David Aufhauser is the executive director of the Atlantic Council, a non-partisan organization that prepares analyses on current international issues. One analysis discusses the growing threat of cyber crime, noting that while current attacks have not caused overwhelming problems, future attacks could affect critical infrastructure like electrical grids. The analysis recommends preventive measures such as giving private companies a central role in crisis management, creating contingency plans, building redundant networks, hiring trained cybersecurity teams, and conducting simulations to test responses to serious threats.

2.  Through his service as a partner at Williams
& Connolly in Washington, DC, David
Aufhauser has become well known for
providing legal counsel in matters of
economic sanctions and investigations of
legislative and executive decisions. David
Aufhauser has also advised on anti-terrorism
efforts. He is the executive director of the
Atlantic Council, a non-partisan network of
intellectual leaders.

3.  Founded in 1961, the council prepares papers and
promotes ideas and solutions on current security and
international issues that face the Atlantic Community.
One such analysis deals with the growing threat of
cyber crime.
So far, the technology and engineers of the Internet
have kept cyber attacks from becoming an
overwhelming problem. However, future attacks will
affect cross-national infrastructure, such as electrical
grids. Government officials, risk managers, and top
corporate officers may not be prepared for these
concerted efforts.

4.  The paper identifies several preventive
measures, such as giving private
companies a central role in crisis
management. Organizations that focus on
systems integrity should also create plans.
Power and communications industries
should build redundant networks.
Companies should hire already-trained
teams familiar with strong countermeasures
for a definitive response. Finally, simulations
should be established to test ways to face
the most serious and largest threats.