Digital Front Lines

Developers Collaborate to Secure Software Ecosystem Amid Digital Threats

By Shelley McKinley

As modern warfare increasingly extends into the digital space, the global tech community has been playing an important role responding to, and building societal resilience against, hybrid threats. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has proved to be an inflection point for cyber operations, with developers on the digital front lines racing to strengthen defenses from … Continued

Detect, Disrupt, Deter: The Multistakeholder Threat-Disruption Model

By David Agranovich

Russian interference in the United States’ 2016 elections fundamentally reshaped how internet platform companies approach security. In contrast to traditional content-moderation problems, influence operations like those we saw in 2016 were the work of networks of bad actors who deliberately abused product features to spread disinformation. In the years since, several technology companies have adopted … Continued

A Proactive Approach to the Cyber Domain Strengthens NATO’s Deterrence and Defense Posture

By David van Weel

Since 2014, Russia’s cyberattacks against Ukraine have shown that malign actors won’t hesitate to employ cyber operations—including disinformation campaigns, espionage, ransomware, and the crippling of essential services and critical infrastructure—at any time, up to and alongside combat operations. But malign actors are not limited to Russia, and targets go beyond Ukraine.   The world is … Continued