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Matthias wrote a paper for Internationale Politik (German language only) where he diagnosed, that cybersecurity strategies are increasingly shifting from purely defensive toward more offensive postures, as exemplified by countries like France, Finland, and the Netherlands expanding their military cyber commands. In contrast, the German strategic debates lacks behind. Experience shows that a reactive, “ultima…
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Mateusz Łabuz has just defended his PhD thesis at the Chemnitz University of Technology. Congratulations on achieving that landmark! Mateusz’s PhD project was devoted to regulating deepfakes and their systemic harmfulness. The dissertation addressed the political use of deepfakes and examined how this technology influences systemic risks and rivalry in international politics. Deepfakes, which have…
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Mateusz Łabuz published peer-reviewed article titled “Deficiencies, oversights but also a step forward – a realistic approach to regulating deepfakes in the AI Act” (Polish version only) in the journal “Prawo Nowych Technologii”. Deepfakes, audio and video content generated or manipulated by artificial intelligence, pose a significant challenge for the security of information space. Identifying…
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Mateusz Łabuz authored the policy commentary titled “”From Ship of Theseus to Modern Elections – Deepfakes and Their Influence on Political Advertising”. The commentary was published by the Future Shift Labs. Mateusz asks very relevant questions about the limits of manipulation in the techno-political sphere. In an era where artificial intelligence and computer-generated, visually enhanced…
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Matthias published a research paper called “Cyber Operations in the Wars in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip: Not yet a Revolution in Warfare”. The article analyses the military use of cyber operations in the Russia-Ukraine War and the Gaza War. The analysis of over 360 cyber incidents reveals that both conflicts are characterised by frequent…
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At the invitation of Nottingham Trent University, Mateusz Łabuz participated in a seminar titled “Online-Offline Continuum Approach: New Digital Frontiers.” During the seminar, selected issues related to the development of modern technologies were discussed. In his presentation, Mateusz focused on the new and still poorly understood trend of using deepfakes for political advertising. He pointed…
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At the invitation of the Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung, Mateusz Łabuz participated in a conference devoted to new technologies and the regulatory challenges associated with their development. Mateusz moderated one of the panels, titled “Free Speech vs. Content Moderation – Shaping the Future Information Environment.” The conference, co-organized by King’s College, took place in London and brought together…
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Germanys leading peace research institutes published the annual Peace report or Friedensgutachten. In the section on cyber-security, Matthias warns that the current international governance of cyber-security is ill-fitted to deal with increased aggressiveness of cyber-operations. Photo credits: Friedensgutachten
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Mateusz Łabuz authored the article titled “Cyber- und Informations-Kriege. Die neuen Fronten im digitalen Zeitalter“ (German version only). The article was published by „Auftrag“. Mateusz argues that the modern world is in the midst of an invisible war. It is taking place parallel to traditional military operations: cyberspace and the information space have become a…
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On 21.05, Matthias was invited by the Evangelic Church Germany (EKD) to their annual symposium on cyber-security. The event included talks on cyber-crisis prevention, ethical hacking, disaster recovery after ransomware incidents, and the role of awareness. Matthias’s talk addressed state-sponsored cyber-operations, the use of hacktivism in war time, as well as current Russian, Chinese and…
Archive
- OpEd on strenghtening social resilience
- “Reverse Brussels effect”? Mateusz’s OpEd in The Loop
- OpEd on AI and why Leo XIV chose this name
- Matthias in podcast “Was ist da los?”
- #1 Und DAS glaubst du?! – Ist Desinformation eigentlich ein neues Phänomen? mit Dr. Matthias Schulze
- ICS activities in the first half of 2025
- Matthias in Table Briefings
- Mateusz has just defended his PhD Thesis!
- Annual Peace Report published!
- Podcast available on recent research activities by Matthias Schulze
- ICS supports research
- Commentary for Tagesspiegel Background
- Part 2: Doing active cyber defense
- Matthias in podcast from Deutschland Funk
- Matthias interviewed by Berlin Security Beat
- Comment for Tagesspiegel article