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Nov 7, 2024 | 
cyberscoop.com | Colin Ahern |Erica Lonergan |Mark Montgomery |Greg Otto
In an era of political polarization, congressional efforts to shore up America’s cybersecurity offer a rare beacon of bipartisanship. But these legislative efforts are currently under threat. Recently, the Defense Department asked lawmakers to kill a bipartisan proposal — across both chambers of Congress — that would mandate an independent study of the readiness of America’s cyber forces.
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Jul 20, 2024 | 
informahealthcare.com | Erica Lonergan
The author would like to thank the editors and anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments. I am also grateful to Brandon Valeriano, Michael Poznansky, and Shawn Lonergan for their feedback on earlier drafts of the manuscript.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
csis.org | Benjamin Jensen |Erica Lonergan |Futures Lab
This series—featuring scholars from the Futures Lab, the International Security Program, and across CSIS—explores emerging challenges and opportunities that NATO is likely to confront after its 75th anniversary. In the future, NATO member states will increase their interoperability to confront space-based threats. New technical standards and exercises will extend the alliance’s collective security framework into new domains.
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Mar 25, 2024 | 
fdd.org | Daniel Ackerman |Erica Lonergan
In the U.S. military, an officer who had never fired a rifle would never command an infantry unit. Yet officers with no experience behind a keyboard are commanding cyber warfare units. This mismatch stems from the U.S. military’s failure to recruit, train, promote, and retain talented cyber warriors. The Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines each run their own recruitment, training, and promotion systems instead of having a single pipeline for talent.
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Mar 21, 2024 | 
fdd.org | Libby Fern |Erica Lonergan |Benjamin Jensen |Annie Fixler
A livestream of the conversation will begin here at 11:30am ET on Monday, March 25. For questions about FDD events, contact . For media inquiries, please contact . Late last year, the commander of U.S. Cyber Command observed that the current state of U.S. military cyber organization is unsustainable.
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Feb 13, 2024 | 
irregularwarfare.org | Erica Lonergan
Editor’s note: This article is part of Project Cyber, which explores modern challenges and opportunities in and through cyberspace at the intersection of irregular warfare and strategic competition. We warmly invite your participation and engagement as we embark on this project. Please submit articles here.
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Sep 7, 2023 | 
foreignaffairs.com | Erica Lonergan |Jacquelyn Schneider |Manjari Chatterjee Miller |Joshua Kurlantzick
For all its tremendous benefits, digital technology carries innumerable downsides. Cell phones enable location tracking that erodes privacy. Data can be manipulated and destroyed. Mechanical systems can be hijacked by a malicious actor who finds chinks in their digital armor. But these technologies have become essential components of day-to-day life and continue to boost economic growth, increase productivity, and allow access to information at an unprecedented scale.
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Sep 6, 2023 | 
tribunecontentagency.com | Erica Lonergan |Jacquelyn Schneider
For all its tremendous benefits, digital technology carries innumerable downsides. Cell phones enable location tracking that erodes privacy. Data can be manipulated and destroyed. Mechanical systems can be hijacked by a malicious actor who finds chinks in their digital armor. But these technologies have become essential components of day-to-day life and continue to boost economic […]To purchase full-length Foreign Affairs articles, please email Tribune Content Agency at [email protected]
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May 2, 2023 | 
warontherocks.com | Erica Lonergan |Michael Poznansky
The U.S. intelligence community’s 2023 Annual Threat Assessment contains some alarming estimates, especially as it relates to the cyber capabilities of the People’s Republic of China.
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Apr 14, 2023 | 
rusi.org | Tim Stevens |Rory Cormac |Erica Lonergan |Dan Lomas |Pia Hüsch |Joe Devanny
Tim Stevens, Rory Cormac, Erica D Lonergan, Dan Lomas, Pia Hüsch and Joe Devanny14 April 2023clock8 Minute ReadMain Image Credit Future ready: individuals undergo cyber training at the Defence Cyber School in Shrivenham. Image: Defence Imagery / OGL v3.0Six experts react to the National Cyber Force’s new document, which outlines the UK’s approach to cyber operations. On 4 April, the UK government released a new document on the National Cyber Force (NCF).
