[LINK] Australian Defence Force Information Warfare Division

[Tom Worthington]

An Information Warfare Division (IWD), has just been formed in 
Australian Defence Force Headquarters (July 2017): 
http://www.defence.gov.au/jcg/iwd.asp

The division is headed by MAJGEN Marcus Thompson, who has a PhD in Cyber 
Security and is the author of "The cyber threat to Australia" . 
(Australian Defence Force Journal, 2012): 
http://www.adfjournal.adc.edu.au/UserFiles/issues/188%202012%20Jul_Aug.pdf#page=59

The ABC has speculated that one target for the new unit will be the 
Chinese South Sea Fleet, in the South China Sea. 
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-30/cyber-warfare-unit-to-be-launched-by-australian-defence-forces/8665230

It happens I have been teaching Australian National University IT 
students using a scenario about cyber-warfare over the South China Sea. 
In this hypothetical, students are asked to consider the use of 
information warfare as an alternative to conventional military action. 
http://www.tomw.net.au/basic_ict_professional_ethics/#ch170077

More in blog: 
http://blog.tomw.net.au/2017/07/australian-cyber-warfare-unit-formed.html


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