A nation where leaders and a large chunk of the population either can’t tell fact from fiction — or deliberately won’t — can be exploited, whether internally by opportunists or externally by adversaries. This was the weakness Russia manipulated to tip the 2016 election in Trump’s favor with a disinformation campaign that cost about $100 million, the price of a single F-35 stealth fighter.
On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Suzanne Spaulding, the former undersecretary for…
On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest is Christopher Krebs, director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on working from home, organizational priorities, and the role his team plays in national cyber security. Northrop Grumman sponsors our Weekly Cyber Report and broader cyber coverage.
Thomas Nilsen, the editor of the Independent Barents Observer, discusses Russia, climate change in the Arctic, the outlook for increased maritime traffic and China’s interest in the region with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the residence of Norway’s ambassador to the United States in Washington, DC. The ambassador hosted “Looking North: Conference on Security in the Arctic,” organized by the Atlantic Council think tank.
Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones, the chairman of the UK Joint Intelligence Committee, discusses cyber threats and security with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2019 Halifax International Security Forum. Our coverage was sponsored by Boeing and Leonardo DRS. Northrop Grumman sponsors our weekly Cyber Report and cyber coverage.
Stacie Pettyjohn, PhD, the director of the strategy and doctrine program at RAND Project Air Force, discusses her the report she co-authored with RAND Senior Political Scientist Becca Wasser “Competing in the Grey Zone: Russian Tactics and Western Responses” with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Our coverage was sponsored by Boeing and Leonardo DRS.
Artis Pabriks, Latvia’s deputy prime minister and defense minister, discusses Russia, deterring Moscow, the importance of NATO and improving capabilities with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2019 Halifax International Security Forum. Our coverage was sponsored by Boeing and Leonardo DRS.
Nina Jankowicz, the Wilson Center’s first-ever disinformation fellow, discusses disinformation as a strategic weapon, the potential damage to democracy as information warfare breeds distrust and techniques to address the issue beyond playing “whack-a-troll” with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at a Wilson Center cybersecurity panel discussion in Washington, DC. Jankowizc’s upcoming book, “How to Lose the Information War: Russia, Fake News, and the Future of Conflict,” is scheduled to be released in July 2020.
A student protest against China’s persecution of Uighurs at a Howard County high school highlights the potential cybersecurity implications of Americans using Chinese social media apps, according to Wilson Center analyst.
Gen. Mobile Holmes, USAF, commander of the US Air Force’s Air Combat Command, discusses increasingly…