🚨 New Report Alert! 🚨
Excited to share our latest research, "Enhancing Cybersecurity Resilience for Transnational Dissidents," published by the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity. Co-authored with my @citizenlab colleagues Gözde Böcü & Nicola Lawford, the report dives into the cybersecurity threats faced by exiled women dissidents in the U.S.
As the foundation for this study, we conducted 17 semi-structured interviews with women-identifying victims of digital transnational repression (DTR) in the U.S., along with five current and former staff members from digital rights organizations. The paper outlines the distinct cybersecurity challenges these dissidents and their organizations face, using a structure based on SAFETAG—a cybersecurity framework designed for small non-profit organizations—along with additional themes and insights drawn from these interviews.
In this report, we shed light on the growing cybersecurity threats targeting these women and their organizations, from spyware attacks to disinformation campaigns. Operating at the intersection of gender, politics, and digital repression, these activists face unique challenges in their fight for justice and free expression.
We also highlight how these activists have developed their own cybersecurity practices based on their experiences and needs. Their resilience extends into all areas of daily life, including home, family, external employment, and navigating their host country and diaspora community.
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Check it out
https://cltc.berkeley.edu/publication/cyber-resilience-for-transnational-dissidents/
