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Real Cyber Reform Demands White House Leadership

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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

Real Cyber Reform Demands White House Leadership

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

Real Cyber Reform Demands White House Leadership

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

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New Atlanticist

Feb 12, 2013

Real Cyber Reform Demands White House Leadership

By Kevin Gronberg

In the wake of Congress’s inability to pass comprehensive cyber legislation last year, the White House is poised to release an executive order on cybersecurity and critical infrastructure. With this executive order, President Obama has the opportunity to hit the reset button and begin developing an effective national cybersecurity policy. It won’t change much on […]

Cybersecurity
National Security

NATOSource

Feb 11, 2013

U.S. said to be target of massive cyber-espionage campaign

By Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post

From Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post:  A new intelligence assessment has concluded that the United States is the target of a massive, sustained cyber-espionage campaign that is threatening the country’s economic competitiveness, according to individuals familiar with the report.

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

NATOSource

Feb 4, 2013

Rasmussen: What will NATO do next?

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  [W]hat will NATO do next?

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

NATOSource

Feb 4, 2013

Cyberwar, out of the shadows

By Editorial Board, Washington Post

From Editorial Board, Washington Post:  [N]ow that the United States is going beyond defense, expanding forces for offensive attack, there’s a crying need for more openness. So far, forces exist almost entirely in the shadows.

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

NATOSource

Feb 4, 2013

Secret legal review argues that Obama has power to launch a pre-emptive cyber strike

By David Sanger and Thom Shanker, New York Times

From David Sanger and Thom Shanker, New York Times:  A secret legal review on the use of America’s growing arsenal of cyberweapons has concluded that President Obama has the broad power to order a pre-emptive strike if the United States detects credible evidence of a major digital attack looming from abroad, according to officials involved […]

Cybersecurity
Drones

NATOSource

Feb 2, 2013

US preparing intelligence assessment of cyber threat from China

By Lolita C. Baldor, AP

From Lolita C. Baldor, AP:  The Obama administration is considering more assertive action against Beijing to combat a persistent cyber-espionage campaign it believes Chinese hackers are waging against U.S. companies and government agencies.

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

NATOSource

Feb 1, 2013

New York Times case sheds light on China’s ‘vast army of hackers’

By Paul Harris and Jonathan Kaiman, Guardian

From Paul Harris and Jonathan Kaiman, Guardian:  "This is business-as-usual from what we can tell for aspects of the Chinese government," said Marc Frons, head of the newspaper’s digital technology and its chief information officer.

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

NATOSource

Feb 1, 2013

Estonia’s Defense Minister Stresses EU-NATO Cyber Cooperation

By Julian Hale, Defense News

From Julian Hale, Defense News:  Estonian Defense Minister Urmas Reinsalu strongly supported EU-NATO cyber defense cooperation at the Jan. 30 Global Cyber Security Conference here.

Cybersecurity
European Union

NATOSource

Jan 31, 2013

NATO will be able to deploy cyber Rapid Reaction Teams by autumn 2013

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  NATO has continued to implement its new cyber defence policy through a comprehensive and ambitious action plan launched in October 2011.

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Jan 29, 2013

Cyber Command Expanding Five Fold

By Jason Healey

Cyber Command will find great opportunities but face significant challenges as it expands from 900 cyber warriors to nearly 5000. Its predecessor started with just 25 people in 1998. So in one sense, this increase represents continuity, just another in a series of expansions. But the size of the increase, and the addition of a new mission, […]

Cybersecurity
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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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