Technology & Innovation

NATO Takes Another Square on the Cyber Chessboard

By Kenneth Geers

The most effective solutions to persistent threats from cyberspace will come from international alliances such as the European Union (EU) and NATO, both of which have begun to take steps to bolster members’ resistance to cyberattacks from governments and non-state actors, a complex issue with a long history.  Last week, on November 10, NATO defense […]

NATO Cyber Center: Implementing Recognition of Cyberspace as a Domain of Operations

By Klara Jordan

The decision by NATO ministers to set up a cyber operations center is an important step toward implementing recognition of cyberspace as a domain of operations in which the Alliance must defend itself as effectively as it does in the air, on land, and at sea. The announcement, made in Brussels on November 8, signaled […]

Here’s Why NATO’s Cyber Operations Center is a Big Deal

NATO’s newly announced cyber operations center will allow the Alliance to “respond more effectively” to cyber attacks by integrating cyber measures with conventional military capabilities, according to an Atlantic Council analyst. The Alliance has “always had significant conventional capabilities—land, air, and sea—now cyber can be included,” said Franklin D. Kramer, a distinguished fellow in the […]

Defense Ministers Agree to Strengthen NATO’s Cyber Defenses with National Capabilities

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

[W]e discussed ways to strengthen our cyber defences.

Report Launch: Aviation Cybersecurity–Finding Lift, Minimizing Drag

By Safa Shahwan

On November 7, the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative launched its first-ever report on Aviation Cybersecurity—Finding Lift, Minimizing Drag, underwritten by Thales. The event featured a keynote by Jeanette Manfra, assistant secretary for cybersecurity and communications at the US Department of Homeland Security.

Aviation cybersecurity—Finding lift, minimizing drag

By Pete Cooper

The aviation industry is faced with a complex and critical challenge to carefully balance costs with evolving business imperatives, customer demands, and safety standards.

NATO Preparing New Doctrine for Cyber Operations

By Morgan Chalfant, The Hill

Merle Maigre, who directs NATO’s cyber center headquartered in Tallin, Estonia, outlined the alliance’s multi-pronged efforts on cybersecurity during an appearance at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.