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

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

Event Recap

May 27, 2016

Regulators Look for Role in the Internet of Things

By CSM Passcode and Jack Detsch

With more than 20 billion devices getting hooked up to the Internet by 2020, the US government could play a big role in creating rules to eliminate software vulnerabilities in those products. But regulating the potentially $19 trillion so-called Internet of Things (IoT) industry won’t be easy. Officials won’t just need to develop rules for products […]

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

Governance and Cybersecurity

May 27, 2016

Corman Quoted by Christian Science Monitor on What is the Government’s Role in the Internet of Things?

By Josh Corman

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In the News

May 25, 2016

Corman Testifies Before House Energy and Commerce Committee on Examining Cybersecurity Responsibilities at HHS

By Joshua Corman

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Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

In the News

May 25, 2016

Corman Quoted by Medpage Today on CISO Reporting Structure

By Joshua Corman

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Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

In the News

May 25, 2016

Corman Testimony Quoted by Gov Info Security on the Security of CISOs

By Joshua Corman

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Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

In the News

May 25, 2016

Corman Testimony on Optimizing Cyber Security Quoted by FedScoop

By Joshua Corman

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Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

In the News

May 13, 2016

Corman’s Keynote at the IoT Conference Quoted by the Register

By Joshua Corman

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Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

In the News

May 12, 2016

Healey Quoted by Federal Computer Weekly on the Cyber Act of War Act of 2016

By Jason Healey

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Cybersecurity
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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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