A U.S. cybersecurity company has released details proving beyond any reasonable doubt that the Chinese military, through its Unit 61398, has intruded into at least 141 organizations over seven years, stealing terabytes of data from each. Now that attribution is clear (and, more importantly, public) the U.S. government has its best opportunity in years to take direct action against Chinese cyberespionage and help to create new norms of behavior between nations. 

The Obama administration is sending mixed messages about the role that Congress should play in creating policies that would prevent the possibility of a catastrophic cyber attack, according to a new issue brief released by the Cyber Statecraft Initiative of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security. 

US News and World Report has published an article authored by Jason Healey, director of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative at the Atlantic Council, that discusses President Obama’s newly-released "Administration Strategy on Mitigating the Theft of US Trade Secrets," which Healey calls a good next step, but will require energy and follow through on the details.

U.S. News and World Report has published an article authored by Jason Healey, director of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative at the Atlantic Council, that evaluates the decade long problem of unchecked Chinese espionage and presents recommendations for the US government to press China behind closed doors and, now that the information is public, to respond publicly.

Jason Healey, director of the Atlantic Council's Cyber Statecraft Initiative, was featured in a story on offensive cyber warfare, with Beat Solterman of SRF, the public radio network of Switzerland (in German).

On Friday, February 15, 2013, the Cyber Statecraft Initiative of the Atlantic Council hosted a roundtable discussion on the US Air Force and cyberspace operations with Lt Gen Michael Basla, the Air Force’s A6, chief of information dominance and chief information officer.

On February 13, the Atlantic Council's Cyber Statecraft Initiative will hold a panel discussion on the role of Congress in cyber conflict with a particular focus on the War Powers Resolution (WPR).

On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 the Atlantic Council's Cyber Statecraft Initiative held a panel discussion on the role of Congress in cyber conflict with a particular focus on the War Powers Resolution (WPR).

 The actions in the president’s new executive order on cybersecurity are narrowly focused, best seen as small steps–the latest in a fifteen-year parade of five different White House documents across three presidencies.  These actions are worthwhile on their own, but are only a small step as executive orders do not create policy, just implement it through new actions. 

In the wake of Congress’s inability to pass comprehensive cyber legislation last year, the White House is poised to release an executive order on cybersecurity and critical infrastructure. With this executive order, President Obama has the opportunity to hit the reset button and begin developing an effective national cybersecurity policy.