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Transcript for: Industrial Age Capabilities and Information Age Threats

Description: Today's information environment poses opportunities and
threats to our national security. Wireless communication and social
media have increased the speed and range of information sharing,
diffusing the power once held more centrally. GAO's Joe Kirschbaum-an
expert in emerging threats to national defense-discusses our new work
about how the Department of Defense is positioned to use and protect the
information environment. 

Related GAO Works: GAO-22-104714. INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT:
Opportunities and Threats to DOD's National Security Mission

Released: September 2022

Today's information environment poses new and complex challenges for
national security. As the world has shifted from an industrial age to an
information age, capabilities from the previous age remain in weapons
systems and other technologies. However, information age activities have
exposed vulnerabilities in these industrial age systems. To find out
more, visit GAO.gov

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For more info, check out our report GAO-22-104714 at: GAO.gov