OSCE Blog: Security Matters

Many aspects of our lives have been changed fundamentally by the rapid evolution of digital technologies. While these innovations have brought about many benefits and opportunities, they have also enabled the rise of new security threats. Digital transformation has had a profoundly negative effect on criminal activity. New technologies have become useful aids in ‘traditional’ crimes, such as fraud or trade in illegal substances, while also creating entirely new forms of crime, like ransomware.