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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Event Recap

Mar 29, 2011

Brent Scowcroft Speech at International Engagement on Cyber Conference

By James Joyner

Lt. General Brent Scowcroft delivered the following remarks at the conference on international engagement in cyberspace hosted by Georgetown University’s Institute for Law, Science, and Global Security and the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative. Congratulations to Catherine Lotrionte of Georgetown University and the Atlantic Council for bringing all of you together today. From what I am told, we […]

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

Transcript

Mar 29, 2011

International Engagement on Cyber Conference (Panel 4): 3/29/11 – Transcript

By Jason Harmala

Return to the event page for “International Engagement on Cyber: Establishing International Norms & Improved Cyber Security”  THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT ON CYBER: ESTABLISHING NORMS AND IMPROVED SECURITY PANEL 4: NATIONAL AND GLOBAL STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING CYBERSPACE AND SECURITY PANEL CHAIR: FRANKLIN KRAMER, STRATEGIC ADVISORS GROUP, VICE CHAIR, ATLANTIC COUNCIL […]

Cybersecurity

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Mar 29, 2011

International Engagement on Cyber Conference (Panel 3): 3/29/11 – Transcript

By Jason Harmala

Return to the event page for “International Engagement on Cyber: Establishing International Norms & Improved Cyber Security” THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT ON CYBER: ESTABLISHING NORMS AND IMPROVED SECURITY PANEL 3: PUBLIC-PRIVATE COLLABORATION MODELS GLOBALLY PANEL CHAIR: MELISSA HATHAWAY, ACTING SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR CYBER SPACE, NATIONAL SECURITY AND HOMELAND SECURITY COUNCILS […]

Cybersecurity

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Mar 29, 2011

International Engagement on Cyber Conference (Panel 2): 3/29/11 – Transcript

By Jason Harmala

Return to the event page for “International Engagement on Cyber: Establishing International Norms & Improved Cyber Security” THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT ON CYBER: ESTABLISHING NORMS AND IMPROVED SECURITY PANEL 2: CYBER SECURITY, ECONOMICS AND A HEALTHIER ECOSYSTEM PANEL CHAIR: GREG RATTRAY SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF SECURITY, BITS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, […]

Cybersecurity

Transcript

Mar 29, 2011

International Engagement on Cyber Conference (Panel 1): 3/29/11 – Transcript

By Jason Harmala

Return to the event page for “International Engagement on Cyber: Establishing International Norms & Improved Cyber Security” THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT ON CYBER: ESTABLISHING NORMS AND IMPROVED SECURITY WELCOME: CATHERINE LOTRIONTE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE FOR LAW, SCIENCE & GLOBAL SECURITY KEYNOTE ADDRESS: LIEUTENANT GENERAL (RET.) BRENT SCOWCROFT PANEL 1: NATIONAL […]

Cybersecurity

Event Recap

Mar 29, 2011

International Engagement on Cyber: Establishing International Norms & Improved Cyber Security

By Jason Harmala

On March 30, Georgetown University’s Institute for Law, Science, and Global Security and the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative held a conference on international engagement in cyberspace.

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

Issue Brief

Dec 16, 2010

Creating the Demand Curve for Cybersecurity

By Melissa Hathaway

In the latest Program on International Security Issue Brief “Creating the Demand Curve for Cybersecurity,” Melissa Hathaway, the former White House official who led President Obama’s Cyberspace Policy Review, argues for a new approach to cybersecurity in the absence of additional financial resources and greater Congressional constraints.Download the PDF

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

Issue Brief

Aug 12, 2010

Strategies for a Cybered World

By Chris Demchak

In, “Conflicting Policy Presumptions about Cybersecurity: Cyber-Prophets, -Priests, -Detectives, and -Designers, and Strategies for a Cybered World,” U.S. Naval War College professor Chris Demchak examines the strategic assumptions of cyberspace and the nature of the cyber threat. Dr. Demchak identifies a set of “cyber communities” and recommends a way ahead to reach consensus on organizing […]

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

Issue Brief

Aug 12, 2010

Cyber Security: An Integrated Governmental Strategy for Progress

By Franklin D. Kramer

“Cyber Security: An Integrated Governmental Strategy for Progress,” authored by former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs and Atlantic Council Vice Chairman Franklin D. Kramer, lays out a whole of government approach that would ensure that the national security functions of the U.S. government can continue to operate while under cyber attack, establish […]

Cybersecurity
National Security

Event Recap

Sep 29, 2009

First Annual Members’ Conference – Cyber-Defense, National Security, and International Cooperation

By James Joyner

Summary of the breakout conversation “Cyber-Defense, National Security and International Cooperation” at the 2009 Annual Members’ Conference. PARTICIPANTS: Chaired by Hon. Franklin D. Kramer,* Former Assistant Secretary of Defense; Vice Chair, Atlantic Council; Member, Atlantic Council Strategic Advisors Group Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minihan, USAF (Ret.), Former Director of the NSA and DIA Mr. Brian James […]

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