This week in Iran Cyber Watch: Cause of cyber attack on Ministry of Oil, ban on foreign E-mail addresses, the Supreme Leader’s religious orders on the use of circumvention tools, and more.

This post is the first in a new series tracking the latest news and updates on the status of Internet controls and circumventions in Iran compiled by ASL19.

In his piece, Professor Deibert writes about Canada’s role in securing cyberspace, quasi-national cyber armies such as the Syrian Electronic Army and the challenges faced by global civil society in cyberspace.

Citizen Lab Research Fellow Luis Horacio Najera’s commentary was featured in today’s Globe and Mail about World Press Freedom Day.

On 23-26 April 2012, Citizen Lab Post-Doctoral Fellow Eneken Tikk attended the Sixth Forum on Partnership of State Authorities, Civil Society and the Business Community in Ensuring Information Security and Combating Terrorism.

Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert published a new paper in this year’s edition of the GIS Watch.

Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert published an article titled Big Data Meets Big Brother.

Citizen Lab is pleased to welcome Dr. Eneken Tikk-Ringas as Citizen Lab and Canada Centre Post-Doctoral Fellow.

Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert wrote an article in the recent G-20 Research Group publication, which discusses the impact of an increase in “cloud computing” on issues of policing, privacy and human rights.

In a new article for the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, Director Ron Deibert writes about the rise of Asia’s cyberspace.