This CSS Cyberdefense report by Eugenio Benincasa examines how a core group of red hackers from the 1990s and 2000s laid the groundwork for China’s modern cyber capabilities and traces their ...

China’s growing capabilities in science and technology have raised concerns about global power balances. In his CSS Analysis, Leo Eigner describes how, as geopolitical tensions increase, China is ...

Sascha Langenbach works as a Data Scientist at the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich. He supports the CSS in identifying novel research opportunities that open up through advances in ...

As Head of Communications at the Center for Security Studies, Natalina Töndury is responsible for the Center's strategic communications. Together with the communications team, she helps to ensure that ...

Max Smeets ist Senior Researcher am Center for Security Studies (CSS) der ETH Zürich und Co-Direktor von Virtual Routes. Er ist der Autor von ‘Ransom War: How Cyber Crime became a Threat to National ...

With the course program Science in Perspective (SiP), the D-GESS enables students at ETH Zurich to gain new perspectives on the content of their core subjects. SiP thus enriches studies at ETH Zurich ...

Daniel Frey is the institute manager of the Center for Security Studies (CSS). He is responsible for the managerial processes at the Center. He holds a Master's degree in Economics from the University ...

Jascha Heynen is a PhD Candidate at the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich. His research focuses on the intersection of technology and security politics, with particular emphasis on ...

Since 2004, the CSS has been jointly supported by ETH Zürich and the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS). An advisory board staffed by representatives of both institutions ...

In the CSS Annual Report 2024, you can read more about the main focuses and activities of CSS in a year in which an already profound geopolitical shift became more marked – with serious implications ...

Der CSS Cyberdefense Report von Eugenio Benincasa untersucht, wie eine Kerngruppe von Red Hackern aus den 1990er- und 2000er-Jahren den Grundstein für Chinas moderne Cyberfähigkeiten legte und ...

What comes after Assad – and under what conditions can Syria transition towards the rule of law and economic recovery? In his latest CSS Analysis, CSS Senior Researcher Emanuel Schäublin examines the ...