Ashley Taylor

Senior Contributor, Cyberattacks and Sanctions

As a practitioner, entrepreneur and researcher Ashley Taylor is deeply immersed in the intersection of digital technologies and international security. Being a member of the first generation of blockchain entrepreneurs, Taylor was drawn early to the potential ramifications of encrypted communications and distributed ledger technologies on the integrity of commerce and social development. Currently she is compiling data and writing case studies on how cyberspace is weaponized, such as digital thefts of banks and cybercuyrrency exchanges, intrusions of computer networks to steal military-grade intellectual property, and hacks that modify technical and compliance databanks that normally prevent sanctions violations. She is simultaneously analyzing national regulations in regards to their application for UN sanctions implementation, and leading global trainings for private and public sector professionals in prevention of cyber-attacks.

She received her B.A. at Duke University in Cultural Anthropology and Visual and Media Studies and has completed one year of a M.S. in Data Analysis and Data Visualization at CUNY Graduate Center.