Info threats demand a ‘cultural shift,’ new Pentagon strategy says
“The consistent integration of informational and physical power” must become “the norm.”
EDWARD GRAHAM | NOVEMBER 20, 2023
STRATEGY INFOWAR PENTAGON CYBER
A new "strategy for operating in the information environment" outlines how the Pentagon plans to better collect, process, and share data to counteract adversaries’ weaponization of the internet and emerging technologies.
DOD “must embrace a cultural shift wherein information is a foundational element of all military strategies and [operations, activities and investments], and where the consistent integration of informational and physical power becomes the norm,” says the document, distributed internally in July and released publicly on Friday. “This change ensures DOD’s capability to positively affect the drivers of human and automated system behaviors, shaping operational environments and reinforcing the strength and credibility of the United States."
An implementation plan for the strategy will be released later, officials said.
The shift reflects the increasing use of online platforms and emerging technologies by China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and others, which are “using their informational capabilities to deny information accessibility and propagate malign influence, misinformation, disinformation, propaganda and deception activities to influence and disrupt world order,” the document says.
https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2023/11/dod-strategy-warns-emerging-tech-forefront-information-threats/392172/
