Cyber Security
Cyber Security The collective processes and mechanisms by which sensitive and valuable information and services are protected from publication, tampering or collapse by unauthorized activities or untrustworthy individuals and unplanned events.This field covers all the processes and mechanisms by which computer-based equipment, information and services are protected from unintended or unauthorized access, change or destruction. Computer security also includes protection from unplanned events and natural disasters. This field includes practitioners from the whole-of-government who work in diplomacy, strategy and policy development, legal, law enforcement, intelligence and military professionals working in the cyber domain
2017 Alumni Scholars Announced
The Alumni Programs Office is pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 Marshall Center Alumni Scholarships. This year, we solicited applications from nearly 12,000 alumni, and received over 200 proposals for 8 available scholarships. The Faculty Scholarship Committee read through all...
Assess your Cyber Security Awareness
Whether you are a government agency, a commercial enterprise, or an individual, one thing is for certain: a dedicated cyber criminal has the potential to wreak havoc on the computer networks that bind the world together. With this sobering reality in mind, the Partnership for Peace Consortium...
Commander of Germany’s New Cyber Command: ‘Facing the Digital Future Together’
By Dr. Felicia Englmann Bundeswehr Bavaria GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, GERMANY (Dec. 28, 2017) – “Digitalization is a game changer,” said Bundeswehr Lt. Gen. Ludwig Leinhos, commander and chief of Germany’s newly founded Cyber and Information Domain Service, to 98 participants from 51...
CTWG Sept 2010, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany - Slideshow
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Cyber experts complete cybersecurity curriculum
Lopota, Republic of Georgia (April 28, 2016) – With high-profile cyber attacks on major corporations and governments routinely making headlines, perpetrators of such attacks have soberly reminded the world that nearly any network, regardless of perceived security, is vulnerable to attack by...
Cyber Security Alumni Community of Interest Workshop Held at Marshall Center - 6-8 May 2014
Participants of the Cyber Security Alumni Community of Interest Workshop were introduced to the Marshall Center’s new Program on Cyber Security Studies this week and heard from many excellent speakers. The first PCSS course is scheduled for thisDecember.
Discussing cyber security during Austrian National Day 2018
Major General Hermann Kaponig, Commander of the Austrian Armed Forces Communication and Information Systems & Cyber Defence Command, and PfPC Director Raphael Perl at Austrian National Day 2018. Discussions included the PfPCcyber security curriculumand the benefits Austria as a neutral...
DOD Cyber Advisor Stresses Developing the Human Capital to Counter Adversaries
By Christine June George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Dec. 6, 2017) – The scope, sophistication, pace and spread of today’s cyber threats is unmatched in history, said the Deputy Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of Defense. U...
FBI Shares Tools, Trains Partner Nations to Fight Terrorists Online
By Christine June George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Dec. 1, 2017) – By using the internet, terrorists can quickly and effectively recruit, incite violence, transfer funds and even, organize attacks, with relative freedom and secrecy...
Guatemala Alumni Association Organizes Cybersecurity Forum
On Tuesday, September 13, 2016 the Perry Center Alumni Association of Guatemala hosted a one-day Central American Cybersecurity and Cyberdefense Forum held at the Guatemalan Defense Ministry’s Conference Center. The forum was attended by 152 participants comprised of government officials,...
Hemispheric Forum and Release of the Book Beyond Convergence: World Without Order
On October 18, 2016, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies and National Defense University’s Center for Complex Operations co-hosted a Hemispheric Forum and book release event for Beyond Convergence: World Without Order, a new publication from CCOPress. In panel...
Maintaining society’s resiliency in the face of asymmetric warfare
VIENNA, Austria (Apr. 22, 2016) – The Diplomatic Academy of Vienna held its 12th Annual Student Conference on 22 April, with the theme “Hackers, Contractors and Drones: Warfare in the 21st Century.” Dr Raphael Perl, Executive Director of thePartnership for Peace Consortium (PfPC),...
Marshall Center Professor Tom Wingfield and former Dean Mike Schmitt Among Contributors to Tallinn Manual on International Law and Cyber Warfare
The Tallinn Manual on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Warfare, written at the invitation of the Centre by an independent ‘International Group of Experts’, is the result of a three-year effort to examine how extant international law norms apply to this ‘new’ form of warfare. The...
NATO and non-NATO members unite in authoring Cyber Security Curriculum
Chisinau, Moldova (May 4, 2015) – Whether you are a government agency, a commercial enterprise, or an individual, one thing is for certain: a dedicated cyber criminal has the potential to wreak havoc on the computer networks that bind the world together. With this sobering reality in mind, the...
NATO Legal Gazette #35- LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO CYBER
The NATO Legal Gazette is an educational outreach publication produced by the HQ SACT Legal Offices in Norfolk and Staff Element Europe co-located at SHAPE in Mons, Belgium. The NATO Legal Gazette contains thematically organized articles usually written by authors who are military or...
New Cybersecurity curriculum now available
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (November 9, 2016) – A newly published Cybersecurity Curriculum is now available for institutions interested in implementing cybersecurity education programs, in order to better protect their networks from cybersecurity threats. The creation of the...
Perry Center announces new publication on Caribbean security and defense matters
August 26, 2016 The Perry Center is excited to announce its latest book, an edited series of essays titled, “Contemporary Security and Defense Issues in the Caribbean.” Contributing authors include students and professors from the Caribbean Security and Defense Course in 2015. The 200-...
Perry Center Kicks Off Regional Seminar on Countering Transnational Threats
August 10, 2016 The William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies and Colombia’s Escuela Superior de Guerra/Centro Regional de Estudios Estratégicos de Seguridad have convened over 100 senior defense and security professionals, from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay,...
Securing the Cybersphere
“While a peaceful cyberspace provides us with many opportunities, the potential for malicious cyber activities by state and non-state actors to create instability and mistrust in international relations is increasing,” according to a statement released by the chair of the Global Conference on...
Strategy and Defense Policy Course Comes to a Close
On October 21, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies celebrated the graduation of students in the 2016 Strategy and Defense Policy (SDP) course. Completed by 72 civilian and military officials from 19 countries, SDP gave students the opportunity to ask questions of...
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Marshall Center Transnational Weekly
The Marshall Center Transnational Weekly is a current awareness, information and policy tool for Marshall Center stakeholders, faculty, staff, students and alumni to inform them about online publications by think tanks, research institutes and other organizations that deal with transnational...