Cyberspace confidential
In his essay in the Globe and Mail Professor Deibert provides illuminating insight questions related to the use and abuse of cyberspace, as well as Canada’s role in the constantly evolving space of global communications.
In the Media
Citizen Lab staff and research in the news.
Panel: Canada, check your privacy settings
On Thursday, June 10 at 2:30 pm, Net Change is hosting a panel called “Canada, check your privacy settings” as part of “A Week Exploring Tech for Change”. The panel features both Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert and Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Dr. Ann Cavoukian. Further, the conversation will be moderated by Jesse Hirsch, technology commentator for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
Cyberwar
In this video, Al Jazeera’s Josh Rushing interviews the Citizen Lab’s Ron Deibert on a special episode of “Fault Lines” dedicated to exploring issues of cyberwar, cyberespionage and national security. The episode features the Citizen Lab’s GhostNet Report, problems of cyber attack attribution, and the militarization of cyberspace. The program also includes interviews from Michael Chertoff, Former Officer of Homeland Security and other cybersecurity experts.
Chinese Whispers on ABC News
Nart Villeneuve and Ron Deibert are interviewed in a video regarding “the tensions now involved in doing business with China.”
Shadows in the Cloud Coverage on CBC
CBC’s Evan Soloman interviews Ron Deibert and Rafal Rohozinski on “Power and Politics” regarding the newly published report “Shadows in the Cloud” on April 6, 2010. Watch here.
Shadows in the Cloud coverage in the New York Times
The New York Times covered the newest report released by the Citizen Lab, Shadows in the Cloud.
Citizen Lab in new Index on Censorship publication
Ron Deibert and Rafal Rohozinski contributed an article to Index on Censorship, Britain’s leading organisation promoting freedom of expression. The work describes the “‘next generation’ controls that are being exercised in cyberspace” such as just-in-time blocking and patriotic hacking.
Der Marsch der Geisterratten
Man nennt sie “trojanischen Pferde”. Tückische Angreifer, harmlos verpackt. Die Kriegslist mag so alt sein wie die alten Griechen, aber die Sache mit dem Holzpferd hat sich weiterentwickelt: Ein “trojanisches Pferd” greift am Bildschirm an. Und heute ist es nichts weiter als ein Stück Computercode, ein paar Zeilen in den Programmsprachen C++ oder Perl oder ASM, von Finsterlingen in einer harmlos erscheinenden Datei versteckt. In dem Bild mit den kleinen Hündchen etwa, das unvermutet im Eingangskorb der E-Mail auftaucht. In dem fröhlichen Anschreiben an den “Sehr verehrten Lottogewinner”. Wer es öffnet, lädt feindliche Heere auf seinen Rechner. Computer, durch die ein trojanisches Pferd geritten ist, können von Hackern in aller Welt ferngesteuert werden, können ausgeforscht, umprogrammiert und für finstere Verbrechen missbraucht werden.
In Google We Trust
Rafal Rohozinski speaks to Newsweek about the future of cyberspace and the recent cyber attacks on Google. He describes The Citizen Lab’s involvement in assisting the company based on their expertise with the GhostNet incident in March 2009. Questions are answered regarding the recent controversies with Google’s difficult business relationship with China, including the allegation that the attacks were “an inside job.”
Google, China, and the coming threat from cyberspace
The Citizen Lab’s Ron Deibert and Rafal Rohozinski contributed an opinion piece to The Christian Science Monitor regarding the current actors and trends in cyberwarfare. The researchers discuss the recent cyber attacks on Google, state-based cyberesipionage, and online criminal networks.
