The Cyber Statecraft Initiative works at the nexus of geopolitics, technology, and security to craft strategies to help shape the conduct of statecraft and to better inform and secure users. This work extends through the competition of state and non-state actors, the security of the internet and computing systems, the safety of operational technology and physical systems, and the communities of cyberspace. The Initiative convenes a diverse network of passionate and knowledgeable contributors, bridging the gap among technical, policy, and user communities.

Our work

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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Publications

In the News

Jul 13, 2016

Corman Quoted by the Washington Post on the Security of Modern Car Systems

By Joshua Corman

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Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Jul 5, 2016

Corman Quoted by Politico on Campaign Hacking

By Joshua Corman

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In the News

Jun 29, 2016

Healey in Christian Science Monitor: Chinese Cyberespionage is Down. That’s a Win for Obama’s Diplomacy

By Jason Healey

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China Cybersecurity

In the News

Jun 25, 2016

Healey Quoted by The Hill on Russia’s Influence in the US Presidential Race

By Jason Healey

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Russia

New Atlanticist

Jun 15, 2016

Russian Cyber Attacks in the United States Will ‘Intensify’

By Mitch Hulse

Russian intelligence hacked the Democratic National Committee’s network, says Atlantic Council’s Dmitri Alperovitch Russian intelligence services hacked the Democratic National Committee’s computer network and accessed opposition research on Donald Trump, according to the Atlantic Council’s Dmitri Alperovitch. Two Russian groups—codenamed FancyBear and CozyBear—have been identified as spearheading the DNC breach. “We have a very high-level […]

Cybersecurity Russia

In the News

Jun 15, 2016

Alperovitch Quoted by Voice of America on Democratic National Committee Hacking

By Dmitri Alperovitch

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New Atlanticist

Jun 14, 2016

DNC Hack: ‘No Certain Links’ to Foreign Governments

By Mitch Hulse

There are “no certain links” between foreign nation states and the hackers who breached the Democratic National Committee’s computer network and accessed opposition research on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, according to an Atlantic Council cybersecurity expert. “It’s possible that multiple groups independently initiated their own intrusion of the DNC network, for entirely separate reasons—that […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Jun 14, 2016

Alperovitch Quoted by the Washington Post on Russia Hacking the DNC

By Dmitri Alperovitch

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Russia

Event Recap

Jun 6, 2016

Building Trust and Consensus as Internet Governance Goes Global

By Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security

On June 6, 2016, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative hosted a roundtable with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and RiceHadleyGates on the privatization of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). The discussion, moderated by Mr. Neal Pollard, Director at PwC and Nonresident Senior Fellow […]

Event Recap

May 31, 2016

Europe in Cyber Crisis: Mitigating and Preventing Attacks through Interagency Cooperation

By Kathryn Taylor

Hospitals across Europe were crippled when the computer technology in various systems failed. Was it directed by a nation-state, a new type of adversarial attack, or an unintended consequence of our growing dependence on connected technologies? How do various European governments, private sector, and international institutions react in any of these situations? These were some of the policy questions posed in one scenario of a tabletop exercise hosted by the Atlantic Council and Microsoft on May 31, 2016 at the Microsoft Center in Brussels, Belgium.

Cybersecurity

The Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, part of the Atlantic Council Technology Programs, works at the nexus of geopolitics and cybersecurity to craft strategies to help shape the conduct of statecraft and to better inform and secure users of technology.

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