• 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 2021

Schroeder, Handler, and Herr for the Modern War Institute at West Point: Population-centric cybersecurity: Lessons from counterinsurgency

by Atlantic Council

In developing strategic responses to conflict within and through cyberspace, the United States should learn from past conflicts with similar characteristics. Population-centric counterinsurgency strategies provide a compelling lens.
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May 2021

Herr in Lawfare: everything you need to know about the new executive order on cybersecurity

Yesterday evening, the Biden administration released
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May 2021

What would Winston do? Cooperative approaches toward securing the Five Eyes information environment

by Daniel Dobrowolski, David V. Gioe, and Trey Herr

Given the global prevalence of English, the countries comprising the Five Eyes intelligence alliance should build upon existing proven frameworks to cooperate to secure their shared information environment.
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