Citizen Lab Director Warns of Tech-Fascism Fusion, Calls on Cybersecurity Community to Act

Ron Deibert, director of Citizen Lab, issued a stark warning at Black Hat, highlighting a growing fusion of technology and fascism, with Big Tech playing a significant role. He urged the cybersecurity community to address this challenge, preventing complicity in human rights abuses. Deibert linked recent political events in the US to a worrying slide towards authoritarianism, arguing the cybersecurity community has a responsibility to help counter this trend. He expressed concern that major tech companies might cut threat intelligence teams, weakening defenses against government spyware and severely impacting global civil society.