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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In the News

Mar 24, 2016

Healey Quoted in Vocativ on Cyber Warfare Between Iran and the United States

By Jason Healey

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Cybersecurity Iran

New Atlanticist

Mar 23, 2016

ISIS Strikes Brussels: Is This The ‘New Normal’?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The terrorist attacks in Brussels represent a collective failure of Western intelligence, underscore the challenges radicalized young Muslims pose to Europe and the United States, but most of all are emblematic of what the Atlantic Council’s Barry Pavel describes as a “new normal.” The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the […]

Cybersecurity European Union

Cyber 9/12 Project

Mar 22, 2016

An Overview of the Fourth Annual Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge

By Brent Scowcroft Center

The Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative held its fourth annual Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge on March 11 and 12, 2016. Forty teams from 25 universities participated, along with high-level judges and speakers. American University’s School of International Service hosted the event in Washington, DC.

Cybersecurity

Bremain vs Brexit

Mar 17, 2016

TTIP&TRADEinAction – March 17, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

Photo Credit: @MalmstromEU EC Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and US Trade Representative Michael Froman held a meeting in Washington, DC this last week with lead negotiators Dan Mullaney and Ignacio Garcia Bercero, Michael Punk, Ambassador David O’Sullivan and others to gauge the current status of negotiations and the way ahead.   – In Focus – From March 17-19, […]

Central Europe Cybersecurity

In the News

Mar 17, 2016

Healey and Jordan in Democracy Journal: Setting Priorities in Cybersecurity

By Jason Healey and Klara Jordan

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Cybersecurity Security & Defense

Cyber 9/12 Project

Mar 16, 2016

Cyber 9/12 Event Featured in Maxwell Air Force Base Blog

By Atlantic Council

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Cybersecurity Security & Defense

Cyber 9/12 Project

Mar 14, 2016

Atlantic Council Cyber Statecraft Initiative Concludes Fourth Annual Student Cyber-Policy Competition

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council’s fourth annual Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge was held on March 11-12 at American University’s School of International Service in Washington, DC. Forty teams competed to offer their best national-security policy prescriptions for combating evolving cyber conflict scenarios.

Cybersecurity

Cyber 9/12 Project

Mar 12, 2016

Homeland Security Blog Features Cyber 9/12 Challenge

By Atlantic Council

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Cybersecurity Security & Defense

Defense Industrialist

Mar 10, 2016

A full-contact sport

By James Hasik

Transferring military technology takes time, teams, and money—for now. Technology transfer and national security—everyone talks about it, and most everyone needs it. This week the Atlantic Council hosted a discussion with some European diplomats on just how to make it happen, and afterwards, we jotted down some further thoughts. Transferring or co-developing technologies effectively demands […]

Defense Industry Defense Technologies

New Atlanticist

Feb 25, 2016

These Hackers Have Your Back

By Sarah Wildi

The Food and Drug Administration has begun a push for good-faith hacking in order to anticipate and address cyber security issues, particularly in the realm of medical devices, according to a senior official in the agency. It is also trying to create incentives for manufacturers to take cyber security more seriously. “This has been very […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

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