Cyber and Human Vulnerabilities: Who Is the Ethical Hacker and Why Should We Care

Anita Biscaro on Debate, vulnerability, information security, cybersphere, hackers, social control

Cyber and human vulnerabilities are mutually dependent and the so-called ethical hackers seem the best solution for firms and governments to cope with cyber threats. However, the hackers’ technical skills make them an elite group in terms of power-knowledge. This makes assessing the morality of their actions inherently difficult.

Malicious, misanthropic and awkward. Hollywood movies

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Researchers at risk in Central Asia (part II)

Philipp Lottholz on Field, research security, Central Asia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan

Researcher safety in peace, conflict and security studies in Central Asia and beyond: Making sense and finding new ways forward. The safety of researchers is a pressing issue, with ever new incidents of scholars and journalists being detained, interrogated or otherwise scrutinised by security forces both in Central Asia and the world over. We »

Researchers at risk in Central Asia (part I)


by Philipp Lottholz
 
Researcher safety in peace, conflict and security studies in Central Asia and beyond: Making…

Regeni, the media chorus sides with the counter-revolution


by Francesco Strazzari
 
Instead of looking into the mechanisms that shield the executioners from prosecution, Italian media…

Gangs in Central America: Nicaragua vs the Northern Triangle


by Angelita Francina Schout
 
From maras to pandillas, between street gangs and organised crime: a comparative look across…

Everyday Practices of ‘Counter-Radicalisation’ and ‘Countering Violent Extremism’


by Ervjola Selenica
 
Governing the Radical through Power, Knowledge, Economy and Routine. EISA Prague 2018 – Call for…

The social roots of 'radicalisation' and 'violent extremism' in Africa


by Francesco Strazzari
 
Is 'radicalisation' the cause or the effect of violent conflict in Africa? English translation…

Migration management and the death of an Iraqi child in Bolzano: a conversation with senator Francesco Palermo


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By Mattia Farris, Beatrice Autelli, Claudia Knering, and Alessia Muzzin - The wealthy Italian…

Drone warfare in Niger


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By Dominic James Stanley, Ginevra Fontana, and Angelantonio Duraccio The death of four American…

Warbling security

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