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Gareth Mott

@moleman2006

Research Fellow (Cyber Research) at the Royal United Services Institute

 London, UK
Joined April 2012
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My book, entitled "Constructing the Cyberterrorist: Critical Reflections on the UK Case" is now out! It is a pleasure and privilege to publish in Routledge's CTS series. I am indebted to all who have helped to make this project a reality. Thank you =) routledge.com/Constructing-t…
Constructing the Cyberterrorist: Critical Reflections on the UK Case

Constructing the Cyberterrorist: Critical Reflections on the UK Case

This book maps and analyses the official British construction of the threat of cyberterrorism.By using interpretive discourse analysis, this book identifies ‘strands’ from a corpus of policy docume...

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Big Tech moves fast, and the world’s institutions must catch up. ow.ly/nWRW50UU0Bm
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: How to Make Big Tech Accountable for its Global...

With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: How to Make Big Tech Accountable for its Global...

"Big Tech" — or large multinational corporations that manufacture, own, and operate the digital ecosystems and physical infrastructure constituting

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@RUSI_org18 Oct 2024
🚨🧵New RUSI and @ChathamHouse report, ‘State Permissive Behaviours and Commercial Offensive-Cyber Proliferation’ by @moleman2006, @jamessshires, Jen Ellis, @MrJamesSullivan and @jamiemaccoll is out now! rusi.org/explore-our-researc…
State Permissive Behaviours and Commercial Offensive-Cyber Proliferation

State Permissive Behaviours and Commercial Offensive-Cyber Proliferation

This paper seeks to identify how state ‘permissive’ behaviours can contribute to the proliferation of offensive-cyber tools and services.

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@RUSI_org26 Sep 2024
📅The discussion on responsible AI and cyber behaviour has often been held by different communities and in ‘separate’ forums. Our Securing Cyberspace Conference will reflect on how to connect the discussion on responsible AI with cybersecurity: bit.ly/3BndW2v
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'Beyond targeted efforts to gain access to devices and systems used by Ukrainian soldiers, Russia has also reoriented its cyber forces to help locate Ukrainian military equipment and positions' writes @DanWBlack in the latest #RUSICommentary. rusi.org/explore-our-researc…
Russia’s Cyber Campaign Shifts to Ukraine’s Frontlines

Russia’s Cyber Campaign Shifts to Ukraine’s Frontlines

Russian intelligence services have now adapted their thinking about how to optimally integrate cyber and conventional capabilities.

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🚨🧵New RUSI report, ‘Your Data is Stolen and Encrypted: The Ransomware Victim Experience’ by @HuschPia, @moleman2006 and @jamiemaccoll, with @jasonnurse, @MrJamesSullivan, Sarah Turner and @PattnaikNandita (@UniKent, @UniKentCyberSec) is out now! rusi.org/explore-our-researc…
‘Your Data is Stolen and Encrypted’: The Ransomware Victim Experience

‘Your Data is Stolen and Encrypted’: The Ransomware Victim Experience

This paper aims to understand the wide range of harm caused by ransomware attacks to individuals, organisations and society at large.

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@RUSI_org25 Jun 2024
The ransomware attack against an NHS supplier in early June has caused cascading harms to the UK's healthcare system, highlighting the vulnerability of health services in the age of organised cybercrime, write @Triagemonkey, @moleman2006 and @jamiemaccoll.rusi.org/explore-our-researc…
Ransomware: A Life and Death Form of Cybercrime

Ransomware: A Life and Death Form of Cybercrime

An ongoing ransomware attack against an NHS supplier highlights the vulnerability of health services in the age of organised cybercrime.

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Interested in the Politics / International Relations of cyber security? @UniKent is offering a fully-funded PhD to pursue this subject area! Social Science-oriented research. Really exciting opportunity to join our interdisciplinary team. 14/03/ deadline, kent.ac.uk/scholarships/sear…
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Best of luck to Kent postgraduate students Nandita Pattnaik, Keenan Jones (both @UniKentComp), Hala Zein (@KentLawSchool) and Ben Treacy (@UniKentPolitics) who are taking part in the @Cyber912_UK strategy challenge competition tomorrow! @KentishCyber #Cyber912 @AtlanticCouncil
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Tremendously excited for the upcoming Cyber 9/12 Challenge next week and to be serving as the coach of the University of Kent's first team, the interdisciplinary @KentishCyber! #Cyber912 @AtlanticCouncil @cyber912_UK @UniKent
A fully-funded PhD is now open for exciting project proposals on the Politics/IR of cyber security, at the University of Kent: kent.ac.uk/scholarships/sear… Coding skills not required, but projects must be related to cyber security Deadline 30-Apr-2020! #cybersecurity #politics #IR
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Interested in the international politics of cyber security? Apply for a 2020 full PhD scholarship to join us at the Institute of Advanced Studies in Cyber Security @UniKent Deadline: 10th Jan 2020. Very happy to chat informally about potential projects, cyber.kent.ac.uk/calls.html#…
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My latest article A Storm on the Horizon? “Twister” and the Implications of the Blockchain and Peer-to-Peer Social Networks for Online Violent Extremism, published in Studies in Conflict and Terrorism is now available! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… #blockchain #terrorism #software
A Storm on the Horizon? “Twister” and the Implications of the Blockchain and Peer-to-Peer Social...

A Storm on the Horizon? “Twister” and the Implications of the Blockchain and Peer-to-Peer Social...

“Twister,” developed by Miguel Freitas, is a social network platform centered around micro-blogging, much like Twitter. However, rather than relying on centralized servers owned and maintained by a...

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Passed the viva with no corrections today! I rarely tweet, but I'm fairly chirpy this afternoon! A massive thank you to my supervisory team and to the Department of PIR at NTU
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My @CST_WG article, "Terror from Behind the Keyboard", is now available to peruse online! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… #cyberterrorism #security
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PubhD, Weds 19 Aug 7.30pm, @VatandFiddle: @moleman2006 will talk about his Securitisation & Cyberterrorism research facebook.com/events/17831139…
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It's PubhD next Weds, 7.30pm at @VatandFiddle. Subjects are: space & time, cyberterrorism, the UK Immigration Bill facebook.com/events/17831139…
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This ex-squirrel has knocked out power to more homes than all the cyber terrorist hackers combined, ever. nitter.cf/CyberSquirrel1/status/…
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Really enjoying the match thus far; great commentary too! #chesslegends
I wonder if there is a socially-acceptable quantity of Simpsons stills one can include in a research presentation
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