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Jun 13, 2014

Tothova Jordan: NATO’s Collective Defense in Times of Cyber Threats

By Klara Tothova Jordan

Cyber Statecraft Initiative Assistant Director Klara Tothova Jordan writes for Huffington Post on why NATO must substitute strategic ambiguity for clarity in formulating how the collective defense pledge plays out in times of cyber threats in order to bolster confidence among NATO allies:

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Jun 11, 2014

Healey on Saving Cyberspace

By Jason Healey

Cyber Statecraft Director Jason Healey writes for the National Interest  on what is at stake for cyberspace one year after the Snowden revelations:

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Jun 10, 2014

Burrows on How Cybercrime Impacts Insurance Considerations

By Mathew Burrows

Insurance Journal quotes Director of the Strategic Foresight Initiative, a division of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Mathew Burrows, on the challenges to managing risks in the digital age:

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Event Recap

Jun 9, 2014

National Security and Digital prosperity after Snowden: A discussion with David Ignatius.

Edward Snowden’s revelations of the National Security Agency’s (NSA) extensive data collection programs last year sparked an intense debate on the future of electronic surveillance in the United States and globally. As the extent of electronic surveillance has moved to the forefront of the American political discourse, the effects of Snowden’s revelations on the future […]

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Secretary General and NATO Defense Ministers, June 4, 2014

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Jun 6, 2014

NATO Defense Ministers Approve Initiative on Multinational Forces and a New Cyber Policy

By NATO

Ministers approved Germany’s initiative on “Framework Nations”, which will help boost multinational cooperation to develop the forces and capabilities needed to meet NATO’s requirements and cope with new security challenges.

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Jun 5, 2014

Cyber Statecraft Report Cited in Warning About Cloud Services

Computer World cites a recent report published by the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, warning of vulnerabilities to critical infrastructure should web-based cloud services be compromised:

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Jun 5, 2014

Healey on Snowden, One Year Later

By Jason Healey

The Christian Science Monitor quotes Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey on the impact of the intelligence breach conducted by Edward Snowden one year ago:

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Estonia plans to upload government databases to the cloud

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May 29, 2014

Concerned About Russian Invasion, Estonia Plans ‘Data Embassies’ in Allied Countries

By Tom Cheshire, SKY News

Estonia intends to back up crucial national databases in the UK and other countries, because of fears of a Russian invasion.

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May 28, 2014

Healey and Gen. Dempsey Agree on Lack of Coherent National Cyber Strategy

By Jason Healey

Inside Cybersecurity quotes Jason Healey, director of Cyber Statecraft Initiative at the Atlantic Council on General Dempsey’s recent event at the Atlantic Council, some of which revolved around US cyber strategy:

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Locked Shields is the largest international cyber exercise in the world

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May 28, 2014

Estonia Exercise Shows NATO’s Growing Worry About Cyber Attacks

By Peter Apps, Reuters

With more than 300 participants and teams from 17 nations, organizers said it [Estonia’s Locked Shields cyber exercise] was the largest international cyber maneuver yet mounted, simulating an attack on a fictional nation called “Berylia” by a 50-strong team of computer experts.

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