<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Social Cyber Institute]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Social Cyber Institute (SCI) creates new social science insights to complement technology in the fight for a more secure cyberspace. ]]></description><link>https://www.socialcyber.ai/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:50:58 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.socialcyber.ai/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Cyber Security Education: Principles and Policies]]></title><description><![CDATA[This book provides essential reference points for education policy on the new social terrain of security in cyberspace and aims to reposition global debates on what education for security in cyberspace can and should mean.]]></description><link>https://www.socialcyber.ai/post/cyber-security-education-principles-and-policies</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3bcd1586775c31f8bd29e7</guid><category><![CDATA[Cyber security]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:29:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/353969_cc49a91fef0f429f95ccda0aca4c6fc2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_350,h_525,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Editors</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data on China’s PhD Completions Related to Cyber Security]]></title><description><![CDATA[This ACCS briefing paper analyses publicly available data on the main subjects of completed PhD dissertations in China to determine trends in completions across the separate subjects of cyber security, information security, quantum communications/quantum computing, and artificial intelligence.]]></description><link>https://www.socialcyber.ai/post/data-on-china-s-phd-completions-related-to-cyber-security</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a03c1152fe6e98eed45f48c</guid><category><![CDATA[China]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cyber security]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 00:09:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/15144d_39f95f5484024b46ae1fcdd6f229ea76~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_502,h_404,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Editors</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Profiles of Chinese Cyber Security Universities]]></title><description><![CDATA[This 2018 briefing paper assembles public source information on Chinese universities and several research institutes that are prominent in cybersecurity studies in China. ]]></description><link>https://www.socialcyber.ai/post/profiles-of-chinese-cyber-security-universities</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fa1f6e6d919e5ce870955d</guid><category><![CDATA[Cyber security]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 18:58:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/353969_90b8d2bfcb44425aad8e30a448067856~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Editors</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyber Dependency at a Domestic and International Level]]></title><description><![CDATA[This 2016 literature review offers some insight into how scholars have studied cyber dependencies. The main studies present, in considerable depth, the growing importance of cyber assets in the daily functioning of society. ]]></description><link>https://www.socialcyber.ai/post/cyber-dependency-at-a-domestic-and-international-level</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fa1e8a6d919e5ce870935b</guid><category><![CDATA[Cyber security]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 16:47:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/353969_adcd4390574b4018b3a4fc29201e07e9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Editors</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia and Cyber-warfare]]></title><description><![CDATA[This book from 2008 describes the contemporary state of planning and thinking within the Australian Defence Force (ADF) with respect to Network Centric Warfare (NCW) at that time, and discusses the vulnerabilities that accompany the use by Defence of the National Information Infrastructure (NII), as well as Defence’s responsibility for the protection of the NII. ]]></description><link>https://www.socialcyber.ai/post/australia-and-cyber-warfare</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69dfeb37dd5b371c4c5c66a4</guid><category><![CDATA[Cyber security]]></category><category><![CDATA[National Security]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:51:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/353969_511df48a9feb4635b45204ccda88e4d4~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_880,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Editors</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winning in the Digital Frontier: Developing Cyber Targeters and Military Daring]]></title><description><![CDATA[This 2024 article examines what is needed to marry a cyber targeter’s talent to the goal of system penetration and profound disabling effects that can defeat an adversary's kinetic capabilities.]]></description><link>https://www.socialcyber.ai/post/winning-in-the-digital-frontier-developing-cyber-targeters-and-military-daring</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d8212b646a4e908b7235e4</guid><category><![CDATA[Tech Policy]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:06:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/353969_8ea6809562604c62906cd69fcbc08b0b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Editors</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War on National Cyber Planning: A Survey of Ten Countries]]></title><description><![CDATA[This 2023 survey of 10 countries shows how radically they have responded to the unprecedented cyber operations during the Russia-Ukraine war. The report also flags important lessons about the strategic character of cyber operations in modern war.
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Yet there has been little evidence globally of the necessary adjustment of policy or practice that gives due weight to the social science dimensions. ]]></description><link>https://www.socialcyber.ai/post/creating-social-cyber-value-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b63c8e24df0b96f9d13b28</guid><category><![CDATA[Cyber security]]></category><category><![CDATA[Social cyber]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/353969_f00dcbe6f5d14fa394126b88229a4aa4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Editors</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disaster Resilience Commission]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian policy response to the coronavirus outbreak has followed a two-step process, with containment the highest priority (the bio-medical and humanitarian view) and with economic and social consequences (a whole of society view) occupying a clear follow-on priority. ]]></description><link>https://www.socialcyber.ai/post/disaster-resilience-commission</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b63b41d1b1d9cdf2180e00</guid><category><![CDATA[Social cyber]]></category><category><![CDATA[Australian policy]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 04:56:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/353969_d0808e0ff0f44a4ebd80972889dc7a42~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_724,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Editors</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Valuation of Reputation Damage for  Transport Cyber Attack: Methods and Findings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cybersecurity attacks have become a growing focus for many businesses and governments. A challenge in responding is to determine the level and allocation of cyber-security budgets. ]]></description><link>https://www.socialcyber.ai/post/valuation-of-reputation-damage-for-transport-cyber-attack-methods-and-findings</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ae6e9cde5ad9153e0a20b5</guid><category><![CDATA[Cyber security]]></category><category><![CDATA[Social cyber]]></category><category><![CDATA[Australian policy]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:01:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/353969_22b974fe8a2a4ba2982ddcaedde9322d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_932,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Editors</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evaluating Australian Cyber Policy Reform: Urgency, Coherence, and Depth]]></title><description><![CDATA[This 2023 paper reflects on a proposed system for benchmarking and evaluating cybersecurity strategies, assessing both the strategy's design and its implementation. 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The scale of this expansion has prompted discussion of its geopolitical drivers and the implications for public and parliamentary oversight.]]></description><link>https://www.socialcyber.ai/post/australia-s-cyber-surge-the-motivations</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699bc984b89ac23fa77e8fae</guid><category><![CDATA[Cyber security]]></category><category><![CDATA[Australian policy]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 03:44:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/353969_7843d17ef86c4d07982784b33c70363e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Editors</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyber Civil Preparedness and Resilience: Twin Strategic Imperatives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia’s 2025 cyber response plan introduces a “nationally catastrophic” incident category, but preparedness for such a crisis remains unclear. 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Future Needs for CyberEnabled Warfare ]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this 2016 paper, Greg Austin argues that Australia will need to develop complex responsive systems of decisionmaking for medium intensity war that address multi-vector, multi-front and multitheatre attacks in cyber space.]]></description><link>https://www.socialcyber.ai/post/australia-rearmed-future-needs-for-cyberenabled-warfare</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698eb2dce46957565bf624d2</guid><category><![CDATA[Tech Policy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Australian policy]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 05:22:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/15144d_5077041149d24040afd29bc8a6465d09~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Editors</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evaluating Australian Cyber Policy Reform: Urgency, Coherence, and Depth]]></title><description><![CDATA[There should be a single overarching evaluation of the entire strategy (to ensure coherence between policy pillars) every four years as well as separate evaluations of each policy pillar, every two years. ]]></description><link>https://www.socialcyber.ai/post/evaluating-australian-cyber-policy-reform-urgency-coherence-and-depth</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698ea05b31ffa9c243633c2c</guid><category><![CDATA[Australian policy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cyber security]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 03:58:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/15144d_574bfd317d564f9385f210ea39dd02d0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Editors</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>