Cyberlaw Blogospace

Israel’s Version of Moving Fast and Breaking Things: The New Cybersecurity Bill
July 2021
Deborah Housen-Couriel, Tal Mimran, Yuval Shany
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) of Israel published a new bill in February entitled “Cybersecurity and the National Cyber Directorate.” If passed by government committee and the Knesset, this law...
The UN Cyber Groups, GGE and OEWG – A Consensus is Optimal, But Time is of the Essence
July 2021
Dan Efrony
The UN groups operating in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security — the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) and the UN Governmental Group of Experts (...
The Collective Aspect of ‘Incoming Vector’ Personalization
June 2021
Ayelet Gordon-Tapiero
Jane wakes up in the morning. She yawns, stretches and reaches her hand over to the night table. Laying right next to her glasses and glass of water is her cell phone. She has seventeen updates...
Enhanced Soldiers and Some General Thoughts on Technology in Warfare
May 2021
Yahli Shereshevsky
I have recently published an article on the equal application of international law to enhanced soldiers. The paper is an outcome of a research project at the Federmann Cyber Security Center led by...
Cyber operations and the application of rights inherent in sovereignty to new domains of operation
April 2021
Jack Kenny
Cyber operations and the application of rights inherent in sovereignty to new domains of operation In a post earlier this year on EJIL Talk!, Dapo Akande, Antonio Coco and Talita Dias argued...
In-Depth Interviews – Regulation of Cyber-Security in Smart and Connected Vehicles
February 2021
Gadi Perl
Aimed at improving vehicle safety, efficiency and travel experience – new cars are now equipped with sophisticated technologies. Mechanical systems have been digitized, sensors mounted on cars...
From Rule of Law to Rule of Community Standards?
January 2021
Yuval Shany
The dramatic events of January 6, 2021 represent not only a severe crisis for American democracy – the first takeover of the US Capitol building since 1812 – but also a possible tipping point in...
Fake News, Social Media and Covid-19
January 2021
Renana Keydar
  I.Introduction Just as the COVID-19 pandemic changed every aspect of our lives, it also changed the cyberspace. In particular, this is evident in aspects relating to content moderation of...
Israel, Cyberattacks and International Law
January 2021
Yuval Shany & Tal Mimran
In April 2020, a serious cyberattack hit Israel’s water infrastructure facilities. Iran, Israeli officials alleged, had carried out the attack with the goal of tampering with the water chlorine...
סייבר פרטיזנים - בחירות בלרוס 2020
November 2020
מאת: אביתר גרינשפון For the English Version לכל אורך היסטוריה האנושית, מידע היה בעל ערך ולעיתים אף גורם מכריע בסוגים שונים של עימותים: צבאיים, כלכליים או פוליטיים. במהלך 2020 התקיימו בחירות...