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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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“That gun is loaded, but it’s not in my hand The fire burns, I’m not the one with the match – man That gun is loaded – but it’s not in my hand …” ~ Red Hands, from Canadian band ‘Walk Off the Earth.’ The blood is real – it’s been
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Apr 09, 2017
Nicole writes on crisis communications and social media for the Firebrand Talent blog: In what will almost certainly shock to your core — insert sarcasm here — your social networks have been cheating on you too. Those people on Instagram? Not born with it. Angles. Filters. Lighting. Experts on Twitter? Mostly self-appointed.
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Mar 24, 2017
I was thrilled to be named as 1 of 10 best female business bloggers by ‘Self Thrive’ recently.
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Jan 27, 2017
My latest article for Security Solutions Magazine explores the crime-terror terrain in Australia. Australian civil-military think tank Info Ops HQ recently published its inaugural report from its open-source investigation into Australian Foreign Fighters and Domestic Actors. What it found was local evidence supporting the global trend of criminal and antisocial
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Jan 17, 2017
“ The Rabbit took a watch out of its waistcoat-pocket, and looked at it, and then hurried on. Alice started to her feet – she had never before seen a rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, and burning with curiosity, she ran across the field
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Jan 10, 2017
This article first appeared – with permission – on the Firebrand Talent blog. Communicating solutions is a well known, tried and tested content marketing strategy. It works because people engage with content that provides them with information that is useful and solves a challenge they are experiencing. So why when a crisis
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Dec 07, 2016