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North America Book Launch for A Fierce Domain

Report
Jun 25, 2025

Crash (exploit) and burn: Securing the offensive cyber supply chain to counter China in cyberspace 

By
Winnona DeSombre Bernsen

If the United States wishes to compete in cyberspace, it must compete against China to secure its offensive cyber supply chain.

China
Cybersecurity

North America Book Launch for A Fierce Domain

New Atlanticist
Jun 5, 2025

Cyberattacks are hurting US businesses. Here’s how Congress can upgrade cybersecurity information sharing.

By
Tanner Wilburn, Sara Ann Brackett, and Urmita Chowdhury

Hackers are targeting small and medium-sized businesses, and the existing framework for sharing important information is leaving these US companies out of the loop.

Cybersecurity
Economy & Business

North America Book Launch for A Fierce Domain

Russia Tomorrow
May 20, 2025

Unpacking Russia’s cyber nesting doll

By
Justin Sherman

The latest report in the Atlantic Council’s Russia Tomorrow series explores Russia’s wartime cyber operations and broader cyber web.

Cybersecurity
Digital Policy

Programs

The Atlantic Council Technology Programs comprises five existing efforts—the Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab), the GeoTech Center, the Cyber Statecraft Initiative, the Democracy + Tech Initiative, and the Capacity Building Initiative. These operations work together to address the geopolitical implications of technology and provide policymakers and global stakeholders necessary research, insights, and convenings to address challenges around global technology and ensure its responsible advancement.

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Event Recap

Jul 18, 2013

North America Book Launch for A Fierce Domain

By Jason Harmala

On July 18, the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative and The George Washington University’s Homeland Security Policy Institute for the North American launched Jason Healey’s book, A Fierce Domain: Conflict in Cyberspace, 1986-2012. 

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jul 18, 2013

German on Trial for Stealing NATO Passwords

By DPA

From DPA:  A German civilian accused of stealing passwords that would have enabled hackers to break into NATO computers went on trial for espionage Wednesday.

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jul 17, 2013

Why is Britain Selling Military Electronics and Cryptography Equipment to Iran?

By Jonathan Marcus BBC

From Jonathan Marcus BBC:  The UK government has approved more than 3,000 export licences for military sales to countries which it believes have questionable records on human rights, MPs say.

Cybersecurity
European Union

NATOSource

Jul 17, 2013

The Role of CIA Covert Ops in Penetrating Foreign Computers and Communication Networks

By Matthew M. Aid, Foreign Policy

From Matthew M. Aid, Foreign Policy:  During a coffee break at an intelligence conference held in The Netherlands a few years back, a senior Scandinavian counterterrorism official regaled me with a story.

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jul 16, 2013

Governments Fuel Business of Selling Cyber Secrets

By Nicole Perlroth and David E. Sanger, New York Times

From Nicole Perlroth and David E. Sanger, New York Times:  On the tiny Mediterranean island of Malta, two Italian hackers have been searching for bugs — not the island’s many beetle varieties, but secret flaws in computer code that governments pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to learn about and exploit.

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jul 15, 2013

Do Not Look to Europe to Protect Our Data

By Christopher Wolf, Financial Times

From Christopher Wolf, Financial Times: It is naive to think that European intelligence agencies do not use data collected from phone and internet companies in their investigations.

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

Event Recap

Jul 15, 2013

Electronic Warfare and Cyber: Increasing Interdependence?

On Monday, July 15, the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative (CSI) of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a roundtable moderated by Jason Healey, director of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative, exploring the convergence of computer network operations (cyber) and electronic warfare (EW).

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jul 10, 2013

Cyber Defense Moves to the Center of NATO Operations

By Julian Hale, Defense News

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Jul 9, 2013

Scanning Cargo Containers Is More Important than Scanning Emails

By Joerg Wolf

The United States has built huge internet surveillance infrastructures, but failed to implement its own 9/11 law about maritime cargo security.

Cybersecurity
Maritime Security

NATOSource

Jul 9, 2013

US Needs to Deal with EU Concerns about NSA Spying

By Editors of Washington Post

From Editors of Washington Post:  By Der Spiegel’s own account, E.U. officials discovered the NSA wiretap in Brussels five years ago.

Cybersecurity
European Union
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Experts

Fellow

Andrea Rigoni

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

Cybersecurity Digital Policy

Fellow

Trevor H. Rudolph

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoTech Center

Cybersecurity Europe & Eurasia

Fellow

Martin Zuber

Senior US Navy Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity

Fellow

Nadia Farra

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Syria Project

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Cybersecurity Defense Technologies

Fellow

Mike Minihan

Distinguished Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Artificial Intelligence China

Fellow

Randi Charno Levine

Distinguished Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

Cybersecurity Economy & Business
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