Global Advisory Board on digital threats during conflict
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A high-level advisory board is supporting the ICRC on the legal and policy challenges to protect civilians from cyber threats and other digital risks during armed conflict
Warfare is changing. The use of cyber operations and other digital technologies has become a reality of today s armed conflicts. While technological advances can have positive applications for the protection of civilians in armed conflict, new means and methods of warfare and the way they are employed can also pose new threats to civilians and combatants. They can also challenge the application and implementation of international humanitarian law.