Category: Public Policy and National Security

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Cyberwarfare: the border between games and reality is thinner and thinner

 

ARCAS (the acronym stands for AI-Powered, Computerized Solution for Assault Rifles) reduces the difficulty of a soldier involved in combat in analysing the scenario and making decisions on engaging opponents. It is a system built around the concept of an assault rifle that allows soldiers to identify threats in advance, optimise firing trajectories, lock onto targets and have visual information on the weapon’s operation and interaction with the environment. In addition, the system allows the operator to receive information from the control room and other team members equipped with the same instrument by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Strategikon – an Italian Tech Blog

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China. Why Lie-Flatters will end up crushed

Opening up to the West and spreading profoundly different social models has been a side effect of China’s industrial strategy. The challenge for Xi Jinping is to resist dissent caused by unorthodox ideas and their circulation online. The analysis of Andrea Monti – Adjunct Professor of Digital Law, University of Chieti-Pescara – Initially published in Italian by Formiche.net

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Covert Operations and Clandestine Actions are the knots to untie to reform the Italian Intelligence regulations

Reforming intelligence means establishing precise political objectives to be entrusted to the structures that protect state security and defining coherent legal categories. Not doing so risks allowing the perpetuation of abuses and exploitation that are dangerous for democracy by Andrea Monti – Professor of Digital Law, University of Chieti-Pescara – Initially published in Italian by Formiche.net Continue reading “Covert Operations and Clandestine Actions are the knots to untie to reform the Italian Intelligence regulations”

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The VPN wars and the Powerless State

Google offers its VPN also to Italian users, and Apple is preparing to do the same with a similar service, as is – on the activist side – Mozilla. The security of individuals increases (perhaps), the sovereignty of the State decreases (indeed). Moreover, the cybersecurity agency can do nothing about it. The analysis of Andrea Monti, adjunct professor of Digital Law at the University of Chieti-Pescara – Initially published in Italian by Formiche.net

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