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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Cyber Risk Wednesdays

Feb 20, 2015

Cyber Risk Wednesday: Breaking the info-sharing logjam

By Brent Scowcroft Center

At the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Risk Wednesday, White House cybersecurity czar Michael Daniel said effective cybersecurity information sharing hinges on new relationships between Washington and the private sector. On the heels of President Obama’s executive order to promote information sharing between federal agencies and businesses worried about hackers, the White House cybersecurity czar said the […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense
MQ-9 Reaper, July 30, 2014

NATOSource

Feb 20, 2015

Importance of US Decision to Sell Armed Drones to Allies

By Paul McLeary, Defense News

A number of new programs being implemented by Washington and NATO partners may have a big impact on how Europe equips itself, and how and when they deploy their forces in the future.

Drones NATO

In the News

Feb 19, 2015

FCW Highlights Atlantic Council Event

By Atlantic Council

Federal Computer Week highlights Atlantic Council event featuring Special Assistant to the President and Cybersecurity Coordinator Michael Daniel:

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

Webcasts

Feb 18, 2015

Cyber Risk Wednesday: Breaking the Cyber Information-Sharing Logjam

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On February 18, the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative led a moderated discussion on challenges and solutions for information-sharing, the Administration’s recent proposals for better practices between the private sector and government, and goal-directed approaches to sharing.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 17, 2015

Healey on President Obama’s Cybersecurity Summit

By Jason Healey

Inside Cybersecurity quotes Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey on the Obama administration’s cyber policy improvements:

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 5, 2015

Kramer: Cyber Sanctions After Sony

By Franklin D. Kramer

Atlantic Council Board Member and Scowcroft Center Distinguished Fellow Franklin Kramer cowrites for The Hill’s Congress Blog on utilizing sanctions as a response to cyber attacks:

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

Event Recap

Jan 29, 2015

Moving from Bad to Worse? Looking Back to 2014 and Implications for 2015

By Cyber Statecraft Initiative

On January 21 the Cyber Statecraft Initiative kicked off the 2015 Cyber Risk Wednesday event series with the new exclusive media partner for the series, Passcode, the new outlet of Christian Science Monitor. Shane Harris, senior intelligence and national security correspondent for The Daily Beast, and Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder & chief technology officer of CrowdStrike, […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Jan 28, 2015

Munich Security Report Highlights Cyber Statecraft Initiative’s Report

The Munich Security Conference report highlights Cyber Statecraft Initiative’s “Confidence-Building Measures in Cyberspace” report in the Food for Thought Section under Reports:

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Jan 25, 2015

Healey on the Recent Cyber Attack on Sony

By Jason Healey

Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey joins Defense News to discuss the recent cyber attack on Sony:

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

Defense Industrialist

Jan 23, 2015

Disaggregating Space, Business, and Politics

By James Hasik

Smaller satellites in bigger constellations could accelerate the restructuring of both the space industry and international security relationships.   Amy Butler of Aviation Week reports today that the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency is crafting a strategy to leverage what Director Robert Cardillo calls a pending “explosion” of commercially-available imagery. As Patrick Tucker writes this morning on Defense One, a great deal of the […]

Space Technology & Innovation

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