Info War for the Rest of Us
Information warfare is no longer the exclusive domain of intelligence agencies and military planners. The techniques — narrative manipulation, identity spoofing, coordinated inauthentic behavior, strategic amplification of division — are now deployed against corporations, civil society organizations, communities, and democratic institutions at every scale.
Most organizations have no framework for understanding information operations, let alone defending against them. They mistake influence campaigns for organic controversy. They amplify attacks by responding to them. They have no doctrine for when to engage and when to let a narrative die.
This talk gives non-specialist leaders a practical map of how information warfare actually works — the tactics, the actors, the objectives, and the defenses. Not a paranoid briefing. A working framework for organizations that operate in contested information environments and need to be ready before they're targeted.
Who this is for
Executives, communications leads, government officials, association leaders, public institutions, and any organization that has been — or expects to be — the target of coordinated criticism, disinformation, or influence operations.
Audience takeaways
- How information operations actually work — the mechanics behind what looks like organic controversy
- How to distinguish coordinated campaigns from legitimate criticism — and why the distinction changes your response
- What to do (and not do) when your organization is targeted, including the mistakes that make it worse
- How to build organizational resilience against narrative attacks before they happen
- The AI-enabled information warfare landscape taking shape now, and what leaders need to watch
Sample titles
- Info War for the Rest of Us
- Under Fire: Information Warfare for Leaders Who Aren't Spies
- The Influence Playbook: What Every Organization Needs to Know
Best formats
Keynote; executive security briefing; workshop on organizational information resilience; fireside with Q&A.