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US military cyber group tried to ‘manipulate the thinking’ of ISIS followers
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post on the difference between cyber and information warfare and U.S. policy in this sphere. The idea was sparked by a lecture from Gen. Michael Hayden this past fall at Syracuse University, when I realized that many people have likely conflated these two concepts. Cyber operations can be […]
The Difference Between Cyber and Information Warfare
“All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.” ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War […]
CSIS: The Kremlin Playbook
CSIS has a podcast addressing Russia’s 2016 election meddling and how it fits into their broader scheme of information warfare. The podcast can be heard on their website here, which also includes this description: “In 2016, a rival foreign power, Vladimir Putin’s Russia, launched an attack on the United States of America. What we now […]
National Security Strategy Speaks of Cyberattacks Used for Information Warfare
Today, the White House released the National Security Strategy of the United States of America. Here are its primary statements about cyberspace: Cyberspace Malicious state and non-state actors use cyberattacks for extortion, information warfare, disinformation, and more. Such attacks have the capability to harm large numbers of people and institutions with comparatively minimal investment and […]
Cyber Round Up: Google vulnerabilities exposed; AI helping fill cyber shortage; U.S. can learn from Europe on Russian Info War
A flaw in Google’s bug database exposed private security vulnerability reports (ZD Net): A report yesterday explained how Google’s own internal bug tracker exposed it’s most serious vulnerabilities. The article described how a researcher spoofed his way into gaining access as a Google employee and was able to view all of its bug reports, which the […]
Information Warfare: Russian Activities
Catherine A. Theohary and Kathleen J. McInnis of CRS analyze Russia’s and the DOD’s understanding of Information Warfare in the context of recent events. Please follow and like us: