Programs

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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Cyber 9/12 Project

Feb 8, 2014

A challenge for students: How to manage a cyber catastrophe

Teams comprising nearly a hundred students, from twenty-four universities as far afield as Turkey and Estonia, gathered in Washington this month to compete at solving this challenge: Imagine that you are cyber-security specialists summoned to advise the US National Intelligence Council on policies that the American president should adopt in response to a massive cyber […]

Cybersecurity
NATO and Cyber Defense

NATOSource

Feb 6, 2014

NATO Must Get More Serious on Cyber Security

By Julianne Smith, Chatham House

These are important and critical parts of NATO’s cyber security work but they fail to do two things.

Cybersecurity NATO

In the News

Feb 5, 2014

Healey on National Guard’s Cyber Capabilities

By Jason Healey

Breaking Defense quotes Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey on the US National Guard’s cyber warfare capabilities:

Cybersecurity Security & Defense
Flag of the Russian Ministry of Defense

NATOSource

Feb 4, 2014

Russia to Create Cyberwarfare Units by 2017

By RIA Novosti

Russia plans to create special cyber-defense units to protect the country against online warfare in the coming years

Cybersecurity Russia

In the News

Feb 3, 2014

Healey Talks Advanced Malware Threats

By Jason Healey

Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey is featured in SC Magazine:

Cybersecurity Security & Defense
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper

NATOSource

Jan 29, 2014

Intelligence Community’s Assessment of Cyber Threats to the US

By Office of the Director of National Intelligence

The following excerpt is from the Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community, delivered by Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, January 29, 2014.

China Cybersecurity
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and President of the EU Council Herman Van Rompuy

Cyber 9/12 Project

Jan 28, 2014

NATO 2013 Report: Broadening Partnerships for Global Security

By NATO

Today’s global challenges require a cooperative approach to security. Complementing the close relationships among NATO member countries, partnerships are an increasingly important part of the Alliance’s core business.

Cybersecurity NATO

In the News

Jan 27, 2014

Healey Quoted on Latest NSA Leak

By Jason Healey

Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey is quoted by NBC News on the revelation that the UK government tapped into data from social media sites including Facebook and YouTube:

Cybersecurity Security & Defense
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey

NATOSource

Jan 24, 2014

US Chief of Defense: NATO Examining Threats to its Southern Flank

By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service

The NATO chiefs of defense “talked a little bit about today, a little bit about tomorrow, and a little bit about 10 years from now,” the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff [Gen. Martin E. Dempsey] said as he returned to Washington today from alliance meetings in Brussels.

Cybersecurity NATO

Resources

Jan 24, 2014

2013 Year in Review: Saving Cyberspace

During 2013, the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative cemented its position as the most forward-leaning think tank on cyber policy issues in Washington, DC and perhaps the world. The goal of the program is “saving cyberspace” as this most transformative technology since Gutenberg is under threat, putting at risk the national security of the United […]

Cybersecurity

Experts