Second Interdisciplinary Workshop on Reimagining Democracy

Last month, I convened the Second Interdisciplinary Workshop on Reimagining Democracy (IWORD 2023) at the Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center. As with IWORD 2022, the goal was to bring together a diverse set of thinkers and practitioners to talk about how democracy might be reimagined for the twenty-first century.

My thinking is very broad here. Modern democracy was invented in the mid-eighteenth century, using mid-eighteenth-century technology. Were democracy to be invented from scratch today, with today’s technologies, it would look very different. Representation would look different. Adjudication would look different. Resource allocation and reallocation would look different. Everything would look different, because we would have much more powerful technology to build on and no legacy systems to worry about…

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Why cyber war readiness is critical for democracies

Once the war in Ukraine ends, Russia’s offensive cyber capabilities will be directed towards other targets, Rik Ferguson, VP Security Intelligence for Forescout, predicted at IRISSCON on Thursday. Rik Ferguson on stage at IRISSCON 2023 The skills… Continue reading Why cyber war readiness is critical for democracies

Ukraine’s top security official to keynote IRISSCON 2023 conference

The Deputy Chairman of Ukraine’s technical security and intelligence service will give the keynote address at this year’s IRISSCERT cybersecurity conference, IRISSCON, in Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on Thursday, 16 November. Victor Zhora, Deputy Chairman of… Continue reading Ukraine’s top security official to keynote IRISSCON 2023 conference

Passwordless is more than a buzzword among cybersecurity pros

Password security remains highly relevant even as cybersecurity strategies move toward a passwordless future. Of the 100 Black Hat USA 2023 attendees Delinea polled, 54% said passwordless is a viable concept, while 79% agreed that passwords are evolvin… Continue reading Passwordless is more than a buzzword among cybersecurity pros

Cybertech Africa 2023 marks the first gathering for innovation and networking in the region

Last week, on August 1-2, 2023, Cybertech arrived at the Kigali Convention Center in Kigali, Rwanda, in partnership with the Rwanda Ministry of ICT, Rwanda’s National Cyber Security Authority, the Rwanda Convention Bureau, and Smart Africa. Over a hund… Continue reading Cybertech Africa 2023 marks the first gathering for innovation and networking in the region

Black Hat USA 2023 video walkthrough

Help Net Security is in Las Vegas this week for Black Hat USA 2023, and this video provides a closer look at the event. The exhibitors featured in this video are: 1Password, Aqua Security, CISA, Cisco, CyberFOX, Darktrace, Dasera, Fortanix, Fortinet, F… Continue reading Black Hat USA 2023 video walkthrough