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Not every cyber disruption is #cyberwar. Our latest Hooked! explains how cyber war, operations, and law enforcement get conflated, and why it matters. So how should we standardize terms? bindinghook.com/hooked-11-sp...
Hooked! #11: Special law enforcement operation, groundbreaking cyber war, or just another day mowing America’s back lawn?
A quick look at what the cyber community (and the US government) is saying about the Venezuela operation
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January 20, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Not every cyber disruption is #cyberwar. Our latest Hooked! explains how cyber war, operations, and law enforcement get conflated, and why it matters. So how should we standardize terms? bindinghook.com/hooked-11-sp...
Thank you to everyone who submitted to the Binding Hook – @munsecconf.bsky.social Essay Prize Competition. Winners will be announced during #MSC2026 & across Binding Hook channels in February. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive the announcement: bindinghook.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Thank you to everyone who submitted to the Binding Hook – @munsecconf.bsky.social Essay Prize Competition. Winners will be announced during #MSC2026 & across Binding Hook channels in February. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive the announcement: bindinghook.com
In the first Hooked! of the new year, @katharinegk.bsky.social explores cyber community reactions to the #Venezuela operation and the Trump administration’s allusions to the usage of cyber power there: bindinghook.com/hooked-11-sp...
Hooked! #11: Special law enforcement operation, groundbreaking cyber war, or just another day mowing America’s back lawn?
A quick look at what the cyber community (and the US government) is saying about the Venezuela operation
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January 15, 2026 at 9:39 AM
In the first Hooked! of the new year, @katharinegk.bsky.social explores cyber community reactions to the #Venezuela operation and the Trump administration’s allusions to the usage of cyber power there: bindinghook.com/hooked-11-sp...
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In his recent book Age of Deception, @jonrlindsay.bsky.social argues cyber power fits the logic of intelligence, not warfare. Cyber operations are tools of secret statecraft built on organised deception, not military tools.
Read Max van der Horst's review:
bindinghook.com/rethinking-c...
Read Max van der Horst's review:
bindinghook.com/rethinking-c...
Rethinking cyber power beyond the language of war
Jon Lindsay’s Age of Deception: Cybersecurity as Secret Statecraft offers a sober alternative to the cyberwar rhetoric, showing how cyber operations function as intelligence contests shaped by secrecy...
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January 9, 2026 at 10:11 PM
In his recent book Age of Deception, @jonrlindsay.bsky.social argues cyber power fits the logic of intelligence, not warfare. Cyber operations are tools of secret statecraft built on organised deception, not military tools.
Read Max van der Horst's review:
bindinghook.com/rethinking-c...
Read Max van der Horst's review:
bindinghook.com/rethinking-c...
Research shows cybercrime cultures often reproduce masculinities tied to dominance and humiliation. Misogyny shapes identity and behaviour in these digital criminal spaces.
#genderandcybersecurity #digitalmisogyny #cybercrime
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#genderandcybersecurity #digitalmisogyny #cybercrime
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Is misogyny an overlooked training ground for cybercrime?
Cybercrime group dynamics echo those of misogynistic online spaces. What does this mean for cyber defence?
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January 15, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Research shows cybercrime cultures often reproduce masculinities tied to dominance and humiliation. Misogyny shapes identity and behaviour in these digital criminal spaces.
#genderandcybersecurity #digitalmisogyny #cybercrime
bindinghook.com/is-misogyny-...
#genderandcybersecurity #digitalmisogyny #cybercrime
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Misogyny is usually treated as social harm, not a security risk. Yet many of the tactics present in misogynistic spaces are instrumental in cybercrime. bindinghook.com/is-misogyny-...
Is misogyny an overlooked training ground for cybercrime?
Cybercrime group dynamics echo those of misogynistic online spaces. What does this mean for cyber defence?
bindinghook.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Misogyny is usually treated as social harm, not a security risk. Yet many of the tactics present in misogynistic spaces are instrumental in cybercrime. bindinghook.com/is-misogyny-...
Misogyny is usually treated as social harm, not a security risk. Yet many of the tactics present in misogynistic spaces are instrumental in cybercrime. bindinghook.com/is-misogyny-...
Is misogyny an overlooked training ground for cybercrime?
Cybercrime group dynamics echo those of misogynistic online spaces. What does this mean for cyber defence?
bindinghook.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Misogyny is usually treated as social harm, not a security risk. Yet many of the tactics present in misogynistic spaces are instrumental in cybercrime. bindinghook.com/is-misogyny-...
In his recent book Age of Deception, @jonrlindsay.bsky.social argues cyber power fits the logic of intelligence, not warfare. Cyber operations are tools of secret statecraft built on organised deception, not military tools.
Read Max van der Horst's review:
bindinghook.com/rethinking-c...
Read Max van der Horst's review:
bindinghook.com/rethinking-c...
Rethinking cyber power beyond the language of war
Jon Lindsay’s Age of Deception: Cybersecurity as Secret Statecraft offers a sober alternative to the cyberwar rhetoric, showing how cyber operations function as intelligence contests shaped by secrecy...
bindinghook.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:11 PM
In his recent book Age of Deception, @jonrlindsay.bsky.social argues cyber power fits the logic of intelligence, not warfare. Cyber operations are tools of secret statecraft built on organised deception, not military tools.
Read Max van der Horst's review:
bindinghook.com/rethinking-c...
Read Max van der Horst's review:
bindinghook.com/rethinking-c...
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The @bindinghook.bsky.social[email protected] essay prize closes soon: “Does digital sovereignty support Europe’s cybersecurity interests? And how should it be designed to strengthen European resilience?” €14,000 of prizes & I co-chair the review board. bindinghook.com/event/essay-...
Binding Hook – MSC Essay Prize Competition – Binding Hook
The MSC and Binding Hook proudly announce the 2nd edition of the Essay Prize Competition, inviting experts to explore digital sovereignty’s impact on Europe’s cybersecurity interests.
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January 9, 2026 at 9:55 AM
The @bindinghook.bsky.social[email protected] essay prize closes soon: “Does digital sovereignty support Europe’s cybersecurity interests? And how should it be designed to strengthen European resilience?” €14,000 of prizes & I co-chair the review board. bindinghook.com/event/essay-...
72 hours left! 🚨 Last chance to check your submission for The Binding Hook × @munsecconf.bsky.social Essay Prize Competition. Make sure your arguments are sharp, clear & evidence-backed. €10K, global visibility & #MSC2026 invite await. Submit your essay now: bindinghook.com/event/essay-...
January 9, 2026 at 9:06 AM
72 hours left! 🚨 Last chance to check your submission for The Binding Hook × @munsecconf.bsky.social Essay Prize Competition. Make sure your arguments are sharp, clear & evidence-backed. €10K, global visibility & #MSC2026 invite await. Submit your essay now: bindinghook.com/event/essay-...
‘Age of Deception offers a disciplined and persuasive alternative to dominant ways of thinking about cyber power,’ writes Max van der Horst in his review of @jonrlindsay.bsky.social's recent book: bindinghook.com/rethinking-c...
Rethinking cyber power beyond the language of war
Jon Lindsay’s Age of Deception: Cybersecurity as Secret Statecraft offers a sober alternative to the cyberwar rhetoric, showing how cyber operations function as intelligence contests shaped by secrecy...
bindinghook.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:18 AM
‘Age of Deception offers a disciplined and persuasive alternative to dominant ways of thinking about cyber power,’ writes Max van der Horst in his review of @jonrlindsay.bsky.social's recent book: bindinghook.com/rethinking-c...
All those end-of-year book round-ups and subsequent debates got you thinking about reading more in 2026? Our holiday tech fiction list is a great place to get inspired!
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bindinghook.com/bright-ideas...
January 7, 2026 at 5:41 AM
All those end-of-year book round-ups and subsequent debates got you thinking about reading more in 2026? Our holiday tech fiction list is a great place to get inspired!
bindinghook.com/bright-ideas...
bindinghook.com/bright-ideas...
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Michael P. Fischerkeller of the Institute for Defense Analysis, USCYBERCOM’s Emily O. Goldman, and UC Center for Cyber Strategy and Policy's Richard J. Harknett propose a new concept in their latest book – cyber contingency campaigning:
bindinghook.com/nato-must-co...
bindinghook.com/nato-must-co...
NATO must ‘contingency campaign’ in cyberspace
A preview of Michael P. Fischerkeller, Emily O. Goldman, and Richard J. Harknett’s upcoming book ‘Cyber Persistence and Campaigning: The Logic and Art of Securing Cyberspace’
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January 5, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Michael P. Fischerkeller of the Institute for Defense Analysis, USCYBERCOM’s Emily O. Goldman, and UC Center for Cyber Strategy and Policy's Richard J. Harknett propose a new concept in their latest book – cyber contingency campaigning:
bindinghook.com/nato-must-co...
bindinghook.com/nato-must-co...
Six days left! The Binding Hook × @munsecconf.bsky.social Essay Prize Competition is in its final week. Submit your original essay on #DigitalSovereignty & Europe’s #cybersecurity for monetary prizes, global visibility & #MSC2026 invite. bindinghook.com/event/essay-...
January 6, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Six days left! The Binding Hook × @munsecconf.bsky.social Essay Prize Competition is in its final week. Submit your original essay on #DigitalSovereignty & Europe’s #cybersecurity for monetary prizes, global visibility & #MSC2026 invite. bindinghook.com/event/essay-...
A great time to re-read Charl van der Walt's piece from last year on the need for Europe to build independent cyber infrastructure:
bindinghook.com/why-europes-...
bindinghook.com/why-europes-...
January 6, 2026 at 12:04 AM
A great time to re-read Charl van der Walt's piece from last year on the need for Europe to build independent cyber infrastructure:
bindinghook.com/why-europes-...
bindinghook.com/why-europes-...
Michael P. Fischerkeller of the Institute for Defense Analysis, USCYBERCOM’s Emily O. Goldman, and UC Center for Cyber Strategy and Policy's Richard J. Harknett propose a new concept in their latest book – cyber contingency campaigning:
bindinghook.com/nato-must-co...
bindinghook.com/nato-must-co...
NATO must ‘contingency campaign’ in cyberspace
A preview of Michael P. Fischerkeller, Emily O. Goldman, and Richard J. Harknett’s upcoming book ‘Cyber Persistence and Campaigning: The Logic and Art of Securing Cyberspace’
bindinghook.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Michael P. Fischerkeller of the Institute for Defense Analysis, USCYBERCOM’s Emily O. Goldman, and UC Center for Cyber Strategy and Policy's Richard J. Harknett propose a new concept in their latest book – cyber contingency campaigning:
bindinghook.com/nato-must-co...
bindinghook.com/nato-must-co...
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What new ideas, research, or opinions about digital and emerging technologies are you going to share in Binding Hook in 2026?
Check out our submissions guidelines here: bindinghook.com/submissions/
Check out our submissions guidelines here: bindinghook.com/submissions/
January 3, 2026 at 1:28 AM
What new ideas, research, or opinions about digital and emerging technologies are you going to share in Binding Hook in 2026?
Check out our submissions guidelines here: bindinghook.com/submissions/
Check out our submissions guidelines here: bindinghook.com/submissions/
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However, readers spent the longest time on Gatra Priyandita and Arindrajit Basu’s examination of India and Indonesia’s approaches to attribution:
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India and Indonesia’s approach to publicly attributing cyberattacks? No naming, no shaming
India and Indonesia’s reticent approach to publicly attributing cyberattacks is the result of strategic culture, insufficient technical capacity, and the lack of clear returns
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December 30, 2025 at 12:32 AM
However, readers spent the longest time on Gatra Priyandita and Arindrajit Basu’s examination of India and Indonesia’s approaches to attribution:
bindinghook.com/india-and-in...
bindinghook.com/india-and-in...
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Our most read piece in 2025 was Jack Goldsmith’s Binding Hook-Munich Security Conference Essay Prize Competition entry ‘Ghosts in the machine and the hidden dangers of autopoiesis’
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Ghosts in the machine and the hidden dangers of autopoiesis - Binding Hook
The foundations on which the digital world is predicated are brittle. Carelessly introducing AI-generated code into this structure risks further widening its fault lines
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December 30, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Our most read piece in 2025 was Jack Goldsmith’s Binding Hook-Munich Security Conference Essay Prize Competition entry ‘Ghosts in the machine and the hidden dangers of autopoiesis’
bindinghook.com/ghosts-in-th...
bindinghook.com/ghosts-in-th...
What new ideas, research, or opinions about digital and emerging technologies are you going to share in Binding Hook in 2026?
Check out our submissions guidelines here: bindinghook.com/submissions/
Check out our submissions guidelines here: bindinghook.com/submissions/
January 3, 2026 at 1:28 AM
What new ideas, research, or opinions about digital and emerging technologies are you going to share in Binding Hook in 2026?
Check out our submissions guidelines here: bindinghook.com/submissions/
Check out our submissions guidelines here: bindinghook.com/submissions/
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In our second year, we published 74 op-eds, analyses, and newsletters, and hosted our first in-person event, Binding Hook Live, in London, welcoming new authors and readers.
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Another year of Binding Hook!
2025 at Binding Hook was dominated by European defence, digital sovereignty, surveillance, ransomware, and some unsurprising states: China, Russia, and Israel.
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December 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
In our second year, we published 74 op-eds, analyses, and newsletters, and hosted our first in-person event, Binding Hook Live, in London, welcoming new authors and readers.
bindinghook.com/another-year...
bindinghook.com/another-year...
In our second year, we published 74 op-eds, analyses, and newsletters, and hosted our first in-person event, Binding Hook Live, in London, welcoming new authors and readers.
bindinghook.com/another-year...
bindinghook.com/another-year...
Another year of Binding Hook!
2025 at Binding Hook was dominated by European defence, digital sovereignty, surveillance, ransomware, and some unsurprising states: China, Russia, and Israel.
bindinghook.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
In our second year, we published 74 op-eds, analyses, and newsletters, and hosted our first in-person event, Binding Hook Live, in London, welcoming new authors and readers.
bindinghook.com/another-year...
bindinghook.com/another-year...
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In December’s Hooked!, @katharinegk.bsky.social reads through some recent reporting on Iranian cyber operations, including leaks old and new, and, as always, suggests some complementary Binding Hook reading: bindinghook.com/hooked-10-a-...
Hooked! #10: A month of Iran leaks and leakers
From moles in the Iranian intelligence ministry to hacker payroll docs, there’s lots to be learned about the culture of Iranian cyber operations
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December 18, 2025 at 8:13 AM
In December’s Hooked!, @katharinegk.bsky.social reads through some recent reporting on Iranian cyber operations, including leaks old and new, and, as always, suggests some complementary Binding Hook reading: bindinghook.com/hooked-10-a-...
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This year’s tech-themed fiction picks from cybersecurity experts explore the promises and perils of technology, from AI-led dystopias to interplanetary civilisations. bindinghook.com/bright-ideas...
Bright ideas for the darker months: Lighten up your holidays with these tech-themed novels
What could be more festive than reading about alien worlds and malevolent AI leaders? Check out this year’s recommended reads from cybersecurity experts.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:48 AM
This year’s tech-themed fiction picks from cybersecurity experts explore the promises and perils of technology, from AI-led dystopias to interplanetary civilisations. bindinghook.com/bright-ideas...
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Jiro Minier
Simona Autolitano
Esther Kern
Check out this year's list with @bindinghook.bsky.social: bindinghook.com/bright-ideas... /4
Simona Autolitano
Esther Kern
Check out this year's list with @bindinghook.bsky.social: bindinghook.com/bright-ideas... /4
Bright ideas for the darker months: Lighten up your holidays with these tech-themed novels
What could be more festive than reading about alien worlds and malevolent AI leaders? Check out this year’s recommended reads from cybersecurity experts.
bindinghook.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Jiro Minier
Simona Autolitano
Esther Kern
Check out this year's list with @bindinghook.bsky.social: bindinghook.com/bright-ideas... /4
Simona Autolitano
Esther Kern
Check out this year's list with @bindinghook.bsky.social: bindinghook.com/bright-ideas... /4