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Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 9h
🪝 September’s Editor’s Pick: Emmanuel Atwam’s first-person account of the challenges facing law enforcement dealing with cross-border cybercrime in areas big tech platforms don’t prioritise. bindinghook.com/to-help-vict...
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To help victims of cybercrime in Africa, we must work together, and faster
A Ghanaian investigator examines some of the barriers facing local authorities
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Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
(1/6) UK PM Andy Burnham has left his base at Number 10 North inside a GCHQ building & in his UN speech, drawn inspiration from his Mancunian neighbours to announce a centre for information defence & plans to facilitate AI cooperation. What’s next for UK cyber policy? Read our selected analysis:
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Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
‘Any government support and intervention should be predicated on organisations having done the minimum required.’ Read more from @ihuk30 as he reflects on his time at DSIT: bindinghook.com/still-work-t...
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Still work to be done on UK cyber resilience
Outgoing DSIT Deputy Director for UK Cyber Security and Resilience Policy Irfan Hemani reflects on his tenure and suggests next steps for UK government
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Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
‘Despite widespread expectations of retaliation, Iranian cyber activity following the February strikes was consistent with Iran’s established peacetime playbook, rather than the predicted coordinated retaliatory wave.’ Read @saffronsec.bsky.social's latest: bindinghook.com/what-does-th...
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What does the Iran war tell us about the relationship between cyber and kinetic conflict?
The predicted wave of Iranian cyber retaliation never came
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Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
‘The doomsday predictions of wipers against US infrastructure at scale, hack-and-leak operations against defence and political targets, and coordinated destructive campaigns of the sort deployed in Ukraine never materialised.’ Read more @saffronsec.bsky.social: bindinghook.com/what-does-th...
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What does the Iran war tell us about the relationship between cyber and kinetic conflict?
The predicted wave of Iranian cyber retaliation never came
043
Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
(1/6) UK PM Andy Burnham has left his base at Number 10 North inside a GCHQ building & in his UN speech, drawn inspiration from his Mancunian neighbours to announce a centre for information defence & plans to facilitate AI cooperation. What’s next for UK cyber policy? Read our selected analysis:
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Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
‘Europe can keep treating Chinese connected cars as a trade irritant, or it can treat them as what they are: mobile nodes in a world-wide digital ecosystem,’ writes @PUznanska in her latest for Binding Hook: bindinghook.com/strategic-op...
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The strategic opportunity and national security threat of connected cars
By treating connected cars as ‘smartphones on wheels’, China acknowledges that they are much more than simple modes of transport. Will Europe do the same?
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Katie Moussouris (she/her/she-hulk/she-ra)🌻 @k8em0.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Restraint itself can be a signal.” Read more from the brilliant @saffronsec.bsky.social in @bindinghook.bsky.social on the relationship between cyber and kinetic conflict as observed in the Iran war
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Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Former DSIT Deputy Director for UK Cyber Security and Resilience Policy Irfan Hemani is moving on to a new role outside of government, but he has some suggestions for ways the UK can continue his work: bindinghook.com/still-work-t...
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Still work to be done on UK cyber resilience
Outgoing DSIT Deputy Director for UK Cyber Security and Resilience Policy Irfan Hemani reflects on his tenure and suggests next steps for UK government
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Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
‘The doomsday predictions of wipers against US infrastructure at scale, hack-and-leak operations against defence and political targets, and coordinated destructive campaigns of the sort deployed in Ukraine never materialised.’ Read more @saffronsec.bsky.social: bindinghook.com/what-does-th...
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What does the Iran war tell us about the relationship between cyber and kinetic conflict?
The predicted wave of Iranian cyber retaliation never came
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Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
'The damage was likely negligible; the effect was psychological, not operational.’ Read more from @saffronsec.bsky.social on Iran’s wartime cyber operations: bindinghook.com/what-does-th...
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What does the Iran war tell us about the relationship between cyber and kinetic conflict?
The predicted wave of Iranian cyber retaliation never came
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Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What does 'cognitive warfare' help us understand about conflict today? Isabella Neumann explores Chiara Libiseller’s book 'Reconceptualising War: The Rise and Fall of Fashionable Concepts in Strategic Studies' & the concepts we use to describe a changing battlefield. bindinghook.com/is-cognitive...
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Is cognitive warfare the next fashionable war concept?
In ‘Reconceptualising War’, Chiara Libiseller examines how concepts of war emerge, take hold, and then fade from prominence. Cognitive warfare may be next
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Saher @saffronsec.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Excited to publish my first @bindinghook.bsky.social piece on challenging assumptions of how Iranian cyber ops function in wartime & the discrepancy between capability/intent signals from peacetime. What does the evidence say on how cyber/kinetic interact in conflict? bindinghook.com/what-does-th...
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What does the Iran war tell us about the relationship between cyber and kinetic conflict?
The predicted wave of Iranian cyber retaliation never came
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Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
‘As a clear area of strength and opportunity on the international stage at a time when the UK is trying to re-define its place in a rapidly changing world, the country should be investing more in this niche.’ Read more from Irfan Hemani: bindinghook.com/still-work-t...
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Still work to be done on UK cyber resilience
Outgoing DSIT Deputy Director for UK Cyber Security and Resilience Policy Irfan Hemani reflects on his tenure and suggests next steps for UK government
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Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
'The damage was likely negligible; the effect was psychological, not operational.’ Read more from @saffronsec.bsky.social on Iran’s wartime cyber operations: bindinghook.com/what-does-th...
bindinghook.com
What does the Iran war tell us about the relationship between cyber and kinetic conflict?
The predicted wave of Iranian cyber retaliation never came
074
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Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
‘Prioritising harnessing over access would allow the EU to have a more direct and tangible impact on its economy and security,’ argues Tommaso De Zan in his latest for Binding Hook: #AI #cybersecurity bindinghook.com/to-access-or...
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To access or to harness? A pragmatic approach for Europe - Binding Hook
Rather than fixating on access to one specific frontier AI model, the EU should prioritise establishing multi-model strategies, coupled with harnesses and security expertise
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Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
‘China is rapidly emerging as a global leader in connected and autonomous vehicles, with an approach shaped by both aggressive innovation and equally assertive regulation.’ Read more from Paulina Uznańska: bindinghook.com/strategic-op...
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The strategic opportunity and national security threat of connected cars
By treating connected cars as ‘smartphones on wheels’, China acknowledges that they are much more than simple modes of transport. Will Europe do the same?
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Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
‘The EU must now move from principles to proof, ensuring that ‘privacy’ and ‘cybersecurity’ are not just slogans but measurable, testable conditions for operating on European roads.’ Read more from Paulina Uznańska of the Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW): bindinghook.com/strategic-op...
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The strategic opportunity and national security threat of connected cars
By treating connected cars as ‘smartphones on wheels’, China acknowledges that they are much more than simple modes of transport. Will Europe do the same?
021
Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
‘As a clear area of strength and opportunity on the international stage at a time when the UK is trying to re-define its place in a rapidly changing world, the country should be investing more in this niche.’ Read more from Irfan Hemani: bindinghook.com/still-work-t...
bindinghook.com
Still work to be done on UK cyber resilience
Outgoing DSIT Deputy Director for UK Cyber Security and Resilience Policy Irfan Hemani reflects on his tenure and suggests next steps for UK government
021
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Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In ‘Reconceptualising War,’ @clibiseller.bsky.social traces how war concepts such as the revolution in military affairs, counterinsurgency, and hybrid warfare rise, gain authority, and fade. Read Isabella Neumann's review: bindinghook.com/is-cognitive...
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Is cognitive warfare the next fashionable war concept?
In ‘Reconceptualising War’, Chiara Libiseller examines how concepts of war emerge, take hold, and then fade from prominence. Cognitive warfare may be next
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Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
In this month’s Hooked!, Binding Hook editor @katharinegk.bsky.social arinegk looks at what the recent landslide disaster in Nepal and Tibet tells us about Chinese information controls and suggests some further reading: bindinghook.com/hooked-18-ho...
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Hooked! #18: Horrific flooding and just a trickle of information
What does the landslide on the Nepal-Tibet border tell us about China’s information controls?
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Virtual Routes @virtualroutes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Our first Ironmonger House Talk in London: join Hanna Notte & @keirgiles.bsky.social on 19 Oct for a book conversation on Russian hybrid warfare & Moscow’s confrontation with the West, moderated by the Financial Times' Charles Clover. Places are limited. Register: virtual-routes.org/event/moscow...
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Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Cybercriminals do not need a passport to cross borders. African law enforcement pursuing justice should not need one either, argues Emmanuel Atwam: bindinghook.com/to-help-vict...
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To help victims of cybercrime in Africa, we must work together, and faster
A Ghanaian investigator examines some of the barriers facing local authorities
031
Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In ‘Reconceptualising War,’ @clibiseller.bsky.social traces how war concepts such as the revolution in military affairs, counterinsurgency, and hybrid warfare rise, gain authority, and fade. Read Isabella Neumann's review: bindinghook.com/is-cognitive...
bindinghook.com
Is cognitive warfare the next fashionable war concept?
In ‘Reconceptualising War’, Chiara Libiseller examines how concepts of war emerge, take hold, and then fade from prominence. Cognitive warfare may be next
032
Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What does 'cognitive warfare' help us understand about conflict today? Isabella Neumann explores Chiara Libiseller’s book 'Reconceptualising War: The Rise and Fall of Fashionable Concepts in Strategic Studies' & the concepts we use to describe a changing battlefield. bindinghook.com/is-cognitive...
bindinghook.com
Is cognitive warfare the next fashionable war concept?
In ‘Reconceptualising War’, Chiara Libiseller examines how concepts of war emerge, take hold, and then fade from prominence. Cognitive warfare may be next
154
Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
In this month’s Hooked!, Binding Hook editor @katharinegk.bsky.social arinegk looks at what the recent landslide disaster in Nepal and Tibet tells us about Chinese information controls and suggests some further reading: bindinghook.com/hooked-18-ho...
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Hooked! #18: Horrific flooding and just a trickle of information
What does the landslide on the Nepal-Tibet border tell us about China’s information controls?
042
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Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
‘Closing this gap through personal contacts worked once for me, because I happened to have them. It should not take one investigator’s phone book to get a victim’s account back. There should be a system in place.’ Read more from Emmanuel Atwam: bindinghook.com/to-help-vict...
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To help victims of cybercrime in Africa, we must work together, and faster
A Ghanaian investigator examines some of the barriers facing local authorities
042
Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
‘Any government support and intervention should be predicated on organisations having done the minimum required.’ Read more from @ihuk30 as he reflects on his time at DSIT: bindinghook.com/still-work-t...
bindinghook.com
Still work to be done on UK cyber resilience
Outgoing DSIT Deputy Director for UK Cyber Security and Resilience Policy Irfan Hemani reflects on his tenure and suggests next steps for UK government
021
Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Former DSIT Deputy Director for UK Cyber Security and Resilience Policy Irfan Hemani is moving on to a new role outside of government, but he has some suggestions for ways the UK can continue his work: bindinghook.com/still-work-t...
bindinghook.com
Still work to be done on UK cyber resilience
Outgoing DSIT Deputy Director for UK Cyber Security and Resilience Policy Irfan Hemani reflects on his tenure and suggests next steps for UK government
052
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Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
European debate over Chinese #connectedcars largely focuses on the industrial challenges; China, on the other hand, treats connected cars as a security exposure. Read more from Paulina Uznańska: bindinghook.com/strategic-op...
bindinghook.com
The strategic opportunity and national security threat of connected cars
By treating connected cars as ‘smartphones on wheels’, China acknowledges that they are much more than simple modes of transport. Will Europe do the same?
063
Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
‘Prioritising harnessing over access would allow the EU to have a more direct and tangible impact on its economy and security,’ argues Tommaso De Zan in his latest for Binding Hook: #AI #cybersecurity bindinghook.com/to-access-or...
bindinghook.com
To access or to harness? A pragmatic approach for Europe - Binding Hook
Rather than fixating on access to one specific frontier AI model, the EU should prioritise establishing multi-model strategies, coupled with harnesses and security expertise
021
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Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
‘The processes available to the wider law enforcement community move too slowly to matter in a live case, if they result in anything at all.’ Read more from Emmanuel Atwam about his experience with social platforms as a Ghanaian police investigator: bindinghook.com/to-help-vict...
bindinghook.com
To help victims of cybercrime in Africa, we must work together, and faster
A Ghanaian investigator examines some of the barriers facing local authorities
042
Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
‘The EU must now move from principles to proof, ensuring that ‘privacy’ and ‘cybersecurity’ are not just slogans but measurable, testable conditions for operating on European roads.’ Read more from Paulina Uznańska of the Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW): bindinghook.com/strategic-op...
bindinghook.com
The strategic opportunity and national security threat of connected cars
By treating connected cars as ‘smartphones on wheels’, China acknowledges that they are much more than simple modes of transport. Will Europe do the same?
021
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Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Not according to Binding Hook author Tommaso De Zan, who's just published a piece arguing that European institutions should focus more on making the most of available models than fixating on frontier access: bindinghook.com/to-access-or...
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To access or to harness? A pragmatic approach for Europe - Binding Hook
Rather than fixating on access to one specific frontier AI model, the EU should prioritise establishing multi-model strategies, coupled with harnesses and security expertise
021
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Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Tommaso De Zan's latest is focused on EU access to frontier models, but the same could be said for Britain: 'European companies do not need to get their hands on the latest frontier model to benefit from AI for cybersecurity tasks.' bindinghook.com/to-access-or...
bindinghook.com
To access or to harness? A pragmatic approach for Europe - Binding Hook
Rather than fixating on access to one specific frontier AI model, the EU should prioritise establishing multi-model strategies, coupled with harnesses and security expertise
042
Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
European debate over Chinese #connectedcars largely focuses on the industrial challenges; China, on the other hand, treats connected cars as a security exposure. Read more from Paulina Uznańska: bindinghook.com/strategic-op...
bindinghook.com
The strategic opportunity and national security threat of connected cars
By treating connected cars as ‘smartphones on wheels’, China acknowledges that they are much more than simple modes of transport. Will Europe do the same?
063
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Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
‘Is access to any specific frontier AI model indispensable for European organisations aiming to implement vulnerability discovery and remediation?’ Read Tommaso De Zan’s answer on Binding Hook: bindinghook.com/to-access-or...
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To access or to harness? A pragmatic approach for Europe - Binding Hook
Rather than fixating on access to one specific frontier AI model, the EU should prioritise establishing multi-model strategies, coupled with harnesses and security expertise
021
Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Cybercriminals do not need a passport to cross borders. African law enforcement pursuing justice should not need one either, argues Emmanuel Atwam: bindinghook.com/to-help-vict...
bindinghook.com
To help victims of cybercrime in Africa, we must work together, and faster
A Ghanaian investigator examines some of the barriers facing local authorities
031
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Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
African law enforcement struggles to get timely data from major platforms. In 2025, Ghana made 12 requests to Meta for user data, with information provided in just 16.67% of cases. bindinghook.com/to-help-vict... #cybercrime #ghana #cyberpolicy
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To help victims of cybercrime in Africa, we must work together, and faster
A Ghanaian investigator examines some of the barriers facing local authorities
031
Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Tommaso De Zan's latest is focused on EU access to frontier models, but the same could be said for Britain: 'European companies do not need to get their hands on the latest frontier model to benefit from AI for cybersecurity tasks.' bindinghook.com/to-access-or...
bindinghook.com
To access or to harness? A pragmatic approach for Europe - Binding Hook
Rather than fixating on access to one specific frontier AI model, the EU should prioritise establishing multi-model strategies, coupled with harnesses and security expertise
042
Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Not according to Binding Hook author Tommaso De Zan, who's just published a piece arguing that European institutions should focus more on making the most of available models than fixating on frontier access: bindinghook.com/to-access-or...
bindinghook.com
To access or to harness? A pragmatic approach for Europe - Binding Hook
Rather than fixating on access to one specific frontier AI model, the EU should prioritise establishing multi-model strategies, coupled with harnesses and security expertise
021
Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
‘Is access to any specific frontier AI model indispensable for European organisations aiming to implement vulnerability discovery and remediation?’ Read Tommaso De Zan’s answer on Binding Hook: bindinghook.com/to-access-or...
bindinghook.com
To access or to harness? A pragmatic approach for Europe - Binding Hook
Rather than fixating on access to one specific frontier AI model, the EU should prioritise establishing multi-model strategies, coupled with harnesses and security expertise
021
Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
‘Closing this gap through personal contacts worked once for me, because I happened to have them. It should not take one investigator’s phone book to get a victim’s account back. There should be a system in place.’ Read more from Emmanuel Atwam: bindinghook.com/to-help-vict...
bindinghook.com
To help victims of cybercrime in Africa, we must work together, and faster
A Ghanaian investigator examines some of the barriers facing local authorities
042
Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
‘The processes available to the wider law enforcement community move too slowly to matter in a live case, if they result in anything at all.’ Read more from Emmanuel Atwam about his experience with social platforms as a Ghanaian police investigator: bindinghook.com/to-help-vict...
bindinghook.com
To help victims of cybercrime in Africa, we must work together, and faster
A Ghanaian investigator examines some of the barriers facing local authorities
042
Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
African law enforcement struggles to get timely data from major platforms. In 2025, Ghana made 12 requests to Meta for user data, with information provided in just 16.67% of cases. bindinghook.com/to-help-vict... #cybercrime #ghana #cyberpolicy
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To help victims of cybercrime in Africa, we must work together, and faster
A Ghanaian investigator examines some of the barriers facing local authorities
031
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Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
‘The most powerful tool I had was not forensic software. It was a collaboration built on trust and prior experience.’ Ghanaian investigator Emmanuel Atwam examines the barriers local authorities face when responding to cross-border cybercrime cases. bindinghook.com/to-help-vict...
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To help victims of cybercrime in Africa, we must work together, and faster
A Ghanaian investigator examines some of the barriers facing local authorities
032
Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
‘The most powerful tool I had was not forensic software. It was a collaboration built on trust and prior experience.’ Ghanaian investigator Emmanuel Atwam examines the barriers local authorities face when responding to cross-border cybercrime cases. bindinghook.com/to-help-vict...
bindinghook.com
To help victims of cybercrime in Africa, we must work together, and faster
A Ghanaian investigator examines some of the barriers facing local authorities
032
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Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🪝 August's Editor’s Pick at Binding Hook: Fee-Marie von der Brelie’s exploration of Tuvalu’s ‘digital nation’ idea and its implications for conceptions of sovereignty and for international cybersecurity structures. bindinghook.com/tuvalus-digi...
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Tuvalu’s ‘digital nation’ challenges territorial assumptions in international cybersecurity governance
How can states exercise sovereignty when the digital systems and infrastructure underpinning state authority exists beyond a state’s control?
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Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Governments often treat cyber defence as a company’s responsibility. Organisations face regulation and penalties for weak security while carrying a growing share of the national defence burden. bindinghook.com/whose-job-is... #cyberpolicy #cyberdefense #cybersecurity
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Whose job is it to defend a private company?
When an Iranian spy agency posed as a ransomware gang early this year, the target wasn’t a government. It was an ordinary company – expected, somehow, to hold the line against a nation state
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Binding Hook @bindinghook.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
‘Across Europe, the question of whether data from hacked devices is admissible in court – and, if so, what kind of hacks are allowed – has massive implications for police intelligence gathering more generally.’ Read more from @jamesshires.bsky.social: bindinghook.com/three-things... #Encrochat
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Three things a spyware expert learned from the forensic investigation of the EncroChat hack
Binding Hook managing editor James Shires looks at some of the highlights from a recent Computer Weekly investigation
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