the director of the Digital Society Institute at ESMT Berlin, talks to The Irish Tech News Podcast about her background, cyber attack definitions and response, the Estonian cyber attack in 2007, and more.

Nils Brinker, a researcher at the Digital Society Institute at ESMT Berlin, writes an article for Golem, where he discussed the NIS-2 Directive and its implications for IT security.