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Details of cyber attack against Saudi energy giant

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Jun 25, 2025

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

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Winnona DeSombre Bernsen

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

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Details of cyber attack against Saudi energy giant

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Jun 5, 2025

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

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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.

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Details of cyber attack against Saudi energy giant

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
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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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Oct 25, 2012

Details of cyber attack against Saudi energy giant

By Nicole Perlroth, New York Times

From Nicole Perlroth, New York Times:  The hackers picked the one day of the year they knew they could inflict the most damage on the world’s most valuable company, Saudi Aramco. On Aug. 15, more than 55,000 Saudi Aramco employees stayed home from work to prepare for one of Islam’s holiest nights of the year […]

Cybersecurity
Energy & Environment

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Oct 24, 2012

U.S. Army wants to develop a new generation of cyber weapons

By John Reed, Killer Apps

From John Reed, Killer Apps:  The U.S. Army is conducting a new study to identify the cyber weapons it needs to develop, the service’s top cyber officer said today.

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

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Oct 24, 2012

France joins NATO’s Cyber Defense Center

By Estonian Public Broadcasting

From Estonian Public Broadcasting:  A French employee will be transferred for work in summer 2013, according a statement released by the French Embassy. Rear Admiral Arnaud Coustillière, the head of the French Cyber Defense Unit, will visit Estonia in the coming weeks for a Cyber Defense Center board meeting to discuss cooperation between France and […]

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Oct 23, 2012

Hazard, Outrage and Panetta’s Cyber Speech

By Jason Healey

Imagine if in early 1941, the government were warning Americans of an attack on Pearl Harbor but could not decide whether to declassify the fact that the Japanese had aircraft carriers and had conducted surprise naval attacks against rivals before. The military might fret that they were seen as vulnerable, despite millions spent on defense, and […]

Cybersecurity
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Oct 23, 2012

North Korea Improves Cyber Warfare Capacity, U.S. Says

By Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg News

From Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg News:  North Korea’s government has a “significant” cyber warfare capability that it continues to improve, the top U.S. commander on the Korean peninsula said.

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

NATOSource

Oct 18, 2012

Cyber: The Navy’s newest warfighting imperative

By Kendall L. Card and Michael S. Rogers, Proceedings

From Kendall L. Card and Michael S. Rogers, Proceedings:  The opening shots of the next war will likely occur in cyberspace.

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

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Oct 17, 2012

Canada doubles spending on cyber security

By Canada's Ministry of Public Safety

From Canada’s Ministry of Public Safety:  The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, today announced funding to further implement Canada’s Cyber Security Strategy and strengthen Canada’s efforts to achieve a secure, stable, and resilient digital infrastructure.

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Security & Defense

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Oct 17, 2012

Obama administration divided over ‘openly admitting that the United States has deployed a new cyber weapon’

By Thom Shanker and David E. Sanger, New York Times

From Thom Shanker and David E. Sanger, New York Times:  In advance of Mr. [Secretary of Defense Leon] Panetta’s speech in New York on Thursday, senior officials debated how much to talk about the United States’s offensive capabilities, assessing whether such an acknowledgment could help create a deterrent for countries contemplating attacks on the country.

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

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Oct 17, 2012

U.S. suspects Iran behind wave of cyberattacks

By Thom Shanker and David E. Sanger, New York Times

From Thom Shanker and David E. Sanger, New York Times:  American intelligence officials are increasingly convinced that Iran was the origin of a serious wave of network attacks that crippled computers across the Saudi oil industry and breached financial institutions in the United States

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Event Recap

Oct 15, 2012

Cyber Offense Strategies: The Private Sector and Legal Implications

By Jason Harmala

On October 15, the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative hosted an off-the-record workshop discussing whether and how the private sector might use active cyber defenses to counter the continued intrusions faced by companies.

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Andrea Rigoni

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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Trevor H. Rudolph

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoTech Center

Cybersecurity Europe & Eurasia

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Martin Zuber

Senior US Navy Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity

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Nadia Farra

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Syria Project

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Mike Minihan

Distinguished Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

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Randi Charno Levine

Distinguished Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

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