Defending Against Information Warfare

Published March 24, 2022

Cyber-enabled information warfare has become a new norm for America. The US Department of Defense cannot take on these threats alone, but there is something it can do. The Department of Defense should make a point of defending its service members and their families, recognizing that such efforts may provide a model for other parts of society to follow in its footsteps.

Discussion Questions:

1. Why is it important for the Department of Defense to defend its service members from information warfare?
2. What might happen if we do not mount a response to cyber-enabled information warfare?

Additional resources:

• Read Herb Lin’s testimony before the House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technology, and Information Systems, “Technology and Information Warfare: The Competition for Influence and the Department of Defense.” Available here.
• Listen to “How Secure Is US Cybersecurity?,” an episode of the Matters of Policy and Politics podcast with Herb Lin. Available here.
• Read “The Art of Peace,” by Herb Lin. Available here.