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Cyber Program
Cyber Accountability

Cybersecurity in the Indo-Pacific

Strengthening capacity for Indo-Pacific cybersecurity through international law, norms, and confidence-building measures addressing regional priorities

The Indo-Pacific faces escalating cyber threats from state-sponsored attacks and criminal networks alike. Limited technical capacity, fragmented governance, and competing national interests hinder collective response efforts, while digital dependency grows amid uneven implementation of international cyber norms and confidence-building measures.

This project seeks to strengthen capacity for more robust implementation of international law and norms among countries of the region, in line with promoting cyber accountability and alternative approaches to cyber deterrence.

It builds on the Stimson Center’s initial Cyber Accountability project and relates to Stimson’s project on Countering Online Scam Operations.

Through workshops, online engagements and research, the project will produce recommendations for improving capacity to reduce cyber threats and unpack regional understandings about accountability gaps and challenges in Southeast Asia.

This project will elevate analysis and perspectives on cybersecurity priorities through collaboration with two of Stimson’s longstanding platforms for emerging policy analysts, South Asian Voices and the Strategic Learning Initiative.

Project Team
Allison Pytlak
Project Lead
James Siebens
Kathleen Scoggin

Latest

Commentary
India-Pakistan Cyber Skirmishes and the Challenge of Attribution
As cyber operations play a growing role in the India-Pakistan rivalry, misattribution threatens to undermine stability
Kashoon Leeza
Commentary
Assessing Cyber Risks and Resilience in India and Pakistan
Taking stock of the threats, opportunities, and mitigation measures in India and Pakistan’s civilian cyber and digital ecosystems
Arindrajit Basu
Explainer
South Asian Perspectives on Critical Cyber Threats, Law, and Norms
South Asia’s digital future: insights on cyber strategy, crisis response, and diplomacy
Commentary
Cyber Quicksand? Uncharted Risks and Escalatory Dynamics in a Future India-Pakistan Crisis
Offensive cyber operations introduce a layer of strategic ambiguity and misperception that could destabilize deterrence in South Asia
Haleema Saadia
Commentary
How the United States and India can Promote Responsible Behavior in Cyberspace Through the Quad
The US and India should position the Quad as a critical norm builder and a pillar of cyber stability
Lokendra Sharma
Commentary
How Does International Law Byte into Pakistan’s Cyber Governance?
Pakistan's cybersecurity strategy reflects a core tension: protecting state sovereignty while respecting international norms
Gulraiz Iqbal
Commentary
Protecting Critical Infrastructure in South Asia: Cyber Threats and Solutions
The vulnerability of critical infrastructure to natural hazards and environmental degradation or even deliberate attacks by government and non-state actors is a reality that cannot be ignored
Ambika Vishwanath
Project Note
Cyber Accountability in Motion: Insights from Bangkok
Supporting cyber capacity-building and resilience in Southeast Asia
Allison Pytlak