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Sep 21, 2020

Herr, Shahwan Edwards, Handler, and Loomis featured on an episode of the “Lessons from the School of Cyber Hard Knocks” podcast

By Atlantic Council

Joe Saunders hosts Trey Herr, Safa Shahwan Edwards, William Loomis, and Simon Handler to discuss the four pillars of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative, their recent research on the software supply chain, and programming plans going forward.

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Jul 20, 2020

Nine cyberattacks that will remind you of your ex

By Safa Shahwan Edwards

Just as you should be wary of reconnecting with someone who should probably be left in the past, keep an eye out for an increase in cyber incidents. In preparation for the very real possibility of exes coming out of the woodwork and cyber incidents making the news, we’ve identified nine cyberattacks that will remind you of your ex.

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Dec 11, 2019

Aviation cybersecurity: Scoping the challenge

By Pete Cooper, Simon Handler, Safa Shahwan Edwards

The digital attack surface the aviation sector presents to its adversaries continues to grow in such a way that both managing risk and gaining insight on it remain difficult. With emerging technologies like machine learning and fifth-generation (5G) telecommunications seeing wider adoption—alongside electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL), autonomous aircraft, and increased use of space—aviation-cybersecurity risk management is on the cusp of becoming more complex.

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Safa Shahwan Edwards is the director of the Capacity Building Initiative within the Atlantic Council Technology Programs. In this role, she coordinates the overarching strategy for tech program capacity-building efforts designed to upskill policymakers, break down silos to build communities of action, and develop the next generation of the global technology workforce. Previously, Edwards was the deputy director of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative, building the initiative’s field-leading cyber policy and strategy competition—the Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge—into a global program.  

Edwards holds an MA in international affairs with a concentration in conflict resolution from the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs and a BA in political science from Miami University of Ohio. Edwards is of Bolivian and Jordanian heritage and speaks Spanish and Arabic.