The SecDev Group

SecDev Group
Industry Operational think tank
Predecessor Advanced Network Research Group
Founder Rafal Rohozinski
Headquarters Ottawa, Canada

The SecDev Group is a cyber-research think tank based in Ottawa, Canada. The group previously operated out of Cambridge University under the name of the Advanced Network Research Group.[1] Their research focuses on the intersection of cyberspace with social and political change, and draws on social media and public data sources, field research, and other monitoring tools.

The group's CEO is Rafal Rohozinski,[2][3] who was also instrumental in the development of Psiphon, a software application that allows people living in closed societies to access censored information.[4]

The SecDev group monitors and produces research reports on the cyber environment in diverse countries and regions, including in Syria, China and Latin America,[5][6][7] and tracks "the emergence of cyberspace as a strategic domain." It is also one of the main institutional partners of the OpenNet Initiative.

One of SecDev's seminal reports is "Tracking Ghostnet," which was one of the first to uncover the details of Chinese actors' cyberespionage activities.[8] The report, which was conducted jointly with researchers from the University of Toronto Citizen Lab, led to dozens of newspaper articles and preceded the more thorough exposition of cyberespionage activities by actors in China, including by hackers thought to be associated with the People's Liberation Army.

References

  1. ↑ "Advanced Network Research Group". Cambridge Security Programme. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Psiphon Helps Iranians Stay Connected". howstuffworks.com. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  3. ↑ Pilieci, Vito (25 April 2009). "The Ghostnet Buster". The Ottawa Citizen.
  4. ↑ Ottawa exec's company aims to bring down 'Great Firewall of China'
  5. ↑ Farwell, James P. (6 September 2013). "A Better Syria Option: Cyber War". The National Interest. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  6. ↑ Zhang, Melody (7 June 2012). "SecDev Group launches Open Empowerment Project in Latin America". The SecDev Group. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  7. ↑ Custer, C. (20 September 2011). "SecDev Group Issues Report on US Tech Companies' Ethical Issues in China". Techinasia.com. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Tracking GhostNet: Investigating a Cyber Espionage Network," The SecDev Group, March 29, 2009
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