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CYBER UNCUT: Information operations in the modern threat environment

Published: Nov. 20, 2023, 1 a.m.

In this episode of the Cyber Uncut podcast,\xa0Major General\xa0(Ret\u2019d) Dr Marcus Thompson, inaugural head of the Australian Defence Force\u2019s Information Warfare Division, and Phil Tarrant unpack how information warfare is employed in the modern threat environment.\xa0

  • The pair begin the podcast\xa0by\xa0analysing information operations surrounding the ongoing\xa0Israel-Hamas conflict and how information is harnessed to influence one\u2019s adversaries to their will.\xa0
  • They then examine how national power can be impacted through influence and military public affairs and how the magnitude of artificially generated content online can impact democracy.\xa0
  • The pair wrap up the podcast\xa0by\xa0examining the geopolitical ramifications of the conflict.