Grey zone Playbook
The Grey Zone Playbook, also titled as OPERATION GOLDEN DAO (OGD), is a play guide for how adversaries may utilise non-kinetic tools in an competition environment to just short of conflict to achieve strategic and operational goals. These non-kinetic tools encompass multiple domains such as cyber, information, political and economic. The Grey Zone Playbook utilises Olvana as an example adversary, but can be applied to other DATE state actors. The Grey Zone Playbook is designed to enable an exercise adversary to consider multiple tools across various domains to achieve strategic and operational objectives.
Tactics package
Grey Zone - Ransomware
Operation Silent Spectrum is a counter-intelligence training case exploring how Olvana’s Ministry of National Security exploited a U.S. defence engineer to obtain classified radar technology. The operation showcases the use of HUMINT, social engineering, and financial coercion to breach an advanced stealth program. It highlights how personal vulnerabilities can be weaponised to compromise national security. This case underscores the critical need for vigilance, digital hygiene, and proactive insider threat detection.
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