U C B E R K E L E Y C E N T E R F O R L O N G - T E R M C Y B E R S E C U R I T Y C L T C W H I T E P A P E R S E R I E S Enhancing Cybersecurity Resilience for Transnational Dissidents N O U R A A L J I Z A W I , G Ö Z D E B Ö C Ü , A N D N I C O L A L A W F O R D C L T C W H I T E P A P E R S E R I E S C L T C W H I T E P A P E R S E R I E S Enhancing Cybersecurity Resilience for Transnational D. [...] What are the key areas for action and improvement to enhance the cybersecurity of transnational activists in the United States? 5 E N H A N C I N G C Y B E R S E C U R I T Y R E S I L I E N C E F O R T R A N S N A T I O N A L D I S S I D E N T S Literature Review THE CYBERSECURITY CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED BY UNDER-RESOURCED AND VULNERABLE ORGANIZATIONS Public interest technology is an emerging domai. [...] 12 E N H A N C I N G C Y B E R S E C U R I T Y R E S I L I E N C E F O R T R A N S N A T I O N A L D I S S I D E N T S The Cybersecurity Posture of Transnational Dissidents: Vulnerabilities, Challenges, and Resilience The following sections outline key themes that emerged in interviews, highlighting illustrative quotes and contrasts between the experiences of participants. [...] The impatience and narrow-mindedness present in the government also exist, to 13 E N H A N C I N G C Y B E R S E C U R I T Y R E S I L I E N C E F O R T R A N S N A T I O N A L D I S S I D E N T S some extent, within various opposition groups and activists. [...] I feel like the institution is a place that I have to navigate, that I have to very carefully position myself in, because inherently they are not going to be on my side.” 19 E N H A N C I N G C Y B E R S E C U R I T Y R E S I L I E N C E F O R T R A N S N A T I O N A L D I S S I D E N T S Other forms of capital, such as the education level of members in digital security and related fields, the pub.
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Table of Contents
- Enhancing Cybersecurity Resilience for Transnational 1
- Dissidents 1
- U C B E R K E L E Y 1
- C E N T E R F O R L O N G - T E R M C Y B E R S E C U R I T Y 1
- Enhancing Cybersecurity Resilience for Transnational 3
- Dissidents 3
- Contents 5
- Executive Summary 7
- Introduction 9
- Research Objectives 11
- Literature Review 12
- THE CYBERSECURITY CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED BY UNDER-RESOURCED AND VULNERABLE ORGANIZATIONS 12
- A THREAT PROFILE OF DIGITAL TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION 12
- CYBERSECURITY FRAMEWORKS FOR ASSESSMENT 13
- MITRE ATTCK 13
- NIST CSF 14
- ISO 27001 14
- SAFETAG 15
- Methodology 16
- Cybersecurity Framework for Coding Interviews with People 17
- Experiencing DTR 17
- MIGRATION AND TRANSNATIONAL FACTORS 17
- FUNDING CAPACITY AND PRIVILEGE 18
- The Cybersecurity Posture of Transnational Dissidents Vulnerabilities Challenges 19
- TECHNICAL VULNERABILITIES AND CAPABILITIES 19
- Threat assessment 19
- User device assessment 20
- Organizational policy 21
- Responding to advanced threats 22
- MIGRATION AND TRANSNATIONAL FACTORS 23
- Interaction of migration and security dynamics 23
- Threats within the diaspora community 24
- FUNDING CAPACITY AND PRIVILEGE 25
- Organizations capacity and socioeconomic factors 25
- Information gained from state privilegesurveillance used in threats 26
- Disproportionate impact on women queer and marginalized groups 26
- Discussion of Findings 28
- Recommendations 29
- GENERAL CYBERSECURITY RECOMMENDATIONS 29
- RECOMMENDATIONS TO U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 29
- RECOMMENDATIONS TO U.S. PRIVATE SECTOR 30
- GENDERED AND INTERSECTIONAL CONSIDERATIONS 30
- Conclusion 32
- Acknowledgments 33
- About the Authors 34
