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Internet Under Siege: The Cost of Connectivity

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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

Internet Under Siege: The Cost of Connectivity

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

Internet Under Siege: The Cost of Connectivity

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

Programs

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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New Atlanticist

Oct 25, 2016

Internet Under Siege: The Cost of Connectivity

By Rachel Ansley

In the rush to produce cost-effective connected devices, not enough focus has been placed on security measures. The cost of such inattention became evident on October 21 when hackers exploited vulnerabilities in hundreds of thousands of everyday devices, including baby monitors and cameras, to cripple the Internet. This attack was merely a sign of things […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

Cyber Risk Wednesdays

Oct 19, 2016

Cyber Risk Wednesday: Hacking the Vote

By Jeff Stone, CSM Passcode

During an event on Wednesday at the Atlantic Council think tank in Washington, a panel of cybersecurity and election experts said troubles at the polls originated long before this election season.

Cybersecurity

New Atlanticist

Oct 17, 2016

Protecting Cyber Life Zones

By Ian Fairchild

Humans and technology are converging in unexpected ways, and more rapidly than ever before.  For instance, Tesla is integrating radar into its cars.  Delta Airlines tracks luggage with microchips.  Even our home energy controls are becoming smarter.  As humans increasingly inlay technology into daily life, greater interaction necessitates both dialogue and action.  We must critically […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense
Informal Meeting of Speakers of the EU Parliaments, Oct. 7, 2016

NATOSource

Oct 17, 2016

EU Leaders to Hold Talks on Russia’s Interference in European Domestic Politics

By Arthur Beesley, Financial Times

EU leaders are to discuss covert Russian funding of far-right and fringe parties in Europe in light of intelligence findings that show that Moscow is interfering in European domestic politics.

Cybersecurity European Union

New Atlanticist

Oct 5, 2016

Inoculating Against a Cyber Attack

By Rachel Ansley

The recently reported vulnerability in insulin pumps, while not in itself a significant threat, underscores the danger posed by hackers who could take control of medical devices, according to Beau Woods, deputy director of the Atlantic Council Cyber Statecraft Initiative. “The risks of connected medical devices can be anywhere on a spectrum: from almost none […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin, May 10, 2015

NATOSource

Sep 21, 2016

Russian Hackers Linked to Another Cyber Campaign Targeting Political Parties in Germany

By AFP and Deutsche Welle

From AFP:  German political parties have fallen victim to a new round of cyber attacks, documents showed Wednesday, after Berlin’s domestic spy agency accused Russia of a series of operations aimed at spying and sabotage.

Cybersecurity Germany

FutureSource

Sep 6, 2016

Risk Nexus Revisited: What is the Internet’s Future?

By Kathryn Taylor

This is a critical moment for the Internet. Mass government and commercial data collection have weakened public trust. Uncertainty is rising as nations disagree over Internet governance and new technologies disrupt existing markets and mechanisms. The Internet of Things (IoT) is developing rapidly and creating new economic opportunities, but manufacturers are consistently failing to incorporate […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

Defense Industrialist

Aug 31, 2016

The inelegant mess

By James Hasik

If software is making the world indecipherable, how can the military manage its development? Psibernetix, it seems, has built an artificial intelligence smarter than a fighter pilot. As I mentioned here at the beginning of the month, the company hatched at the University of Cincinnati has developed software for a Raspberry Pi machine that has defeated […]

Cybersecurity Defense Industry
US Naval Academy exercise site, April 12, 2016

NATOSource

Aug 15, 2016

Six Steps the US and its Allies Should Take to Prevent Russian Cyber Attacks

By Franklin D. Kramer, Robert Butler, and Catherine Lotrionte, US News and World Report

The Russian cyber-hacking of the Democratic National Committee, as reported by multiple cybersecurity organizations, is only the latest unacceptable and unlawful activity by that state.

Cybersecurity NATO

In the News

Aug 12, 2016

Kramer in US News: How to Stop Russia’s Hacking

By Franklin D. Kramer

Read the full article here.

Cybersecurity Russia
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Experts

Fellow

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

Staff

Audrey Roh

Program Assistant

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Cybersecurity Japan

Fellow

Yasmine Abdillahi

Nonresident Fellow

Africa Center

Africa Cybersecurity

Fellow

Chinmayi Sharma

Nonresident Fellow

Cyber Statecraft Initiative

Cybersecurity Digital Policy
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