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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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly meeting in Stavanger, Oct. 12, 2015

NATOSource

Oct 12, 2015

Secretary General: NATO Needs ‘Strong Forces’ to Prevent War

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

NATO’s deterrence is significant and it is real. If Turkey needs NATO’s help, NATO will be there.

Cybersecurity NATO

Event Recap

Oct 5, 2015

What to expect from the US-China dyber deal?

By Atlantic Council

What to Expect from the US-China Cyber Deal? with Jason Healey Senior Fellow, Cyber Statecraft Initiative, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security Atlantic Council James Mulvenon Deputy Director of Advanced Analysis DGI’s Center for Intelligence Research and Analysis Adam Segal Maurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow for China Studies and Director of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy […]

Cybersecurity

In the News

Oct 1, 2015

Tothova Jordan: Why Microsoft’s Data Access Case Matters to Everyone

By Klara Jordan

Brent Scowcroft Center Associate Director Klara Tothova Jordan writes for the Christian Science Monitor on balancing privacy with the advancement of technology:

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Sep 23, 2015

Healey on Silicon Valley and President Xi’s Visit

By Jason Healey

The Hill quotes Cyber Statecraft Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Jason Healey on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the China-US tech summit in Seattle, and why many Silicon Valley executives felt pressured to attend:

China Cybersecurity

Art of Future Warfare

Sep 23, 2015

To cyber the kill chain, cyber the supply chain

By James Hasik

When safeguarding the global commons, should we rely on it less? Defense Secretary Ashton Carter would like to stop buying and launching navigation satellites—at least as a military project. Sure, Lockheed is testing GPS III, and a team at the University of Texas is working on centimetric accuracy without differential. Through the MEOSAR project, the Canadian military […]

Cybersecurity Defense Industry

In the News

Sep 15, 2015

Fortune Previews Atlantic Council Report on Cyber Futures

By Atlantic Council

FORTUNE previews the recently released report, Overcome by cyber risks? Economic benefits and costs of alternate cyber futures, published in partnership by the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security and the Zurich Insurance Group:

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Sep 11, 2015

ICT Drives Global Growth, But it Doesn’t Come for Free

By Alejandro Alvarez

Data insecurity and the buildup of offensive cyber capabilities  are among the gravest threats to global economic prosperity in the modern era, according to a report by the Atlantic Council, in collaboration with Zurich Insurance Group and the University of Denver’s Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures. The key message is that ICT drives […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Sep 10, 2015

Bloomberg Features Atlantic Council Report on Economics of Cyber Risks

By Atlantic Council

Bloomberg Business features the recently released report, Overcome by cyber risks? Economic benefits and costs of alternate cyber futures, on the annual costs of cyber disruptions and the incentives of connectivity, published by the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security and the Zurich Insurance Group:

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Sep 10, 2015

Wall Street Journal Highlights Cyber Report

By Atlantic Council

The Wall Street Journal highlights the recently released report, Overcome by cyber risks? Economic benefits and costs of alternate cyber futures, on the trade-off between security and functionality in technology, jointly published by the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security and the Zurich Insurance Group:

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Sep 10, 2015

Healey on Cyberhacking and China

By Jason Healey

Cyber Statecraft Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Jason Healey joins Channel News Asia to discuss the United States cybersecurity amongst Chinese cyberhacking:

China Cybersecurity

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