We are happy to announce that Chris Pallaris is coming to HackCon and will speak about information as a weapon.
Information has always played a critical role in warfare, not least in the form of intelligence, deception, and propaganda. Today, information’s ability to inflict damage or harm has never been greater. Indeed, organisations of every stripe can now use information to disable or defeat their adversaries. This presentation will examine how that’s possible, and what we can do to avoid the risks.
He will begin with a historical overview of this phenomenon, examining how information has evolved to enable such disciplines as information warfare, information operations, etc.
From there, he will present a typology of information-related “weapon systems” (defensive, offensive, strategic, tactical, etc.) with demoes and real world cases and discuss how our adversaries might use such tools against us. Our focus here will not just be on the protection of one’s critical infrastructures, but also on how organisation’s can protect against reputational risks, social engineering, etc.
Finally, we will explore the options available to organisations on the receiving of such attacks, and what that can be done to retain one’s competitive advantages.
Chris’ professional experience covers a broad range of disciplines including open source and competitive intelligence, journalism, information and knowledge management, network building, market research, strategy consulting, and organizational development.
Chris served as Executive Editor and Head of Strategy and Open Source Intelligence at the International Relations and Security Network (ISN), ETH Zurich. He established the ISN’s OSINT unit and coordinated its intelligence-related projects with Swiss and European stakeholders.
Chris serves on the board of the European Open Source Intelligence (EUROSINT) Forum, where he also chairs a working group on best practices in OSINT. A graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
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