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Dr Matthias Schulze

Non-Resident Fellow
Contact
Website: https://percepticon.de/
schulze@ifsh.de
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Vita

Matthias Schulze is a Non-Resident Fellow at the International Cybersecurity Research Focus at the IFSH. Previously, he headed the IFSH' International Cybersecurity Research Focus, served as deputy head of the Security Policy Research Group at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs(SWP), and was principal investigator for the European Repository of Cyber Incidents project. Matthias Schulze currently works as an Incident Response Specialist at Security Research Labs in Berlin. He holds a PhD. in political science and is the host of the podcast Perception.de.

Research profile

Matthias Schulze researches the strategic use of cyber capabilities in international relations, “cyberwar” / cyber conflicts, espionage, and cybercrime.

  • Cyber Operations and Active Cyber Defense
  • The Role of Military Cyber Operations in Warfare
  • Hybrid Warfare, Disinformation, and Influence Operations
  • Cybersecurity Policy of Allied States and Strategic Competitors (Russia, China, Iran, North Korea)

Latest Publications

Cyber on the Battlefield and the Challenge of Multi-domain Operations

Matthias Schulze, in: De Gruyter Handbook of Cyber Conflict and Warfare, 2027.

Selected Publications

  • Schulze, Matthias. 2024. Offensive Cyber-Operationen: digitalen Angriffen proaktiv begegnen. Policy Brief 3/2024. Hamburg: IFSH. DOI: 10.25592/ifsh-policy-brief-0324.
  • Schulze, Matthias, Jantje Silomon. 2024. Revisiting Past Cyber Security Recommendations: Lessons We Have Failed to Learn. In: Proceedings of the 23rd European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security, edited by Martti Lehto , Mika Karjalainen , 461-468. Reading, UK : Academic Conferences International Limited . DOI: 10.34190/eccws.23.1.2311.
  • Schulze, Matthias, Mika Kerttunen. 2023. Cyber Operations in Russia’s War against Ukraine. Uses, Limitations, and Lessons Learned So Far. SWP Comment 23. Berlin: SWP. DOI: 10.18449/2023C23.
  • Schulze, Matthias. 2023. Sicherheitslogik der Cyberdomäne. Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte 73 (22-24): 23-29.
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Projects

International Cybersecurity (ICS)