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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In the News

Sep 15, 2015

Fortune Previews Atlantic Council Report on Cyber Futures

By Atlantic Council

FORTUNE previews the recently released report, Overcome by cyber risks? Economic benefits and costs of alternate cyber futures, published in partnership by the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security and the Zurich Insurance Group:

Cybersecurity
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Webcasts

Sep 11, 2015

Sanctioning Chinese Cybertheft

By Brent Scowcroft Center

Note: This event has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for a later date.

New Atlanticist

Sep 11, 2015

ICT Drives Global Growth, But it Doesn’t Come for Free

By Alejandro Alvarez

Data insecurity and the buildup of offensive cyber capabilities  are among the gravest threats to global economic prosperity in the modern era, according to a report by the Atlantic Council, in collaboration with Zurich Insurance Group and the University of Denver’s Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures. The key message is that ICT drives […]

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

In the News

Sep 10, 2015

Bloomberg Features Atlantic Council Report on Economics of Cyber Risks

By Atlantic Council

Bloomberg Business features the recently released report, Overcome by cyber risks? Economic benefits and costs of alternate cyber futures, on the annual costs of cyber disruptions and the incentives of connectivity, published by the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security and the Zurich Insurance Group:

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

In the News

Sep 10, 2015

Wall Street Journal Highlights Cyber Report

By Atlantic Council

The Wall Street Journal highlights the recently released report, Overcome by cyber risks? Economic benefits and costs of alternate cyber futures, on the trade-off between security and functionality in technology, jointly published by the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security and the Zurich Insurance Group:

Cybersecurity
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In the News

Sep 10, 2015

Healey on Cyberhacking and China

By Jason Healey

Cyber Statecraft Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Jason Healey joins Channel News Asia to discuss the United States cybersecurity amongst Chinese cyberhacking:

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Report

Sep 10, 2015

Risk Nexus: Overcome by cyber risks? Economic benefits and costs of alternate cyber futures

By Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Zurich Insurance Group, and The University of Denver’s Pardee Center on International Futures

In 2030, will the Internet and related information and communications technologies (ICTs) continue to drive global innovation and prosperity? Or will that bright promise be swamped by an unstable and insecure Internet, so overwhelmed by non-stop attacks that it has become an increasing drag on economic growth? The answers, as far as we can predict, […]

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

Press Release

Sep 9, 2015

Atlantic Council / Zurich Insurance Report Finds the Global Benefits of Cyber Connectivity Expected to Outweigh Costs by $160 Trillion through 2030

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council, in collaboration with Zurich Insurance Group and the Pardee Center for International Futures, released a report today that examines the economic impact of cyber costs versus the benefits of interconnectivity under an array of complex scenarios. Written by Jason Healey of the Atlantic Council and Barry B. Hughes of the University of […]

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

In the News

Sep 9, 2015

Healey: Restraint is the Best Weapon Against Chinese Hacks

By Jason Healey

Cyber Statecraft Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Jason Healey writes for the Christian Science Monitor on the United States’ cyberconflict with China:

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In the News

Sep 8, 2015

Healey on Cyber Attacks and Cyber Espionage

By Jason Healey

CSO quotes Cyber Statecraft Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Jason Healey on cyber espionage since the Cold War: 

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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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