Cyber Threat Actors and the Losses They Cause
From those who attack for fun to state-sponsored groups: we have ranked cyber threat actors by their motivations and threat levels.
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Espionage and State Secrets
The Turkish Penal Code does not define espionage and does not question the spy’s motivation. This gap can expose civil servants who reveal crimes and journalists who report on them to espionage charges.
An Unusual Honey Trap Precaution from a Japanese Colonel
The most common blackmail material in a honey trap is an extramarital affair, but intimate images of family members can also be used. The unusual precaution a Japanese colonel took against this danger.
How Was the US “Colonial Pipeline” Brought Down by Seizing a Single Password?
In 2021, the largest fuel pipeline in the US stopped because of a single leaked password and an old VPN account. The Colonial Pipeline attack showed how fragile critical infrastructure is.
Cyber Attacks on SCADA Systems
From Stuxnet to the Ukrainian power grid: attacks on industrial control systems show that the cyber threat reaches beyond screens into the physical world.
The Planet’s Great Test After Corona: The Cyber Threat
The World Economic Forum foresaw the pandemic years ago, yet the world was caught unprepared. The author warns that the same mistake must not be repeated with cyber threats.
Death Fast, Bloody Iftar: The “Return to Life” Operations
Launched simultaneously in 20 prisons in December 2000, Operation Return to Life is etched in memory with death fasts and dozens of deaths. The author, trained at the gendarmerie school, questions the background of the operation.
Is Jihadism Part of Political Islam?
The claim that a jihadist organisation has been “finished” is misleading, because members and ideology move on to other organisations. The article questions the relationship between jihadism and political Islam.
A Police Chief’s Memory of Fighting the Honey Trap
The honey trap is a danger awaiting everyone, whatever their profession or position. A retired police chief’s memory of fighting this trap.
Grey Wolves in a Region Where They Have Officially Been Deemed “Terrorists” for a Quarter Century (The Ülkücü Movement, Part 5)
Beyond the ban debates in Europe, the Grey Wolves have officially been considered a terrorist organisation in some Central Asian countries for a quarter of a century. The fifth part of the Ülkücü series.
The Need-to-Know Principle and Personal Data Security: The TÜGVA Scandal
Only authorised people accessing only as much information as necessary: the “need-to-know” principle is the foundation of data security. The leak of TÜGVA documents is a striking example of its violation.
The Village Guards
Allegations of serious crimes against some village guards have reopened the debate on the village guard system. The author assesses the system, covering nearly 70,000 armed personnel, together with the arguments of all sides.
The Modern Security Environment and Cybersecurity: The Case of Iran
In a modern security environment dominated by asymmetric and hybrid threats, cybersecurity is still not addressed enough. Iran is an instructive example in this field, as both target and attacker.
The Ülkücüs in Europe and the US (The Ülkücü Movement, Part 4)
In 2021 the European Parliament called for a ban on the Ülkücü movement in EU countries to be examined. The fourth part of the Ülkücü series looks at the stance in Europe and the US.
The Ülkücü Movement in Germany (The Ülkücü Movement, Part 3)
In Europe, far-right ideologies are increasingly seen as a growing security threat. The third part of the Ülkücü series looks at Ülkücü organisation in Germany and how German security agencies view it.
