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Testimony

May 25, 2021

Herr testifies to the Investigations and Oversight and Research and Technology subcommittees on improving the cybersecurity of software supply chains

On May 25, 2021, Trey Herr, Director of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative within the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, testified to the House Science, Space, and Technology subcommittees on Investigations and Oversight and Research and Technology on improving the cybersecurity of software supply chains following SolarWinds.

Cybersecurity

In the News

May 25, 2021

Yade joins the House Foreign Affairs Committee to speak on African innovation and leadership

By Atlantic Council

To mark the occasion of Africa Day, Africa Center Director Amb. Rama Yade joined the US House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday, May 25 for a roundtable on African entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership and how to build stronger US-Africa ties.

Africa Economy & Business

In the News

May 24, 2021

Herr, Handler, and Schroeder on the Cipher Brief’s State Secrets podcast

By Atlantic Council

Trey Herr, Simon Handler, and Emma Schroeder join the Cipher Brief's State Secrets podcast to discuss their recent report on the Sunburst cyber-espionage campaign.

Cybersecurity Intelligence
geotech, economy, data, trust

In-Depth Research & Reports

May 24, 2021

Launching 26 May 2021: Report of the Commission on the Geopolitical Impacts of New Technologies and Data

By The GeoTech Center

On the early morning of 26 May 2021, the Report of the Commission on the Geopolitical Impacts of New Technologies and Data will launch both its interactive report website and downloadable report. Above are two links to our planned events that day.

Cybersecurity Defense Technologies

GeoTech Cues

May 24, 2021

SCOTCH: A framework for rapidly assessing influence operations

By Sam Blazek, PhD

The increased involvement of digital technology and media in war requires innovative frameworks for understanding information warfare and influence operations. In this piece, GeoTech Action Council member Sam Blazek outlines SCOTCH, a new framework for characterizing influence operations.

Digital Policy Disinformation

In the News

May 24, 2021

Herr in Foreign Policy: Russia’s hacking success shows how vulnerable the cloud is

Russia’s Sunburst cyberespionage campaign, discovered late last year, impacted more than 100 large companies and U.S. federal agencies, including the Treasury, Energy, Justice, and Homeland Security departments. A crucial part of the Russians’ success was their ability to move through these organizations by compromising cloud and local network identity systems to then access cloud accounts and pilfer emails […]

Cybersecurity

Fast Thinking

May 22, 2021

FAST THINKING: How do you solve a problem like North Korea?

By Atlantic Council

Our experts break down the White House meeting between US President Joe Biden and South Korean President Moon Jae-in on North Korea, space, trade, and more.

Arms Control China

GeoTech Cues

May 21, 2021

Games with serious impacts: The next generation of serious games

By Richard J. Cordes

Nonresident Fellow RJ Cordes discusses the growth of and potential applications for the study of serious games.

Technology & Innovation

Markup

May 20, 2021

MARKUP: Our experts annotate Biden’s new executive order on cybersecurity

By Cyber Statecraft Initiative

To help unpack President Joe Biden's new executive order on cybersecurity, Atlantic Council experts and friends mark up the order with their thoughts on what it means for the government and private sector.

Cybersecurity Digital Policy

GeoTech Cues

May 20, 2021

SolarWinds Hack – A Wake Up Call to Get Cyber Right

By Ben Schatz

What are the implications of the SolarWinds hack? Dr. David Bray, Director of the GeoTech Center, and Dr. Divya Chander, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the GeoTech Center, joined the GovCon DIFFERENT podcast to discuss this topic.

Cybersecurity Technology & Innovation

Experts

Events