A panel discussion at DEF CON 33 recently, titled “Adversaries at war: Tactics, technologies, and lessons from modern battlefields”, offered several thought-provoking points, as well as a clear takeaway: while digital tactics such as misinformation and influence campaigns are useful in modern conflict, they are not going to win a war. That is because when bombs start dropping and the physical elements of war are under way, the misinformation spreading through digital channels becomes less impor
