Welcome!
To the International Cybersecurity Research Focus at the IFSH.

Scientific Research on Cyber & Cognitive Conflict
Deepen your understanding of global cyber conflicts and their impact on security and politics.

Knowledge Transfer & Policy Work
We work to raise awareness, inform public opinion, and cooperate closely with policymakers and stakeholders.

Annual “Shaping Cybersecurity” Conference
We co-organize yearly conference on cybersecurity, bringing together international experts and policymakers.
News
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OpEd on strenghtening social resilience
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“Reverse Brussels effect”? Mateusz’s OpEd in The Loop
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OpEd on AI and why Leo XIV chose this name
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Matthias in podcast “Was ist da los?”
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#1 Und DAS glaubst du?! – Ist Desinformation eigentlich ein neues Phänomen? mit Dr. Matthias Schulze
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ICS activities in the first half of 2025
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Matthias in Table Briefings
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Podcast: Dark Agent – Im Netz der Geheimdienste
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OpEd on deepfakes and election campaigns in Disruptor Tech Media
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Webinar: Cyber-Operationen in den Kriegen in der Ukraine und im Gazastreifen
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Article on the need to upgrade German active cyber defense, published by the Internationale Politik
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Mateusz has just defended his PhD Thesis!
Research Topics

Cyber Conflict
Cyber conflict & the use of offensive cyber operations or active cyber defence as an element of International Relations. Governance of the cyber domain: cyber norms, confidence building measures and international law.

Cyber-Security & Strategies
Cybersecurity & cyber defence best-practices: vulnerability disclosure, cyber ranges, bug bounties and the evolution of security controls. Peace and security implications of the cybercrime ecosystem & ransomware. Analysing cyber strategies of allies and adversaries.

Hybrid Threats & Information Warfare
Information warfare, cognitive threats, memetic warfare and the use of synthetic media to influence democracies.
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Cyber & Cognitive Conflict Compass (C4) Substack
Weekly update on cyber and information warfare events around the globe, cyber-policy developments, new academic papers, and noteworthy IT-security news. Hosted via Substack.
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