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‘Crimes of Influence’ – crimes that seek to influence people towards harmful outcomes – will be one of the defining features of generative artificial intelligence (AI)-led cybercrime. With an ability to persuade and influence at potentially unavoidable economies of scale, crimes of influence...
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Jun 18, 2024
Operations in the information environment (OIE) are experiencing something of a renaissance thanks to social media and the democratisation of information.
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Dec 13, 2020
This paper was written for NATO’s Innovation Hub as part of their Warfighting in 2040 report. All rights are reserved by NATO Allied Command Transformation and this article is published here with their permission. To download a PDF, click here. Information operations (IO) has been experiencing something of a
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Jul 01, 2020
This blog is intended as a brief primer on the complex concept of accelerationism – with a focus on terrorist organisations and their weaponisation of the concept as a pervasive, recurrent theme. From Muslims in Christchurch to Jews in Pittsburgh, Christians in Colombo and migrants in El Paso, recent attacks by
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Aug 30, 2019
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Nothing sells news like a scandal, but while security companies are busy protecting their clients’ people and assets, who is looking out for them?
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Apr 20, 2015
I caught up with ABC Radio's 'The World Today' program to talk about how fighting propaganda with propaganda is a narrow sighted view to combating radicalisation.
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Mar 27, 2015
Surveillance on Social Media, or socialveillance, isn’t often discussed as part of the information revolution that we’ve been living through over the past decade...
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Jan 20, 2015
Perhaps Tinder is not your first weapon of choice in your IO toolbox, but what other online app gives you free information promulgation in such a targeted way?
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Dec 08, 2014
With social media changing the traditional view of asymmetric warfare - and with a single hash tag now the most valuable tool in the warfighters non-kinetic arsenal – ‘The Information Battlefield’ is now streaming live into workplaces, schools, homes and handbags.
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Nov 09, 2014
Scandals sell news - but how do you navigate out of a PR crisis when the press are camped on your front lawn?
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Jul 18, 2014