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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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Aug 24, 2012

Why independent Scotland must stay in NATO

By George Kerevan, the Scotsman

From George Kerevan, the Scotsman:  [A]t its Chicago summit in May, under heavy German pressure, Nato altered its so-called “deterrence and defence posture”.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Aug 22, 2012

Breaking the public-sector/private sector stalemate in cyber security

By Derek S. Reveron, the New Atlanticist

From Derek S. Reveron, the New Atlanticist:  As Cyber Command matures, it tends to dominate national cybersecurity discussions.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Aug 20, 2012

Cyber-something: It’s Not Cyberwar, Exactly, But It’s a National Security Priority

By Derek Reveron

 With cyberattacks gaining increasing media attention, it soon becomes apparent that our language does not quite match reality. War, for example, is understood to be state-directed violence to achieve political purposes. Adding a qualifier like a “one thousand battle deaths annually” certainly excludes every reported incident of cyberwar, which more closely resembles espionage, sabotage, or […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Aug 16, 2012

US General: Marines conducted ‘cyber attacks’ in Afghanistan

By Max Cacas, SIGNAL Scape

From Max Cacas, SIGNAL Scape:  Along with all the other tools at their disposal, U.S. Marine Corps commanders now have complete cyber resources as part of the traditional Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) operational doctrine

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Aug 14, 2012

NATO’s partnerships in Asia

By Jorge Benitez, the Global Times

From Jorge Benitez, the Global Times:  There are many misperceptions that NATO partnerships are a precursor to NATO expansion into other regions and the addition of new members to NATO from Asia or the Middle East. This is not true.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Aug 13, 2012

Cyber Command seeks permission for cyber attacks against extreme or imminent threats

By Ellen Nakashima, the Washington Post

From Ellen Nakashima, the Washington Post:  The Pentagon has proposed that military cyber-specialists be given permission to take action outside its computer networks to defend critical U.S. computer systems — a move that officials say would set a significant precedent.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Aug 9, 2012

Cyberweapon targets Middle East bank accounts

By David Goldman, CNN Money

From David Goldman, CNN Money:  A new cyberweapon that secretly steals bank account information from its victims was exposed on Thursday.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Aug 9, 2012

U.S.-EU Statement on the Asia-Pacific Region

By the Department of State

From the Department of State:  Secretary Clinton and High Representative Ashton noted that interdependence between Asia, the United States and the European Union has reached unprecedented levels.

Cybersecurity European Union

New Atlanticist

Aug 8, 2012

Infrastructure Alarm Sounds

By Harlan Ullman

Last week, three events should have sounded deafening alarms and issued unmistakable warnings about the vulnerabilities facing mankind. And a fourth was further frosting on this rather explosive cake. None did and complacency still reigns.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Aug 7, 2012

Cyber Hype: Flame, Stuxnet, and Boeing 787’s Falling from the Sky

By Brandon Valeriano

These last few months have been some of the most exciting, depressing, and troubling times for those interested in the phenomenon of cyberwar.  As a cyber skeptic deeply engaged in this emerging debate I want to take a step back and analyze what we have learned.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense
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Experts

Staff

Sara Ann Brackett

Assistant Director

Cyber Statecraft Initiative

Cybersecurity
John S. Park

Fellow

John Park

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Economic Statecraft Initiative Indo-Pacific Security Initiative

Cybersecurity English

Fellow

Victor Atkins

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Crisis Management Cybersecurity

Staff

Nitansha Bansal

Assistant director

Cyber Statecraft Initiative

Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity

Fellow

Tyson Barker

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Europe Center

Cybersecurity Digital Policy

Millennium fellow

Dan Black

Principal Threat Analyst, NATO

Millennium Leadership Program

Cybersecurity Intelligence
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