Cybersecurity

In cyberspace, adversaries are growing more sophisticated and outpacing advancements in policy, education, and defense technologies. In an era of great-power competition, it is vital that policy makers and tech experts understand the underlying factors and motivations impacting the field of cybersecurity. With a focus on strategy and foresight, the Atlantic Council shifts attention from singular incidents to better understand larger cyber campaigns.

Content

Issue Brief

Sep 11, 2018

Defining Russian election interference: An analysis of select 2014 to 2018 cyber enabled incidents

By Laura Galante & Shaun Ee

Of all the political ideas to defend themselves before the court of human history, few have proven as potent and as compelling as that of electoral democracy. Yet in recent years, electoral democracy has once more come under challenge, facing off against popular discontent, revisionist governments, and—most significantly—the rise of new media and digital technologies. […]

Cybersecurity Elections

Issue Brief

Sep 11, 2018

Defining Russian election interference: An analysis of select 2014 to 2018 cyber enabled incidents

By Laura Galante, Shaun Ee

This Issue Brief aims to provide a taxonomy of different forms and levels of state involvement in election interference, giving states a common lexicon to respond to cyber threats. It is not enough to simply speak of “hacking the vote”—and hopefully, by providing these initial terms, this report will spur a wider discussion on defining actions and sponsorship in this domain.

Cybersecurity Elections

Events

Sep 1, 2018

Cybercrime Wake-Up Call Needed

CEOs who think cybercrime is just the business of CIOs are like Enron’s shrugging off the companies books as something for the accounting department. Those provocative words from Dr. Paul Twomey, president and CEO of ICANN, highlighted an all-star panel discussion on the launch of Cyber Attack: A Risk Management Primer for CEOs and Directors released […]

Cybersecurity

In the News

Aug 17, 2018

Nimmo Quoted in ABC News on Twitter Stopping Firearm-Themed Bot

By Ben Nimmo

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Cybersecurity Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Aug 14, 2018

Mandatory standards are critical to protecting US elections

By Heather Regnault

Russian government hackers have gained access to systems that represent America’s most cherished institution—the democratic vote.

Cybersecurity Elections

In the News

Jul 29, 2018

Nimmo Quoted in Buzzfeed News on Russian Cyber and Disinformation Strategies

By Ben Nimmo

Read the full article here.

Cybersecurity Russia

In the News

Jul 20, 2018

Nimmo Joins NPR to Discuss Russia’s Cyber and Military Operations

By Ben Nimmo

Listen to the full discussion here.

Cybersecurity Russia

In the News

Jul 18, 2018

Nimmo Quoted in VOA on NATO’s Cyber Security Efforts

By Ben Nimmo

Read the full article here.

Cybersecurity NATO

In the News

Jul 14, 2018

Nimmo Quoted in CBS News on Cyber Security of US Elections

By Ben Nimmo

Read the full article here.

Cybersecurity Russia

New Atlanticist

Jul 11, 2018

NATO Engages: Shoring Up the Alliance

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The opening day of NATO Engages: The Brussels Summit Dialogue was marked by passionate endorsements of the transatlantic military alliance that has been credited with giving the West its longest period of peace without a major power conflict in centuries. It also produced an attempt by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to ease the Alliance’s […]

Cybersecurity European Union

Experts