Between June and August 2025, the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) has made significant progress in its cybersecurity campaign in Africa. Under Operation Serengeti 2.0, major strides were made in tracking down and apprehending many cybercriminals working to undermine the stability of the international financial system.
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On October 18, 2018, the School of Diplomacy and International Relations co-hosted the International Peace Institute’s (IPI) Distinguished Author Series. The event’s guest speaker was David E. Sanger, national security correspondent for the New York Times and author of “The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage, and Fear of the Cyber Age.”
Read MoreNorth Korea’s team of over 5,000 hackers is growing and improving faster than most have predicted. Despite only recently recognizing the magnitude of this threat, the U.S. and other countries claim that North Korea poses a significant threat to their national security.
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The Stuxnet worm. Described as a “cyber-missile” by The Economist, this computer worm is capable of targeting specific equipment designs while leaving nontargeted pieces of technology unharmed.
Read MoreA mysterious group of hackers, calling itself the Shadow Brokers, stole a few disks full of National Security Agency secrets in 2013. They have waited to unleash those disks’ secrets onto the Internet – until now.
Read MoreIsrael is leading the world in producing cyber mercenary groups. When these highly-trained Israeli cyber soldiers leave the army, they enter the private sector and begin selling their skills to the highest bidder.
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Robert Knake, the Whitney Shepardson senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, spoke to students at the School of Diplomacy on October 13 about his work on Internet governance, public-private partnerships, and cyber conflict.
Read MoreAlthough the debate was filled with accusations and insults, and did not venture far beyond domestic policies such as taxes and unemployment, the candidates briefly covered trade, cybersecurity, and terrorism.
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