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In Focus: Why brokers need to heed PM’s warning regarding Russian cyber-attack reprisals

by Robyn Tongol7 minute read
In Focus: Why brokers need to heed PM’s warning regarding Russian cyber-attack reprisals

In this special episode, Momentum Media director Phil Tarrant and MAJGEN (Ret’d) Marcus Thompson, former head of the Department of Defences Information Warfare Division, discuss Russia’s history of cyber war and how this vector will continue to shape peace and conflict in the future.

After discussing a recent opinion piece penned by MAJGEN (Ret’d) Thompson in The Australian Financial Review regarding Russia’s history of cyber and information warfare, the duo outline the necessity of ensuring Australian businesses  are prepared for cyber attacks and the weaponisation of the digital world.

Tune in to find out:

  • How the Ukraine conflict could impact Australian business
  • The way malicious actors work in concert with state-sponsored groups to exploit the cyber domain; and
  • Why cyber remains an integral part of both hybrid and grey zone warfare

And much more!

  

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