Cybersecurity

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.

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 […]

NATO-Backed Project Explores Legal Options To Respond to Cyberattacks

By Julian Hale, Defense News

Scholars involved in a project sponsored by NATO’s Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in Tallinn will meet in February to consider what options governments have, under international law, to respond to cyberattacks from other countries.

Russian Cyber Strategy and the War Against Georgia

By David J. Smith, inFocus Quarterly

Russia holds a broad concept of information warfare, which includes intelligence, counterintelligence, deceit, disinformation, electronic warfare, debilitation of communications, degradation of navigation support, psychological pressure, degradation of information systems and propaganda.

The Gulf is a Flashpoint for Cyber Conflict

By James Andrew Lewis, CSIS

Cyberattack is a new tool of national power. It provides a means of coercion, influence, and warfare.

Cyberweapons Take Center Stage in New Defense Budget

By Fox News

The $552.1 billion defense budget approved by Congress calls for new regulations on cyberweapons — an effort to prevent the pervasive digital bombs from further spreading throughout the world — at the same time that it dramatically boosts spending on them.

NIST Attempts to Lift All Boats with Draft Cyber Framework

By Danielle Kriz

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released its important and much-anticipated Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework (PDF). The Framework plan was put forward in February 2013 as part of  President Barack Obama’s cybersecurity Executive Order to push a collaborative concept in which NIST takes the lead in coordinating with all interested stakeholders in the development […]

Key Conclusions from EU Security Summit

By Council of the European Union

The Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) will continue to develop in full complementarity with NATO

Ashton: To Secure Peace, Be Ready for Battle

By Catherine Ashton, Wall Street Journal

An effective and coherent security and defense policy is a necessity, not a luxury, for Europe.