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Research

Original research that informs how we advise and train.

Our research division produces independent threat intelligence, policy analysis and sector studies — published for the community and embedded directly into our consulting and training practice.

Focus Areas

Where our research is concentrated

Emerging Threat Intelligence

Tracking evolving tactics, techniques and procedures across state and non-state threat actors.

Cyber Policy & Diplomacy

Analysis of international norms, treaty frameworks and cross-border cyber cooperation.

AI & Security

Research on securing AI systems and the use of AI in defensive and offensive security operations.

Critical Infrastructure Resilience

Studies on protecting energy, water, transport and telecom infrastructure from cyber-physical threats.

Regional Threat Landscapes

Deep-dives into cyber risk across Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.

Workforce & Skills Research

Research into the global cybersecurity skills gap and effective training methodologies.

Research Agenda

What we are researching now

Commission research
With CAPSS, New Delhi

Cybersecurity of drone and counter-drone ecosystems

Signal jamming and spoofing, drone hijacking and the security of autonomous aerospace systems.

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With EIIS, Stockholm

India–Europe cooperation in cyber diplomacy

Comparative policy research on critical infrastructure protection and joint executive education.

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With Pax Tecum Global

Where geopolitics meets cybersecurity

Geopolitical risk and its translation into cyber and digital-risk exposure for organisations.

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Standing theme

OT and ICS security in critical infrastructure

Energy, oil and gas, maritime, manufacturing and utilities — IEC 62443 in practice.

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Standing theme

AI governance and assurance

ISO/IEC 42001, AI risk management and the ethics of AI-enabled and autonomous systems.

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Standing theme

Cyberpsychology and human risk

Screen overuse, online behaviour and the mental-health dimension of digital safety.

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Published papers and advisories will be listed here as they are released. To discuss commissioned research or a joint publication, get in touch.

Research Partnerships

Collaborating with academic and policy institutions

We partner with universities, think tanks and multilateral bodies to broaden the evidence base behind our work.

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Sanjana Rathi speaking on a national security roundtable panel
Evidence from the field

Research grounded in sessions, not surveys

Much of what we publish begins in a lecture hall, a control room or a roundtable — the questions practitioners actually ask. That fieldwork keeps our policy research close to how cyber risk is experienced.

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