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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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New Atlanticist

Aug 7, 2012

China: Cyber Threat and Cyber Threatened

By Derek S. Reveron and Jon Lindsay

In any discussion about the security of cyberspace, Chinese hackers are usually singled out as major threats. The most recent (and hardly unique) news involves an operation with Chinese origins, dubbed Byzantine Candor by government investigators, which has been stealing corporate and government secrets for years, to include emails from the president of the European […]

China Cybersecurity

Congressional Relations

Aug 2, 2012

Senator Mikulski: The Collins-Lieberman cyber security bill and NATO

By Barbara Mikulski, Office of Senator Mikulski

From Barbara Mikulski, Office of Senator Mikulski:  I really worry about the possibility of an attack. We know that there are already attacks going on, particularly in our financial services.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jul 30, 2012

Cyber investigators expose details of ‘vast hacking industry in China’

By Michael Riley and Dune Lawrence, Bloomberg

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jul 30, 2012

Hackers steal emails from Van Rompuy and 10 other senior EU officials

By Andrew Rettman, the EUobserver

From Andrew Rettman, the EUobserver:  Hackers last summer raided the emails of EU Council chief Herman Van Rompuy and 10 other senior officials.

Cybersecurity European Union

New Atlanticist

Jul 30, 2012

Cyber Offense is King

By Jorge Benitez and Jason Healey

Every single computer in the world can be hacked. From your personal computer at home to the office workstation of the CIA director, it is not possible to fully protect any computer from cyber penetration. For all the talk about cyber protection and the billions of dollars being spent ($3.2 billion in 2012 for the Pentagon […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jul 27, 2012

Cyber Chief: 17-fold increase in computer attacks on US infrastructure

By David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt, the New  York Times

From David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt, the New  York Times:  The top American military official responsible for defending the United States against cyberattacks said Thursday that there had been a 17-fold increase in computer attacks on American infrastructure between 2009 and 2011, initiated by criminal gangs, hackers and other nations.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jul 26, 2012

Iran: US cyber attacks will face ‘teeth-breaking’ response

By Reuters

From Reuters:  The United States will face a "teeth-breaking" response if it continues to carry out cyber attacks against Iran, an Iranian official said Wednesday.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jul 25, 2012

Cyber war on Iran may continue

By AFP

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jul 24, 2012

Information Wars: Assessing the Social Media Battlefield in Syria

By Chris Zambelis, Combating Terrorism Center

From Chris Zambelis, Combating Terrorism Center:  Every serious political or militant actor with a stake in what is happening in Syria has a presence on social media

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jul 23, 2012

U.S. to offer multinational command training for senior European officers

By Steven Beardsley, Stars and Stripes

From Steven Beardsley, Stars and Stripes:  After years of training Europe’s soldiers in on-the-ground tactics, U.S. Army Europe is focusing several echelons higher, training Europe’s senior leaders in the concepts of multinational command.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

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