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Crown Copyright, Dstl23 November, 2009

Cyber Influence - Introduction

David FerbracheHead of Cyber & Influence

Science & Technology Centre


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What is the Cyber & Influence S&T Centre?

Part of the Defence Science and Technology LaboratoryProgramme Office

One of four S&T Centres

Cyber & Influence

Counter Terrorism

Chemical and Biological Defence

Armour and Protection

Focus for scientific advice, research and development supporting MOD and broader national requirements


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What is our vision?

Be the strategic, visionary Centre for MoD Cyberand Influence Activities research; working acrossgovernment to support the NationalCybersecurity Strategy, to exploit collaborative

opportunities, and to avoid duplication of effort.


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What do we do?

Formulate and deliver an innovative, challenging Cyber andInfluence research programme which maximises gearing fromGovernment, Industrial and Academic partners, drawing on the

highest quality technical leadership.

Engage, direct and coordinate this research and developmentthus ensuring the pull-through of such research to relevantoperational, intelligence and security communities, throughappropriate integrated project teams where they exist.

Grasp and exploit opportunities for a visionary, Cyber andInfluence Activities programme, from novel, diverse researchproposals generated by Industry and Academia.

Contribute to the broader debate on the utility and future strategyfor Cyber operations, working closely with the MOD and Office ofCybersecurity.


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Why does Influence matter to us?

Counter Terrorism Counter Narcotics

Counter

Insurgency

Stabilisation

Reconstruction


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In the words of General McChrystal


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So why Cyber + Influence?

No neat geographic boundaries terrorism is a global threat military actions in a theatre interact with global events

Cyberspace is being exploited by our adversaries to:

Distribute Propaganda

Radicalise and Recruit Command and Control

Collect Intelligence

Target and Influence

We encounter the same people in the real world as we do incyberspace or do we?


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How do we think about Cyber Influence?

Real World

Network

Information

Persona

People

Social


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How are things changing?

Grouping by ideology not geography reinforces extremes of behaviours

Contagion of ideas rapid viral spread massed effects and response

Data mining targeting and intelligencecollection by adversaries

Targeting self-selection of targets,personalisation of messages, immersion

Credibility of the image manipulation andforgery dont believe your senses

Internet continues to developbeyond Web 1.0

Complex social applications

Dynamic information resources Semantic web

Pervasive computing

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