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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NATOSource

Jul 16, 2013

Governments Fuel Business of Selling Cyber Secrets

By Nicole Perlroth and David E. Sanger, New York Times

From Nicole Perlroth and David E. Sanger, New York Times:  On the tiny Mediterranean island of Malta, two Italian hackers have been searching for bugs — not the island’s many beetle varieties, but secret flaws in computer code that governments pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to learn about and exploit.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

Congressional Relations

Jul 16, 2013

Congress Approves Sale of Reaper Drones to France

By AFP

From AFP:  Plans to sell US Reaper drones to France advanced Monday as Congress raised no objections to the contract, Pentagon officials said.

Drones Technology & Innovation

NATOSource

Jul 15, 2013

Do Not Look to Europe to Protect Our Data

By Christopher Wolf, Financial Times

From Christopher Wolf, Financial Times: It is naive to think that European intelligence agencies do not use data collected from phone and internet companies in their investigations.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

Issue Brief

Jul 15, 2013

Rising robotics and the Third Industrial Revolution

By Robert A. Manning

In the latest FutureScape brief from the Atlantic Council's Strategic Foresight Initiative in the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Senior Fellow Robert A. Manning assesses the onset of the era of robotics, one component of a technological transformation that is reshaping the world.

Resilience & Society Technology & Innovation

Event Recap

Jul 15, 2013

Electronic Warfare and Cyber: Increasing Interdependence?

On Monday, July 15, the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative (CSI) of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a roundtable moderated by Jason Healey, director of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative, exploring the convergence of computer network operations (cyber) and electronic warfare (EW).

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jul 11, 2013

US Drone Base in Niger Plays Critical Role in French Operation in Mali

By Eric Schmitt, New York Times

From Eric Schmitt, New York Times:  Nearly every day, and sometimes twice daily, an unarmed American drone soars skyward from a secluded military airfield here, starting a surveillance mission of 10 hours or more to track fighters affiliated with Al Qaeda and other militants in neighboring Mali.

Drones Technology & Innovation

NATOSource

Jul 10, 2013

Cyber Defense Moves to the Center of NATO Operations

By Julian Hale, Defense News

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Jul 9, 2013

Scanning Cargo Containers Is More Important than Scanning Emails

By Joerg Wolf

The United States has built huge internet surveillance infrastructures, but failed to implement its own 9/11 law about maritime cargo security.

Cybersecurity Maritime Security

NATOSource

Jul 9, 2013

US Needs to Deal with EU Concerns about NSA Spying

By Editors of Washington Post

From Editors of Washington Post:  By Der Spiegel’s own account, E.U. officials discovered the NSA wiretap in Brussels five years ago.

Cybersecurity European Union

NATOSource

Jul 9, 2013

After Criticizing US, France Finds Itself in Spotlight for Spying

By Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor

From Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor:  Eric Denécé, director of the French Center for Intelligence Studies and a former military intelligence analyst, says he expects the spying allegations on Europe to be little more than a political blip

Cybersecurity European Union

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