Nathaniel C. Fick is the U.S. Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy.
As the first person to ever hold that office, Fick leads the State Department’s newly created Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, which addresses national security challenges, economic opportunities, and implications for U.S. values associated with cyberspace, digital technologies, and digital policy.
Chief among the bureau’s responsibilities is ensuring the digital security of the U.S. and its allies, including against cyberattacks sponsored by foreign governments.
Increasingly frequent cyberattacks from North Korea have targeted the U.S.,South Korea, and other allied countries in recent years. The South Korean National Intelligence Service estimates that Pyongyang has stolen around U.S.$1.72 billion in cryptocurrencies worldwide since 2017.
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