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Journal Article
Forthcoming

Identification and demarcation—A general definition and method to address information technology in European IT security law

Computer Law & Security Review 52 (April): 105927
Nils Brinker
Subject(s)
Information technology and systems; Technology, R&D management
Keyword(s)
information technology, IT security law, cybersecurity, European regulation
Volume
52
Journal Pages
105927
ISSN (Online)
1873-6734
ISSN (Print)
0267-3649
Commentary
Forthcoming

Einwurf – Kann Deutschland seine eID noch retten? [Commentary: Can Germany still save its eID?)]

HMD Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik
Isabel Skierka, Peter Parycek
Subject(s)
Economics, politics and business environment
Keyword(s)
digital identity, e-government, digital transformation
Journal Article

Challenges for cyber arms control: A qualitative expert interview study

Zeitschrift für Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik 16 (3): 289–310
Thomas Reinhold, Helene Pleil, Christian Reuter (2023)
Subject(s)
Information technology and systems; Technology, R&D management; Unspecified
Keyword(s)
cyberspace, cyberwar, arms control
Volume
16
Journal Pages
289–310
ISSN (Online)
1866-2196
ISSN (Print)
1866-2188
Journal Article

When shutdown is no option: Identifying the notion of the digital government continuity paradox in Estonia's eID crisis

Government Information Quarterly 40 (1): 101781
Subject(s)
Economics, politics and business environment; Information technology and systems
Keyword(s)
digital government, cyber risk, cyber crisis management, network governance, resilience, electronic identity, estonia
Volume
40
Journal Pages
101781
Book Chapter

Handels- und Kooperationsvertrag der EU mit Großbritannien: Thematische Zusammenarbeit auf dem Gebiet der Cybersicherheit [The EU-UK trade and cooperation agreement: Thematic cooperation on cyber security]

In Handels- und Zusammenarbeitsabkommen EU/VK, edited by Gesa Kübek, Christian J. Tams, Jörg Philipp Terhechte, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft.
Isabel Skierka, Henning Christian Lahmann (2022)
Subject(s)
Economics, politics and business environment
Keyword(s)
cybersecurity, governance, Brexit, EU-UK relations, European Union, United Kingdom
The book chapter analyzes the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement's (TCA) Chapter on future thematic cooperation on cybersecurity. It explains the broader political, technological and regulatory context of cybersecurity cooperation at the international and the EU levels. It then analyzes the TCA's passages individually and within this broader context. Finally, it provides an evaluation and outlook on future EU-UK cooperation on cybersecurity.
Secondary Title
Handels- und Zusammenarbeitsabkommen EU/VK
ISBN
978-3-8487-7188-2
Book Chapter

Digitale Identitäten [Digital identity]

In Handbuch Digitalisierung in Staat und Verwaltung, 2nd ed., edited by Tanja Klenk, Frank Nullmeier, Göttrik Wewer, Wiesbaden: Springer VS.
Subject(s)
Technology, R&D management
Keyword(s)
digital identity, digitization, public administration, European Union
The book chapter "Digital Identity" in the Handbook "Digitization of the State and Public Administration" analyzes digital identification and authentification technologies and their impact in public administration and society. First, it introduces and defines the concept of digital identity. Second, it gives an overview of the technologies' applications in public administration and beyond. Third, it analyzes their governance and implementation in Europe and Germany. Fourth, it presents perspectives for the future development of digital identity in increasingly networked societies.
Secondary Title
Handbuch Digitalisierung in Staat und Verwaltung
Edition
2nd ed.,
ISBN
978-3-658-23669-4
ISBN (Online)
978-3-658-23669-4
Journal Article

Stadt, Land, K-Fall, ...?! [City, Country, Disaster Case…?!]

kes – Die Zeitschrift für Informations-Sicherheit 38 (1)
Lola Attenberger (2022)
Subject(s)
Information technology and systems
Keyword(s)
cybersecurity, urban crisis management, digital policy, civil protection, disaster management
Critical infrastructure protection is a joint task of the state and the economy. Nevertheless, there does not yet exist any standardized approach for a common risk management approach. This article proposes such a methodology, leaning on ISO 27000-series and implying three perspectives: the technical, micro perspective, the organizational macro perspective besides the country-wide meta perspective.
Volume
38
Book Chapter

Cyberweapons

In The Oxford Handbook of Cyber Security, edited by Paul Cornish, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Secondary Title
The Oxford Handbook of Cyber Security
ISBN
9780198800682
Journal Article

On the politics and ideologies of the sovereignty discourse in cyberspace

Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law 32 (1): 61–107
Henning Christian Lahmann (2021)
Subject(s)
Information technology and systems
Keyword(s)
Sovereignty, cyberspace, cyber operations, Tallinn Manual, cyber sovereignty, digital sovereignty, defend forward, persistent engagement
The article critically examines the current discourse on the legal status and substance of “sovereignty” in the context of the application of international law to cyberspace against the backdrop of conflicting political-ideological attitudes. After tracing the origins of the interpretation of “respect for sovereignty” as a primary rule of international law, two approaches to cyberspace are surveyed that challenge the emerging consensus: “cyber imperialism,” embodied by the US and the other Five Eyes members on the one hand, and “cyber Westphalia,” represented by China, Russia, and Iran on the other. Both conceive cyberspace in ways fundamentally irreconcilable with prevailing legal views. A third group of states endorses the “sovereignty-as-rule” understanding but leaves this legal position vulnerable to both authoritarian co-optation and imperialist dismissal. In light of this, the paper offers an alternative interpretation of state practice and international jurisprudence that constructs sovereignty as a principle with derivative primary rules. It is shown that despite not by itself having the status of a rule, the principle of sovereignty allows for the identification of rules that protect the territorial integrity and political independence of states beyond the traditional notions of the prohibition of intervention and the use of force. Following a careful analysis of evidence in existing practice in support of this novel, doctrinally more precise understanding of sovereignty, the policies of “persistent engagement” and “cyber sovereignty” are assessed in light of the argument’s legal implications.
Volume
32
Journal Pages
61–107
ISSN (Online)
2328-9708
ISSN (Print)
1053-6736
Journal Article

Das IT-Sicherheitsgesetz 2.0 – neue Regeln für Unternehmen und IT-Produkte [The IT Security Act 2.0 - new regulations for companies and IT products]

Computer und Recht 7: 450–458
Martin Schallbruch (2021)
Subject(s)
Economics, politics and business environment; Information technology and systems; Technology, R&D management
Keyword(s)
Cybersecurity, information security, information law, critical infrastructures, cyber regulation
Two articles explain the genesis and contents of the German IT Security Act 2.0, which was enacted in May 2021. This first article focuses on the origins of the law, the obligations of companies as operators of information technology, and the new regulations on the security of IT products.
Journal Pages
450–458
ISSN (Online)
2194-4172