It is now an accepted fact that computer hackers, crackers, hacktivists, virus writers, and other politically-aware individuals in the computer underground are 'taking matters into their own hands.' Whether through website defacementsor full-scale denial-of-service attacks, non-governmental, non-aligned individuals and groups are conducting what the military refers to as 'information operations' of increasing sophistication.
What is clearly missing in these independent operations, however, is a complete and thorough understanding of how to think about attacks, how to undertake'mission planning,' and how to be truly effective. Based on our own understanding of practical applications in information warfare, 7Pillars Partners will present educational material on information operations that canhelp fill in these 'gaps' in a hacker's comprehensive understanding.