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The Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, part of the Atlantic Council Technology Programs, works at the nexus of geopolitics and cybersecurity to craft strategies to help shape the conduct of statecraft and to better inform and secure users of technology.

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Event Recap

Mar 12, 2014

NATO’s Cybersecurity Challenges

On March 12, 2014, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges, Ambassador Sorin Ducaru met with experts from the Atlantic Council's Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security to discuss NATO's cybersecurity challenges.

Cybersecurity NATO

Event Recap

Mar 10, 2014

The Cyber Dimension of a Conflict in Ukraine

On Monday, March 10, 2014 a delegation of international journalists with the US Mission to NATO met with senior members of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security to discuss the role of cyber tools in the Ukrainian crisis.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

Captains of Industry Series

Mar 5, 2014

Prepared Remarks by David Zolet, Executive Vice President North American Public Sector, CSC

By David Zolet

Prepared Remarks by David Zolet, Executive Vice President North American Public Sector, CSC delivered at the fourth event in Atlantic Council Captains of Industry series on March 6, 2014.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Mar 3, 2014

How to Beat a Russian Cyber Assault on Ukraine

By Jason Healey

Ukraine and its friends in the United States, NATO, and European Union need to prepare now for a probably inevitable (but just possibly preventable) cyber conflict with Russian-backed proxies. Russian government behavior is clear when its perceived interests in its “near abroad” are at risk.  The trend started most obviously in 1999 when the Kremlin turned […]

Cybersecurity Russia

New Atlanticist

Feb 28, 2014

The US Must Act Quickly to Save the Internet

By Klara Tothova Jordan

Europe’s New Defenses Against NSA Spying Will Crimp Prosperity and Security Europe’s loss of trust in the United States over Edward Snowden’s revelations of massive surveillance by the National Security Agency (NSA) is now building into a wave of proposals – for new data protection rules, and for Europe-specific Internet and communications networks – that […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 25, 2014

Healey on US Cyber Strike Against Syria

By Jason Healey

Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey joins CNN to discuss a possible cyber strike on Syria. 

Cybersecurity Security & Defense
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, Nov. 28, 2012

NATOSource

Feb 13, 2014

France Investing a Billion Euros to Upgrade Cyber Defenses

By Reuters and AFP

From Marine Pennetier, Reuters:  France unveiled plans on Friday to bolster long-neglected defences against cyber attacks, with 1 billion euros ($1.36 billion) of investment foreseen to bring the country’s technology up to speed with NATO partners.

Cybersecurity France
Russia’s team at the Opening Ceremony for the Sochi Olympics

NATOSource

Feb 11, 2014

Sochi Olympics is a Cyber War Zone, Experts Warn

By Hannah Kuchler, Financial Times

Foreign visitors to the Winter Olympics in Sochi are unknowingly wading into a cyber battlefield, the US government and security experts have warned.

Cybersecurity Intelligence
French President Francois Hollande and President Barack Obama, February 11, 2014

NATOSource

Feb 11, 2014

US-French Cyber Security Cooperation

By White House

The United States values working with France on cybersecurity, which is important for ensuring the vibrancy of our economies and enhancing our shared security.

Cybersecurity European Union

Cyber 9/12 Project

Feb 9, 2014

2014 Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge Competition results

First Place Team Phoenix Mike Hooper (National Intelligence University) Maggie Smith (Eastern Michigan University) Rock Stevens (Eastern Michigan University) Jason Rivera (Georgetown University) Second Place ECIR  Bill Young (MIT) Josephine Wolff (MIT) Evann Smith (Harvard University) Third Place Tartans Michael Cook (Carnegie Mellon University) Kate Meeuf (Carnegie Mellon University) Blake Rhoades (Carnegie Mellon University) Matthew […]

Cybersecurity

Experts