Dr. Mischa Hansel on Zero Days, Cyber Vulnerability Policy and More

In the latest episode of the Good Faith Cybersecurity Researches' Coalition dialogues, we speak with Mischa Hansel, head of the research focus on international cybersecurity at the IFSH - the University of Hamburg institute for peace research and security.

In our conversation, we cover topics such as
- stockpiling and weaponizing of cyber vulnerabilities by state actors
- vulnerability reporting requirements to national authorities
- handling of cyber vulnerabilities by authoritarian governments
- the impact of free discourse around vulnerabilities on liberal democracy
- vulnerability-as-a-service providers
- the role of academia and free research in the uncovering of cyber vulnerabilities

A few links Mischa provided that are relevant to this conversation, and to IFSH's work:

- International Cybersecurity Made in Hamburg:  https://international-cybersecurity.com/
- A paper published in Just Security around strengthening cybersecurity researchers https://www.justsecurity.org/81293/empowering-security-researchers-will-improve-global-cybersecurity/
- the IFSH newsletter (Jan's Cyber Hotchpotch) " offering an entertaining weekly summary of what is going on in cybersecurity" - subscribe via https://ifsh.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=2fda1cac544809b12bab70663&id=d8ad8ab2a0 
- A paper on the peace and security implications of cybercrime: https://ifsh.de/file/publication/Research_Report/012/Research_Report_012_EN_web.pdf

IFSH is at https://ifsh.de/

You can find Mischa Hansel on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/mischa-hansel-7207ba1a2

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