Three Carnegie experts examine Ukraine’s success in cyber defense and cyber competition going forward.
Nick Beecroft worked full-time in the Technology and International Affairs Program between 2021-2023 and is now a nonresident scholar. His work focuses on states’ exercise of national power in cyberspace, and the interaction of private and public interests in developing national cyber resilience.
Beecroft has a professional background in the insurance industry, where he led initiatives to develop the cyber insurance market. Prior to working in insurance, Beecroft served as an intelligence officer in the United Kingdom Royal Air Force. He led teams on operations in Afghanistan and served on secondment in a national security capacity.
Three Carnegie experts examine Ukraine’s success in cyber defense and cyber competition going forward.
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