• Director

Trey Herr

Dr. Trey Herr is Senior Director of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative, part of the Atlantic Council Technology Programs and assistant professor of Global Security and Policy at American University’s School of International Service. The CSI team works at the intersection of cybersecurity and geopolitics across conflict, cloud computing, supply chain policy, and more. Previously, Trey was a senior security strategist with Microsoft handling cybersecurity policy as well as a fellow with the Belfer Cybersecurity Project at Harvard Kennedy School and a non-resident fellow with the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He holds a PhD in Political Science and BS in Musical Theatre and Political Science.

May 2022

Buying down risk: Memory safety

by Trey Herr, Robert Morgus, Stewart Scott, and Tianjiu Zuo

Some coding languages, like C and C++, allow for a common, exceptionally dangerous bug called a memory safety error, comprising up to 70 percent of industry vulnerabilities.
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May 2022

Buying down risk in the cyber ecosystem: Arguments for the national cybersecurity strategy

by Trey Herr, Robert Morgus, Stewart Scott, and Tianjiu Zuo

The private sector has enormous influence over the cybersecurity ecosystem. Security investments stemming from enterprise and prioritizing a more resilient environment over reacting to emerging incidents can have massive impact at scale.
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March 2022

What are the risks and benefits of US/NATO military options in Ukraine? Our strategic risk calculator has answers.

by Tyson Wetzel, Barry Pavel

A strategic risk calculator for policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic to assess the possible risks and benefits of boosting their military assistance to the Ukrainian government.
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