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Technology, Human Rights, and Cybersecurity (January 2022)
Section 2 . 4

[Jan 12] Cybersecurity: Offensive and Defensive

Vivek Krishnamurthy

  • What is an attack surface?
  • What is a zero-day vulnerability?
  • Why are offensive cyber-weapons "chinks in our cyber-defense?"
  • When is the use of cyber-weapons defensible?
  • What is the role of the private sector in defending against cybersecurity threats?

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