At the invitation of the Liberal Party of Western Australia I had the opportunity to discuss the issues surrounding information warfare with Australian leaders and activists. The Liberal Party is the country's governing-center right party.
I sat down with journalist Nathan Hondros to discuss a bit of what we saw in the U.S. presidential election in 2016, and the possibility of hostile foreign powers using similar techniques to impact Australia's upcoming federal election. While I have not seen direct evidence of such interference in Australia, we need to be aware of information warfare as a tool available to governments to sway public opinion in target countries.
Click on the link below to read the full story in the Sydney Morning Herald.
I sat down with journalist Nathan Hondros to discuss a bit of what we saw in the U.S. presidential election in 2016, and the possibility of hostile foreign powers using similar techniques to impact Australia's upcoming federal election. While I have not seen direct evidence of such interference in Australia, we need to be aware of information warfare as a tool available to governments to sway public opinion in target countries.
Click on the link below to read the full story in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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