Cyber Statecraft

Official account of the @AtlanticCouncil's Cyber Statecraft Initiative. Working at the nexus of geopolitics & nat sec with cyber. RT≠Endorsement

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🚨 NEW BRIEF: AI is both a target and a tool for attackers. The cloud infrastructure it runs on doesn’t have the vulnerability management regime to match. New CSI brief on what needs to change. https://t.co/DqEA0Atu0P

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When used during times of military crisis, are cyber operations truly de-escalatory crisis offramps, or have they the potential to exacerbate an already accelerated decision making process? Michael Fischerkeller looks at the implications in this piece: https://t.co/DGYMV4l3Tf

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Ukraine showed what’s possible: faster data fusion = faster decisions. But NATO’s federated structure needs a different model. This report breaks down how cloud-enabled ISR can balance speed, security, and sovereignty. https://t.co/OLvHW0ft3L

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📊 Our report reveals six key trends in the spyware market, including partnerships between spyware and hardware surveillance vendors and cross-border capital flows. Explore our data and policy recommendations to combat these issues. https://t.co/mSLIdhE8PM

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Deter This!

Lessons from counter-terrorism hold more value for US policymakers & public-private cooperation on cybersecurity than thinking shaped around nuclear escalation or conventional warfare. See more from Simon Handler, Emma Schroeder & Trey Herr. https://t.co/ceVhbRmdSl

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What do empowering agencies to take up interoperability issues, using procurement to advance interoperable technology, and investing in privacy-preserving digital identity have in common? They're all recs from our interoperability report! https://t.co/WDYXa2gii2

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Cybercrime is so appealing for criminals and criminal groups due in large part to the ability to create mass profit with relatively small resource input. Criminal syndicates in Myanmar have used forced labor to conduct global cyberscam operations

https://t.co/J4Xg1vlriz

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We've only been talking about liability for, oh, a few decades now. Need to wrap your head around what software liability means anyway? Curious what the experts have been saying? Learn more here: https://t.co/K8UFsguKOH

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We broke "hacking" into activities from the MITRE ATT&CK lifecycle to figure out how generative AI may help hackers. The most immediate risk? Impersonation attacks. Find out more -> https://t.co/MMFPT3riCd

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“Innovation occurs at the edges… How do we incentivize people to participate in the integration that will allow for innovation to occur?”

Innovation is at the heart of the National #CyberWorkforce and Education Strategy, says Diana Burley.

More here: https://t.co/jzThEtAGDK

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The spyware market is just that, a market. Oftentimes vendors are the focus of policy discussions but what about other actors in this market that operate behind the scenes? Learn more about the role of investors and suppliers here: https://t.co/Iu4U5gJvBB

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#Cyber912 alumni Frances Schroeder, Grant Versfeld, Nitansha Bansal, Gabriel Cajiga, and Tionge Mughogho share their experiences and discuss the impact of such simulated exercises to prepare for careers in cyber in this month’s 5x5.
Read here: https://t.co/kS7m58ISpj

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Curious about how bad actors carried out the recent XZ Utils attack? Christopher Robinson says, “when the attacker became the project maintainer, they became the ultimate insider and controller of the project.” For more, check out our 5x5! https://t.co/PSQ542tGay

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EU vs US on health data and AI: Open, global datasets vs. localized, regulated infrastructure. This divide is growing, and reshaping innovation. Read our report to understand the stakes. https://t.co/GsLF0NCvv7

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Russia's reliance on Chinese digital technology grows amid its isolation. As Western tech leaves the Russian market, China plays a growing role. What does this mean for global tech dynamics? Read more here: https://t.co/QhIomZAwEk

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🚨 As cybersecurity threats evolve, so do the roles of its executives. It's no longer just about tech but securing the mission of an organization. 🔐

Read what these senior cybersecurity executives say: https://t.co/miKE9xnijp

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Join us on May 21 at 1:00pm at the Capitol Visitors' Center for an event on how the US should govern health data in the AI era while protecting innovation, privacy, and national security.
Register: https://t.co/fIRvUxgY6O

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Cloud computing is the backbone of much of the modern internet -- and, increasingly, critical infrastructure systems like those in finance and transportation. How should policymakers adapt? Check out our report Critical Infrastructure and the Cloud -> https://t.co/l7bph29VPY

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We asked teams about their experience competing in the 2025 Washington, DC #Cyber912 competition and developing policy recommendations in response to a cyber crisis with implications for rural healthcare infrastructure.

Check out their reflections here: https://t.co/sotM5xhw4t

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Curious why an FSB officer went to prison for taking cybercriminal payoffs? It's not about cracking down on cybercrime—it's about the Kremlin’s interest in protecting its ecosystem. Read the full story here: 🔗 https://t.co/Gr1xcAJ3Uu

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Trust is a critical part of supply-chain security. How do we build, maintain and defend that trust when it’s been broken? Check out our Breaking Trust reports and dataset to see more! https://t.co/hsQfJya9cr