Building a cyber ROTC

July 17, 2017, 9:40 am

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Excerpts: In a similar vein, the US military should create new cyber reserve units concentrated where talent already exists — regardless of whether there is military infrastructure in place. Taking a page from the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental organization that was established to serve as a bridge between the Department of Defense and the tech… Continue reading Building a cyber ROTC

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Digital Generals Are As Important As Military Generals (Because The US Is Losing the Digital War)

July 17, 2017, 9:42 am

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Excerpt: The US Department of Education reported the following (which is now “archived” information with lots of dead links to previous programs and funding proposals): “The United States has developed as a global leader, in large part, through the genius and hard work of its scientists, engineers, and innovators. In a world that’s becoming increasingly complex, where success is… Continue reading Digital Generals Are As Important As Military Generals (Because The US Is Losing the Digital War)

Ethiopian Musicians Charged With Terrorism for ‘Inciting’ Song Lyrics

July 17, 2017, 9:45 am

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Posted 14 July 2017 19:47 GMT Seven producers and performers of a popular YouTube music video were charged in Ethiopia in late June with terrorism for producing ‘inciting’ audio-visual materials and ‘uploading them on YouTube’. The group members were arrested in December 2016 and were held in detention without charges until last month. Among those facing charges is Seenaa Solomon, a young female… Continue reading Ethiopian Musicians Charged With Terrorism for ‘Inciting’ Song Lyrics

U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Highlights #DigitalSherlocks

July 17, 2017, 9:50 am

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U.S. Senators measure Russian influence operations in Europe On July 13, Damon Wilson, executive vice president at the Atlantic Council, provided testimony before the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee that cited the work of Bellingcat, @DFRLab, and our #DigitalSherlocks in his arguments identifying Russia as a source of anti-democracy efforts in Europe. The hearing centered on the topic of the “attempted coup… Continue reading U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Highlights #DigitalSherlocks

Russia / Strategy Media Update – 17 July 2017

July 17, 2017, 10:10 am

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Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Sir Michael Fallon @ CSIS on Russia and UK policy. Kramnik elaborates on the collapse of the Russian submarine fleet refit and recapitalisation program. Rabinovich lambasts Navalniy for opting to publicly debate Colonel Igor Girkin (Strelkov) of Sloviansk 2014 retreat fame. Kotorev argues that public in Russia… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update – 17 July 2017

Military Steps Up Recruiting of Cyberwarriors

July 17, 2017, 10:13 am

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By Sandra Erwin, www.realcleardefense.com July 17th, 2017 Lt. Gen. Paul M. Nakasone says he is baffled by complaints that tech-minded young people are not interested in government service. He believes the problem is not disinterest but rather a lack of awareness of the opportunities that the military offers, especially in cybersecurity. “The feedback we get is: ‘You’re… Continue reading Military Steps Up Recruiting of Cyberwarriors

It’s Time to Stop Comparing Exploits to Physical Weapons

July 17, 2017, 12:00 pm

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JOSEPH COX Jul 17 2017, 10:29am Analogies may seem helpful, but often they are inaccurate, and only lead to a misinformed debate. Digital security is full of bad analogies; it’s a complex, quickly changing field. But as hacking tools continue to intertwine with significant stories of conflict, politics, and justice, one analogy in particular lingers: the comparison of… Continue reading It’s Time to Stop Comparing Exploits to Physical Weapons

CCDCOE – Geneva Conventions Apply to Cyberspace: No Need for a ‘Digital Geneva Convention’

July 18, 2017, 5:38 am

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Geneva Conventions Apply to Cyberspace: No Need for a ‘Digital Geneva Convention’ Calls for a new international treaty to regulate cyber operations between states are confusing the debate over norms and policy development in cyberspace according to the independent review of Tomáš Minárik and LTC Kris van der Meij, researchers at the NATO CCD COE,… Continue reading CCDCOE – Geneva Conventions Apply to Cyberspace: No Need for a ‘Digital Geneva Convention’

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Marking the Third Anniversary of the Downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17

July 18, 2017, 11:15 am

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Press Statement Heather Nauert  Department Spokesperson Washington, DC July 17, 2017 Three years ago today 298 innocent civilians were killed in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. The United States again extends its deepest sympathy to the families and friends of the victims. The United States will continue to support the efforts of the… Continue reading Marking the Third Anniversary of the Downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17

Aiming To Distract From Russian Embarrassment, Zakharchenko Announces Malorossiya

July 18, 2017, 11:31 am

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Self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) Leader Alexander Zakharchenko, timing his announcement so as to divert attention from the three year anniversary of the MH17 shootdown by Russian and Russian proxy troops using a Russian buk missile, announced the formation of “Little Russia” or MaloRossiya. The announcement was quickly denounced by France. France urges Russia to… Continue reading Aiming To Distract From Russian Embarrassment, Zakharchenko Announces Malorossiya

France moves above US and Britain to become the world’s top ‘soft power’ with more non-military global influence than any other country following Macron election win

July 18, 2017, 11:38 am

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France has been named the world’s top ‘soft power’ after overtaking US and UK New status ‘was helped by the election of centrist President Emmanuel Macron’  Soft power rankings show which nation has more non-military global influence By Afp and Julian Robinson for MailOnline PUBLISHED: 09:23 EDT, 18 July 2017 | UPDATED: 13:39 EDT, 18 July 2017 France has leapfrogged the United… Continue reading France moves above US and Britain to become the world’s top ‘soft power’ with more non-military global influence than any other country following Macron election win

The Soft Power 30 – A Global Ranking of Soft Power 2017

July 18, 2017, 11:48 am

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The Soft Power 30 – A Global Ranking of Soft Power 2017 The nature of power has never been more complex. It had long been held that traditional hard power involving armies and economic might ruled the day. This resulted in a straight-forward power exchange – whoever was stronger was dominant. Now, we are living in… Continue reading The Soft Power 30 – A Global Ranking of Soft Power 2017

Russia / Strategy Media Update – 18 July 2017

July 18, 2017, 2:46 pm

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Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. Please pay attention to the Russian dig on the name Malorossiya, explained below. </end editorial> Interesting developments overnight. The leader of the DNR proxy “republic” in Donbass, Zakharchenko, declares the formation of a new state called “Malorossiya” [Little Russia] merging the DNR (Donetsk) and LNR (Luhansk) proxy republics. The choice… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update – 18 July 2017

How State Media Became A Weapon Of Information Warfare

July 18, 2017, 3:04 pm

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Russia, China and others are using their state-run media abroad in hopes of expanding their influence beyond their borders. By Jake Godin July 18, 2017 Media is everywhere — newspapers, television, radio, the internet. And how free that media is from government interference is often a way to gauge the health of a democracy. But some… Continue reading How State Media Became A Weapon Of Information Warfare

“Seen on the Web” 18 July 2017 — Strategic Communication and Public Diplomacy

July 18, 2017, 3:22 pm

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See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_images_in_the_Soviet_Union See: http://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/social-media/2017/07/how-badly-faked-photo-vladimir-putin-took-over-twitter TABLE OF CONTENTS In The News THE WHITE HOUSE    [President’s visit to Poland] ON CAPITOL HILL IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS    [NATO Article 5] Instruments of Informational Power PUBLIC DIPLOMACY PUBLIC AFFAIRS Professional Topics SOCIAL MEDIA ▪ INTERNET 7. CYBER DISINFORMATION, FAKE NEWS STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION HYBRID WARFARE INFORMATION WARFARE RADICALIZATION HISTORICAL… Continue reading “Seen on the Web” 18 July 2017 — Strategic Communication and Public Diplomacy

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That Devious Plot to ‘Zombify’ Russia: The Fidget Spinner

July 18, 2017, 8:11 pm

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By NEIL MacFARQUHAR JULY 18, 2017 MOSCOW — The West in general and the United States in particular are hatching all manner of diabolical anti-Russian plots, if reports in the state-controlled news media are to be believed. Yet the latest example of what is being portrayed as American skulduggery might be a stretch, even by the elastic… Continue reading That Devious Plot to ‘Zombify’ Russia: The Fidget Spinner

Little Russia Squashed By Big Russia

July 18, 2017, 8:27 pm

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That was quick. This statement by Putin’s spokesman quashes Zakharchenko: “The statement made by [Alexander] Zakharchenko this morning on the topic of Malorossiya seems to be his own personal initiative, and in Moscow we learned about it this morning in the press,” Dmitry Peskov, spokesman of Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday. Quash: to reject… Continue reading Little Russia Squashed By Big Russia

Respond to Russia’s Information Warfare

July 18, 2017, 9:32 pm

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General McClintock makes one minor error, which may throw readers initially off balance.  He uses the terms ‘information warfare’ and ‘hacking’ interchangeably at the beginning of the article.  Information Warfare is much larger than cyberwarfare, but is the new sexy name in the game.   Otherwise. this is a very good article.  </end editorial> The… Continue reading Respond to Russia’s Information Warfare

Russia Increasingly Promoting Stalin

July 20, 2017, 4:20 am

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A Russian Foreign Ministry official posted this on his Facebook page today.  Nearly two-thirds of Russians support the installation of Stalin memorial signs Acceptance of this mass murderer in Russia is being pushed by Putin and his administration is helping sell the idea.  The survey was conducted by VTsIOM.  I wasn’t familiar with them, being more… Continue reading Russia Increasingly Promoting Stalin

Making Sense of Russian Hybrid Warfare: A Brief Assessment of the Russo–Ukrainian War

July 20, 2017, 5:44 am

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Making Sense of Russian Hybrid Warfare: A Brief Assessment of the Russo–Ukrainian War Preface Russian warfare in the 21st century has ushered in a new paradigm—one in which states are in perpetual conflict with one another in a manner that best operates in the shadows. This model, known to Americans and most Westerners as hybrid… Continue reading Making Sense of Russian Hybrid Warfare: A Brief Assessment of the Russo–Ukrainian War