"Nearly 75% of the 82 recommendations made in the Cyberspace Solarium Commission’s March 2020 report, which set out to assess ways the U.S. can improve its digital resilience, have been implemented or are on track to be implemented..."

"Washington’s current approach to Southeast Asia underestimates China’s increasing lead in digital trade and technology." Useful summary of some of the key issues. thediplomat.com/2021/08/digita…

An interesting discussion on what makes the idea of the Indo-Pacific and ASEAN's role.

China market regulator issues draft rules banning unfair competition in Internet sector straitstimes.com/business/econo…

"The World Bank has partnered with four countries (Estonia, Japan, Germany, and the Netherlands) to establish a new global fund for cybersecurity." A significant step for cyber cap building efforts. google.com/amp/s/punchng.…

Interesting read. "Indeed, one reason Korean leadership could be so important is that the bifurcation of the world into a Sinosphere or an American sphere would not serve the interests of most countries. Many countrie... are developing a hybrid approach." #Data

"Retaliation is the lodestone of any deterrence strategy." Interesting perspective. The question is what options are available to smaller, developing countries which are hit by ransomware - and what forms of international or public-private cooperation can be considered.

"UN cybersecurity discussions need to ... [and] seize the political moment offered by the successful conclusion of the recent OEWG as well as the 6th GGE." A commentary I wrote for RSIS. rsis.edu.sg/rsis-publicati…

What can governments and industry proactively do to address the ransomware threat? How can they work together more effectively on this issue? For details of a RSIS-CENS webinar discussion on ransomware on an upcoming 23 Sep see below: rsis.edu.sg/event/cens-web…

Attending this now. A very timely conversation on a key and pressing issue. #globalcybercooperation #digital

Good piece by Laura Southgate. Found the perspectives spot-on. thediplomat.com/2021/09/aukus-…

Izumi Nakamitsu, UN Office for Disarmament Affairs: Attacks by state actors have increased in scope, scale, sophistication & severity. A range of actors are using ICTs & other cyber tech in a way that undermines trust & increases risk of armed conflict. buff.ly/3zB4aDd #GlobalCyberCooperation

The International Cyber Capacity Building: Global Trends and Scenarios launched today is a key step in advancing the conversation on international cyber capacity building. The the report will certainly provide much food for thought in the days to come! iss.europa.eu/content/intern…

Looking forward to the conversation tonight at the Chatham House Cyner Conference on "How we can maintain a global, open internet".Chatham House #CHCyber

Final session of the #CHCyber conference wraps up with a fascinating discussion on maintaining a global, open internet! Emily Taylor @ChathamHouseISR Dr. Alexi Drew RAND Europe @SullivanISOC Internet Society Nick Pickles Twitter @Policy Sithuraj Ponraj Thanks to all who joined us!

Rules urgently needed for cyber, AI and other emerging domains amid growing threat of cyber attacks: Ng Eng Hen str.sg/3qKT

The specifics of how this is done may need to discussed further. However, there is value in developing stronger mechanisms to foster closer public-private collaboration and  information sharing to deal with increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks. ft.com/content/08e23c…

ASEAN enjoys strong cybersecurity cooperation on many fronts. It should build on the momentum achieved to enhance the region's ability to address an increasingly sophisticated ransomware threat. A commentary I wrote. #cybersecurity #ransomware #asean rsis.edu.sg/rsis-publicati…

The question is what the development of prolonged state of pre-conflict that does not cross into war could mean for international cyber rules discussions, and our perspectives and doctrine concerning nature of cyber operations itself. …foreignaffairs-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.foreig…

Touted as the first such use of ransomware by 'genuine' hacktivists (unlike state-sponsored hackers) for political coercion. Whether was successful in impacting policy is debatable, but could become a worrying trend if copied by other groups. google.com/amp/s/www.wire…