The United States and the European Commission have reached a deal in principle regarding the transfer and storage of European data on U.S. soil. Data privacy experts warn that the commitment may be too vague to maintain cybersecurity standards.

How do cybersecurity leaders view the current state of cyber tech in China? The eighth episode of The Cybersecurity and Geopolitical Podcast — China’s Role in Cybersecurity: Opportunity, Manufacturer or Threat? — discusses the intentions of the nation's foreign policy regarding cyber manufacturing.

An international training program helps Pennsylvania prepare for cyber threats and protect critical technology infrastructure in the state. 

Yale's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs announced today that it will launch a new International Leadership Center (ILC) and integrate International Security Studies (ISS) in order to further strengthen the Institute’s core research mission.

Take a look at the threat landscape in Asia as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, vaccination programs start or continue, and geopolitical tensions evolve.

Independent research conducted by Dr. Mike McGuire, Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Surrey, and sponsored by HP Inc. found a 100% rise in ‘significant’ nation state incidents between 2017-2020. Analysis of over 200 cybersecurity incidents associated with nation state activity since 2009 also shows the enterprise is now the most common target (35%), followed by cyberdefense (25%), media and communications (14%), government bodies and regulators (12%), and critical infrastructure (10%).

The University of Kent announced its Institute of Advanced Studies in Cyber Security and Conflict, a University-wide hub promoting interdisciplinary research and educational activities in cybersecurity and conflict. The institute will extend cybersecurity research into wider areas such as international conflict, cyber influence and behavior, cybercrime, cyber law and digital financial technology.

The report commends partnerships between countries for combating cybercrime, praising public-private partnerships in particular for beginning to show tangible results in terms of fighting cybercrime, such as the partnership of 11 nations to take down a crime ring associated with the GameOver Zeus botnet in June.

China will investigate providers of IT products and services to protect “national security” and “economic and social development,” according to the official Xinhua news agency. This move follows the U.S. government charged five Chinese military officers with hacking U.S. companies to steal trade secrets.