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CANADIAN FORCES INFORMATION OPERATIONS Presentation to Multinational Symposium

CANADIAN FORCES INFORMATION OPERATIONS Presentation to Multinational Symposium. Col Randy Alward Commander Canadian Forces IO Group. AIM. To provide you with an overview of Information Operations in the CF. Outline. What is IO Status of IO in Canada Points for discussion Questions.

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CANADIAN FORCES INFORMATION OPERATIONS Presentation to Multinational Symposium

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  1. CANADIAN FORCES INFORMATION OPERATIONS Presentation to Multinational Symposium Col Randy Alward Commander Canadian Forces IO Group

  2. AIM To provide you with an overview of Information Operations in the CF

  3. Outline • What is IO • Status of IO in Canada • Points for discussion • Questions

  4. Industrial Era • Narrative message system • Mainframe computing • Paper based files

  5. Information/ knowledge Communications Computers Information Era Cyberspace

  6. Safe from Attacks? Electrical Power Finance Transport Raw Materials Information Infrastructure Police - Defence - National - Global Industry Social & Cultural Education R&D Defence Preparation

  7. Attack Sources hostile nations terrorists malicious acts organized crime industrial espionage hackers competitors

  8. Observe Act Orient Decide OODA Loop

  9. IO-- The Objective ...the ultimate TARGET of IO is not the INFORMATION, but the DECISION MAKER

  10. Information Operations Actions taken in support of political and military objectives which influence decision makers by affecting other’s information while exploiting and protecting one’s own information.

  11. Information Operations... are a strategy that integrates various capabilities to achieve political or military objectives

  12. Allies Others Info Sphere Info Sphere Info Acquire Info Acquire Info Exploit Info Exploit Info Protect Info Protect Info Engage An IO Paradigm Cyber Space

  13. DND/CF IO • Defence Planning Guidance • IOSC and IOWG • IO Policy and Doctrine • Established Joint IO Staff and CFIOG • Improved CIS (IIE) • Worked with our Allies • Raised IO Awareness (ABACUS/Y2K)

  14. IO Way Ahead • evolve an IO planning capability • evolve the IIE, with defensive triad • evolve policy, doctrine, ROE • advance the individual disciplines of IO • work with our allies • work with other GOC agencies • work with industry

  15. Points for Discussion • IO in US (MCC, JTF-CND, NORAD) • IO in NATO • Op ABACUS (Y2K) and IO • Computer Network Defence • Critical Infrastructure Protection • Need for Intelligence in IO • Computer Network Attack

  16. Questions?

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