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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Cyber 9-12 Winning-team

Cyber 9/12 Project

Mar 24, 2015

Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge: US competition 2015

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council’s third annual Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge was held on March 13-14 in Washington, DC. Twenty teams from across the country competed to offer their best national security policy prescriptions for combating increased cyber conflict.

Cybersecurity

In the News

Mar 19, 2015

FierceHealthIT Highlights Atlantic Council Report on Medical Device Security

By Atlantic Council

FierceHealthIT highlights an Atlantic Council report by the Brent Scowcroft Center’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative on the importance of security features on medical equipment:

In the News

Mar 19, 2015

The Atlantic Highlights Atlantic Council Report on Medical Devices

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic highlights an Atlantic Council report published by the Brent Scowcroft Center’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative on security in networked medical devices:

Press Release

Mar 19, 2015

Atlantic Council Cyber Statecraft Initiative Concludes Third Annual Student Cyber-Policy Competition

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council’s third annual Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge was held on March 13-14 in Washington, DC.  Twenty teams competed to offer their best national-security policy prescriptions for combating increasing cyber conflict.  Student competitors came from Arizona State University, Brown University, Columbia University, Harvard Law School, the Massachusetts Institute for Technology, National Defense University and […]

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Mar 19, 2015

Cyber Experts Seek a Prescription to Limit Risks of Putting Patient Data Online

By Larry Luxner

Panel debates ‘rewards and risks’ of technological advances Midway through Season 2 of Showtime’s popular TV series Homeland, US Marine Sgt. Nicholas Brody—who is being blackmailed by Iraqi terrorist Abu Nazir—sneaks into the home office of Vice President William Walden, desperately looking for the serial number of Walden’s pacemaker. Brody finds it and transmits the […]

Cyber Risk Wednesdays

Mar 19, 2015

Cyber risk Wednesday: Rewards and risks of the healthcare Internet of Things

By Cyber Statecraft Initiative

In order to examine the balance of the security challenges and societal opportunities of networked healthcare devices, on March 18, 2015 the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative gathered a group of experts for a panel discussion and an accompanied report release. Jason Healey, Director of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative, moderated the discussion between Pat Calhoun, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Network Safety at McAfee, Suzanne B. Schwartz, Director of Emergency Preparedness, Operations, and Medical Countermeasures at US Food and Drug Administration, and Joshua Corman, Chief Technology Officer at Sonatype.

Cybersecurity
Internet

In the News

Mar 18, 2015

Computer Business Review Features Atlantic Council Report on Increasing Security Measures for Medical Devices

Computer Business Review features an Atlantic Council report by the Brent Scowcroft Center’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, which calls for enhanced security measures on medical equipment to ensure patients’ safety and privacy:

In the News

Mar 18, 2015

Providence Business News Highlights Atlantic Council Competition

By Atlantic Council

Providence Business News highlights the Cyber Statecraft Initiative of the Brent Scowcroft Center’s student competition Cyber 9-12:

In the News

Mar 18, 2015

Benefits Pro Highlights Atlantic Council Report on Medical Devices

By Atlantic Council

Benefits Pro highlights an Atlantic Council report by the Cyber Statecraft Initiative of the Brent Scowcroft Center on the risks and rewards of networked medical devices and whether data security has been a lower priority than it should be:

Webcasts

Mar 18, 2015

Cyber Risk Wednesday: The Healthcare Internet of Things: Rewards and Risks

By Cyber Statecraft Initiative

Please join the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative on March 18, from 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. for a report release and a panel discussion on security challenges and societal opportunities of the healthcare Internet of Everything.

Events


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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