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.

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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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Sep 3, 2014

Building a Pluralist Future for the Internet

By Alexander Klimburg

This Week’s Internet Conference in Istanbul Follows an Historic Debate at Brazil’s NETmundial  “History,” John W. Gardner reputedly said, “never looks like history when you are living through it.” Maybe that is why one of the recent years’ biggest events in shaping the future of the Internet got so little attention recently. Global news media […]

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

In the News

Aug 29, 2014

Healey on JPMorgan Cyberattack

By Jason Healey

Bloomberg Businessweek quotes Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey on the cyberattack on JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

Issue Brief

Aug 29, 2014

NATO’s Cyber Capabilities: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

By Jason Healey and Klara Tothova Jordan

For over a decade, NATO has greatly improved its cyber capabilities. In a new issue brief, “NATO’s Cyber Capabilities: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow,” Jason Healey, director, and Klara Tothova Jordan, assistant director of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative in the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at the Atlantic Council, argue that there is still much […]

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

Event Recap

Aug 25, 2014

Jason Healey Speaks at Two Hackers Conferences

Imagine that twenty years after Johannes Gutenberg invented mechanical movable type, the Pope and the petty princes – in fact, anyone who tried hard enough – had the ability to determine exactly who was printing exactly what. Worrying about intellectual property theft, privacy or civil rights violations, had those concepts existed, would be missing the […]

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

In the News

Aug 22, 2014

Healey: “New Thinking” Is Needed to Respond to Cyberattacks

By Jason Healey

The Washington Post quotes Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey on what is needed in order to respond to the growing number of cyber attacks: 

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

In the News

Aug 11, 2014

Healey: Saving Cyberspace

By Jason Healey

Bank Info Security interviews Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey on his presentation at the Black Hat USA conference, Saving Cyberspace. Listen to the interview here.

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

In the News

Aug 8, 2014

Healey on Deterrence in Cyberspace

By Jason Healey

Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey joins Federal News Radio to discuss how deterrence in cyberspace has been possible for decades: 

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

News

Aug 8, 2014

Healey in Zeit

By Jason Healey

German-language Zeit quotes Cyber Statecraft Director Jason Healey:

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

In the News

Aug 7, 2014

Healey on the Battle Facing Cyberspace

By Jason Healey

SC Magazine quotes Cyber Statecraft Director Jason Healey on saving cyberspace:

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

News

Aug 3, 2014

Healey in Formiche

By Jason Healey

Italian-language Formiche quotes Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey: La cyber-guerra ricorda in qualche modo le dinamiche della Guerra fredda, strategie di dissuasione comprese. Secondo quanto scrive Jason Healey, direttore della Cyber Statecraft Initiative dell’Atlantic Council e curatore della prima storia del cyber-conflitto, “A fierce domain: Cyber conflict, 1986 to 2012”, la “cyber deterrence” non solo è possibile ma esiste […]

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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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