The International Committee of the Red Cross announced the launch of the  Global Advisory Board will focus on several digital and cyber threats  to civilians during armed conflicts:

• hostile cyber operations during armed conflict

• harmful consequences of information operations during armed conflict

• increased use of automatization and of artificial intelligence in cyber and information operation

• new humanitarian risks linked to the exponential growth of the 'internet of things', 

• multiplication of threat actors in the digital space.

To identify concrete ways to protect populations from cyber threats and other digital risks, the ICRC's President will chair a multidisciplinary group of legal, military, policy and technological experts from different countries and organizations.