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Digital Mindhunters: a novel look at cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. (Source: CyberWire Special Edition)

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Cover art for CyberWire Special Edition episode 80 featuring Digital Mindhunters.
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Brandon hosted author and advisor Dr. Bilyana Lilly to explore how her thriller “Digital Mindhunters” uses fiction to explain real AI-enabled information-warfare playbooks and the human choices that still shape deterrence.

Key topics

  • Russia’s campaign in the novel mirrors today’s blending of AI, HUMINT, and disinformation to fracture democracies.
  • A parallel Chinese plot reveals how election manipulation, data theft, and algorithmic propaganda can reinforce one another.
  • Dr. Lilly and Brandon discussed why storytelling remains a powerful way to coach CISOs and policymakers on the speed of hybrid conflict.