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The new face of the Syrian Electronic Army
By Anwar Abas and Abdulrahman Al-Masri for Open Canada Once responsible for Assad’s offensive cyber operations, the Syrian Electronic Army is back. Its new mission, to... Read More
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Digital safety in the world’s most dangerous war zone
By Deirdre Collings and Robert Muggah for iPolitics In war-torn Syria, the contents of one’s phone mean the difference between life and death. “My phone... Read More
Digital Citizenship: A Primer
If you use the internet, then you are a digital citizen. This means you have a responsibility for the things you do online – it’s... Read More
Saving Syrian Lives: A Woman’s Work is Never Done Even Online
Sarah al-Hourani’s life changed dramatically with the Syrian uprising in 2011. Until the protests that rocked her hometown of Daraa over the arrest and torture... Read More
Celebrating Cyber Women 2018
All around the world, women are using digital technology to innovate. To celebrate these achievements, the SecDev Foundation will be featuring inspiring women and their... Read More
Black Rose Book Launch
Using Manga to Teach Digital Safety in Vietnam Custom graphic novel sheds light on online dangers and human trafficking. The SecDev Foundation is proud to... Read More
Internet in Syria Remains Critical – and Challenged
By Abdulrahman al-Masri Internet in Syria remains critical – and challenged. Footage from Vice on HBO’s latest documentary, Assad’s Syria, shows a large web of exposed and intertwined wires in the... Read More
Introducing Black Rose: Be a Cyber Super Star!
Join with us to become a cyber super star! Black Rose is a dramatic story of a famous singer coming face-to-face with the dark side of... Read More
Getting Girls into Tech: 5 Ways to do Better
A special look at what helps encourage girls to get into the tech field – from the vantage point of high school student, Noor Madhoun... Read More
2nd Central Asian Internet Governance Forum
The SecDev Foundation is proud to support the 2nd Central Asian Internet Governance Forum (CAIGF) in Tajikistan. The main purpose of the CAIGF is to... Read More
Why It Might Be Too Soon to Celebrate Press Freedom? And What Should Be Done About It.
The third of May is supposed to be a day to ‘’celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom.” Given some alarming global trends in media,... Read More
Create a Strong Password in 5 Simple Steps
Passwords provide the first line of defense against unauthorized access to your online accounts. Yet most people still aren’t taking passwords seriously. According to a... Read More
What’s the Cost of Security and Freedom in Eurasia?
Introducing the 2016 ICT Index of Legislation in 8 countries. In response to increased rates of terrorism and extremism, states around the world are implementing increased... Read More
SecDev Foundation Funds Digital Citizenship Symposium in Hanoi, Vietnam
Digital Citizenship on the Agenda following Vietnam’s Safer Internet Day 2017 The SecDev Foundation supported a symposium on digital citizenship in Hanoi on 22 February... Read More
SalamaTech: Harnessing Technology to Advance Peacebuilding
Our own Anwar Abas participated in a debate on PeaceTech earlier today. The panel session, hosted by the Centre for Security and Governance, is part... Read More
Women, Violent extremism and the Internet: Empowering Prevention – 6 March 2017
On March 6th the CIC National Capital Branch, in cooperation with the SecDev Foundation, hosted the event, Women, Violent Extremism and the Internet: Empowering Prevention;... Read More
Online Extremism in Central Asia: Repression is not Effective, But What’s the Alternative?
The SecDev Foundation recently co-hosted a Central Asia Security Forum workshop on Countering Violent Extremism Online. One key take away from the forum is the... Read More
Women, Technology & Partnerships – Countering Terrorist use of the Internet
The CIC National Capital Branch, in cooperation with the SecDev Foundation, present a special panel on “Women, Technology & Partnerships-countering terrorist use of the Internet” on... Read More
United Against Extremism – 7 March 2017
United Against Extremism: How the UN and Tech Companies are Confronting Online Hate The SecDev Foundation is a proud co-host of a special event called... Read More
CBC: Rafal Rohozinski on Russian Hacking Report
Our own Rafal Rohozinski was on CBC’s Power & Politics discussing the Russian hacking report released by U.S. intelligence officials last week. Listen to the full... Read More
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