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Cyber Security | Threat Intelligence | Strategy ∙ RT ≠ endorsement ∙ cybersecurity, AI, policy | formerly @Hertie_Security

Berlin, Germany
Joined September 2020
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🎧 New Podcast! In one of the final episodes of the season @BackovskyDavid interviews @alex_romero on hybrid threats. If you want to learn more about threshold operations and how we can use data to monitor them, listen now! berlinsecuritybeat.podigee.i…
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Interested in the cyber elements of the Russian invasion of Ukraine? Tune in to this recent #BerlinSecurityBeat episode as @BackovskyDavid interviews CMIST's @NadiyaKostyuk about pre-war expectations, lessons learned, and more. berlinsecuritybeat.podigee.i…
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🚨🎧Are you interested in learning more about cyber conflict? New ep of #BerlinSecurityBeat is out with @BackovskyDavid & @perceptic0n of @IFSHHamburg on all things cyber conflict – from the strategic to the operational. Listen everywhere. 🔗 berlinsecuritybeat.podigee.i…
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Curious about the cyber dimension of the Russian invasion of Ukraine? Tune in to the latest #BerlinSecurityBeat episode! I chat with @BackovskyDavid about expectations, lessons learned, and evolving insights into cyber conflict. Shoutout to @AfterWestphalia, @NataliyaBrantly, and @gavinbwilde for their valuable work on Ukraine. Thanks, @BackovskyDavid, for a great discussion! @cmist_cmu
🎧 Interested in the cyber dimension of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine? Newest #BerlinSecurityBeat episode is out! @BackovskyDavid interviews @NadiyaKostyuk about expectations, lessons learned and how our understanding of cyber conflict is evolving. Listen everywhere. 🔗 berlinsecuritybeat.podigee.i…
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🎧 Interested in the cyber dimension of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine? Newest #BerlinSecurityBeat episode is out! @BackovskyDavid interviews @NadiyaKostyuk about expectations, lessons learned and how our understanding of cyber conflict is evolving. Listen everywhere. 🔗 berlinsecuritybeat.podigee.i…
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Delighted to have been able to interview @NadiyaKostyuk on the cyber dimension of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We dive into which scenarios did and did not come to be and how we may understand cyber conflict in the near-term. The episode is out now! 👇
🎧 Interested in the cyber dimension of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine? Newest #BerlinSecurityBeat episode is out! @BackovskyDavid interviews @NadiyaKostyuk about expectations, lessons learned and how our understanding of cyber conflict is evolving. Listen everywhere. 🔗 berlinsecuritybeat.podigee.i…
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If you're interested in AI security and responsible development, then please listen to my conversation with the inimitable @ruchowdh that is out now on the #BerlinSecurityBeat. We talk AI red teaming, why AI shouldn't be anthropomorphised and much more!
🎧 Want to better understand AI security or AI red teaming? Check out the latest #BerlinSecurityBeat podcast, where @BackovskyDavid interviews @ruchowdh to discuss AI anthropomorphization, red-teaming, algorithmic biases, & more. Listen everywhere. 🔗 berlinsecuritybeat.podigee.i…
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🎧 Interested in the growing problem of spyware? In our newest episode, @BackovskyDavid interviews @Elina_Castillo & Rebecca White of @AmnestyTech on unlawful digital surveillance and its impacts on society and its victims. Listen everywhere. berlinsecuritybeat.podigee.i…
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📢 Our "Disunity in Diversity?" conference is underway! Today's panels address both missed opportunities and obstacles for 🇪🇺 Europe's strategic capacity. This conference is organised by @Hertie_Security, @SAISHopkins, @KissingerCenter, and @DAAD_Germany.
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It was a great pleasure to interview @Hertie_Security co-director @ARGohdes for our newest #BerlinSecurityBeat episode. We talk about a cyber threat that we don't discuss nearly enough – digital state repression. To find out more listen wherever you get your podcasts.
🎧 Newest episode of #BerlinSecurityBeat podcast is out! On episode six, @BackovskyDavid interviews none other than @ARGohdes on her work on digital state repression. It's a great conversation so tune in wherever you get your podcasts! 🔗 berlinsecuritybeat.podigee.i…
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It was a great pleasure to interview @Hertie_Security co-director @ARGohdes for our newest #BerlinSecurityBeat episode. We talk about a cyber threat that we don't discuss nearly enough – digital state repression. To find out more listen wherever you get your podcasts.
🎧 Newest episode of #BerlinSecurityBeat podcast is out! On episode six, @BackovskyDavid interviews none other than @ARGohdes on her work on digital state repression. It's a great conversation so tune in wherever you get your podcasts! 🔗 berlinsecuritybeat.podigee.i…
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🎧 Newest episode of #BerlinSecurityBeat podcast is out! On episode six, @BackovskyDavid interviews none other than @ARGohdes on her work on digital state repression. It's a great conversation so tune in wherever you get your podcasts! 🔗 berlinsecuritybeat.podigee.i…
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📢 Don't miss this event! Explore the strategic questions facing Europe with leading experts @apolyakova, @benedettabertiw, @NathalieTocci, @onethuthree, @GoulardSylvie, chaired by @mephenke. 📅 31.05.2024 | 10:30 am CEST | On-site Register ⬇️ 🔗 bit.ly/4bCPo2q
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🎧 Interested in the evolution of U.S. cyber foreign policy? Listen to our newest #BerlinSecurityBeat episode with William Klein of @fgs_global and @CSIS. @BackovskyDavid and William talk China, export controls, digital arms control and much more. Available on all platforms.
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A great privilege to interview William Klein of @fgs_global on his over two decades of experience at @StateDept. We delve into a real gamut of topics from U.S. cyber policy, China and the difficulty of arms control and verification in cyberspace. Have a listen!
🎧 Interested in the evolution of U.S. cyber foreign policy? Listen to our newest #BerlinSecurityBeat episode with William Klein of @fgs_global and @CSIS. @BackovskyDavid and William talk China, export controls, digital arms control and much more. Available on all platforms.
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🇫🇮President @alexstubb at @thehertieschool: Russia is testing Finnish society, Russia is testing German society, and we need a common comprehensive security approach to respond to it.
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Today, we are celebrating 20 years since the great EU enlargement! On 1 May 2004, the citizens of 🇨🇾 🇨🇿 🇪🇪 🇭🇺 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 🇲🇹 🇵🇱 🇸🇰 🇸🇮 became citizens of the EU. Over the past two decades, the pace of change across our Union has been remarkable. #20YearsTogether
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A novel attack on Android TVs, where people might sign into their Google account in an Airbnb or an office. Usually they're locked down, but by downloading other software an attacker can access the entire contents of the Google account, email, drive, more 404media.co/android-tvs-can-…
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In Memoriam: Daniel Dennett (1942-2024) leiterreports.typepad.com/bl…
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