Binding Hook

“Seizing an IP address is not as simple as it sounds.” In his latest for Binding Hook, Max van der Horst (@disclosing.observer) looks at ways criminal IP addresses could be seized without harming third parties, violating laws, or compromising net neutrality. bindinghook.com/seizing-ip-a...

The first substantive session set the groups on a procedural footing, but key questions remain. How will topics be chosen? How will the groups connect to the plenary? What should their outputs look like? bindinghook.com/its-on-state...

IP address custody needs clear legal safeguards: judicial authorisation, time limits, independent oversight, and separate permission for traffic interception, argues Max van der Horst (@shaunitor) in his latest for Binding Hook: #cybercrime #netneutrality bindinghook.com/seizing-ip-a...

The first substantive session set the groups on a procedural footing, but key questions remain. How will topics be chosen? How will the groups connect to the plenary? What should their outputs look like? bindinghook.com/its-on-state...

(2/6) Outgoing DSIT Deputy Director for UK Cyber Security and Resilience Policy Irfan Hemani reflects on his tenure and suggests next steps for the UK government. bindinghook.com/still-work-t...

In case you missed it, check out this month's Hooked! newsletter by senior editor @katharinegk.bsky.social: bindinghook.com/hooked-19-as...

Virtual Routes Colloquium returns this Autumn/Winter with four sessions exploring AI’s role in global politics and security, featuring Jack Goldsmith, Linda van der Horst, Ann-Katrien Oimann & Isabella Wilkinson. Learn more about each session & sign up here: virtual-routes.org/colloquium-a...

In case you missed it, check out this month's Hooked! newsletter by senior editor @katharinegk.bsky.social: bindinghook.com/hooked-19-as...

How do open-source software communities shape geopolitics? Join our 1st Autumn/Winter Colloquium on AI in global politics and security, featuring Jack Goldsmith as speaker & Dr. Arash Pourebrahimi as discussant. Wed 21 Oct @ 10:00 CEST | Online Sign up: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

In ‘Reconceptualising War,’ Chiara Libiseller traces how war concepts such as the Revolution in Military Affairs, counterinsurgency, and hybrid warfare rise, gain authority, and fade. Read @isabellaneumann.bsky.social's review here: bindinghook.com/is-cognitive...

We're proudly launching Ironmonger House Talks, an event series at our London office bringing together leading experts to examine how emerging technologies are reshaping security, politics & global affairs. Read more & register your interest here: virtual-routes.org/ironmonger-h...

In this month’s Hooked!, Binding Hook editor @katharinegk.bsky.social explores how narratives about Ukraine have changed in the context of rapid defence innovation, changing approaches to aid, and European fear. bindinghook.com/hooked-19-as...

(4/6) Jamie MacColl & Will Lyne explored the challenges facing UK law enforcement as they combat a diversifying array of cyber threats in the face of limited resources & evolving cyber landscape. bindinghook.com/local-hacker...

In this month’s Hooked!, Binding Hook editor @katharinegk.bsky.social explores how narratives about Ukraine have changed in the context of rapid defence innovation, changing approaches to aid, and European fear. bindinghook.com/hooked-19-as...

In ‘Reconceptualising War,’ Chiara Libiseller traces how war concepts such as the Revolution in Military Affairs, counterinsurgency, and hybrid warfare rise, gain authority, and fade. Read @isabellaneumann.bsky.social's review here: bindinghook.com/is-cognitive...

1 week to go until the first Ironmonger House Talk & we have 25 free books for attendees. Drawing on 'We Shall Outlast Them' & 'American Overthrow', Hanna Notte & Keir Giles will examine Russian hybrid warfare & Moscow’s confrontation with the West. Register: virtual-routes.org/event/moscow...

Our 2nd Ironmonger House Talk in London asks: Who should govern AI? Drawing on her book 'The Tech Coup' & experience in the European Parliament and at Stanford, Marietje Schaake examines Big Tech’s growing power and Europe’s choices. 📅 4 Nov | 12:30 GMT Register: virtual-routes.org/event/who-go...

The new UN #cyberGlobalMechanism emerges against a backdrop of enduring geopolitical tensions, diverging state positions, and persistent gaps in implementation capacity. bindinghook.com/its-on-state...

‘If ‘action-oriented’ is to be more than a buzzword, states need to show what it means in practice.’ Read more from Helene Pleil about the UN’s new Global Mechanism for ICT in Binding Hook: bindinghook.com/its-on-state...

‘China is rapidly emerging as a global leader in connected and autonomous vehicles, with an approach shaped by both aggressive innovation and equally assertive regulation.’ Read more from Paulina Uznańska: bindinghook.com/strategic-op...

The new UN #cyberGlobalMechanism emerges against a backdrop of enduring geopolitical tensions, diverging state positions, and persistent gaps in implementation capacity. bindinghook.com/its-on-state...

‘Europe can keep treating Chinese connected cars as a trade irritant, or it can treat them as what they are: mobile nodes in a world-wide digital ecosystem,’ writes @PUznanska in her latest for Binding Hook: bindinghook.com/strategic-op...

‘Despite widespread expectations of retaliation, Iranian cyber activity following the February strikes was consistent with Iran’s established peacetime playbook, rather than the predicted coordinated retaliatory wave.’ Read @saffronsec.bsky.social's latest: bindinghook.com/what-does-th...

🪝 September’s Editor’s Pick: Emmanuel Atwam’s first-person account of the challenges facing law enforcement dealing with cross-border cybercrime in areas big tech platforms don’t prioritise. bindinghook.com/to-help-vict...

‘If ‘action-oriented’ is to be more than a buzzword, states need to show what it means in practice.’ Read more from Helene Pleil about the UN’s new Global Mechanism for ICT in Binding Hook: bindinghook.com/its-on-state...

🪝 September’s Editor’s Pick: Emmanuel Atwam’s first-person account of the challenges facing law enforcement dealing with cross-border cybercrime in areas big tech platforms don’t prioritise. bindinghook.com/to-help-vict...

(1/6) UK PM Andy Burnham has left his base at Number 10 North inside a GCHQ building & in his UN speech, drawn inspiration from his Mancunian neighbours to announce a centre for information defence & plans to facilitate AI cooperation. What’s next for UK cyber policy? Read our selected analysis:

‘Any government support and intervention should be predicated on organisations having done the minimum required.’ Read more from @ihuk30 as he reflects on his time at DSIT: bindinghook.com/still-work-t...

‘Despite widespread expectations of retaliation, Iranian cyber activity following the February strikes was consistent with Iran’s established peacetime playbook, rather than the predicted coordinated retaliatory wave.’ Read @saffronsec.bsky.social's latest: bindinghook.com/what-does-th...

‘The doomsday predictions of wipers against US infrastructure at scale, hack-and-leak operations against defence and political targets, and coordinated destructive campaigns of the sort deployed in Ukraine never materialised.’ Read more @saffronsec.bsky.social: bindinghook.com/what-does-th...

‘Europe can keep treating Chinese connected cars as a trade irritant, or it can treat them as what they are: mobile nodes in a world-wide digital ecosystem,’ writes @PUznanska in her latest for Binding Hook: bindinghook.com/strategic-op...

“Restraint itself can be a signal.” Read more from the brilliant @saffronsec.bsky.social in @bindinghook.bsky.social on the relationship between cyber and kinetic conflict as observed in the Iran war

Former DSIT Deputy Director for UK Cyber Security and Resilience Policy Irfan Hemani is moving on to a new role outside of government, but he has some suggestions for ways the UK can continue his work: bindinghook.com/still-work-t...

‘The doomsday predictions of wipers against US infrastructure at scale, hack-and-leak operations against defence and political targets, and coordinated destructive campaigns of the sort deployed in Ukraine never materialised.’ Read more @saffronsec.bsky.social: bindinghook.com/what-does-th...

'The damage was likely negligible; the effect was psychological, not operational.’ Read more from @saffronsec.bsky.social on Iran’s wartime cyber operations: bindinghook.com/what-does-th...

What does 'cognitive warfare' help us understand about conflict today? Isabella Neumann explores Chiara Libiseller’s book 'Reconceptualising War: The Rise and Fall of Fashionable Concepts in Strategic Studies' & the concepts we use to describe a changing battlefield. bindinghook.com/is-cognitive...

Excited to publish my first @bindinghook.bsky.social piece on challenging assumptions of how Iranian cyber ops function in wartime & the discrepancy between capability/intent signals from peacetime. What does the evidence say on how cyber/kinetic interact in conflict? bindinghook.com/what-does-th...

‘As a clear area of strength and opportunity on the international stage at a time when the UK is trying to re-define its place in a rapidly changing world, the country should be investing more in this niche.’ Read more from Irfan Hemani: bindinghook.com/still-work-t...

'The damage was likely negligible; the effect was psychological, not operational.’ Read more from @saffronsec.bsky.social on Iran’s wartime cyber operations: bindinghook.com/what-does-th...

‘Prioritising harnessing over access would allow the EU to have a more direct and tangible impact on its economy and security,’ argues Tommaso De Zan in his latest for Binding Hook: #AI #cybersecurity bindinghook.com/to-access-or...