Asymmetric Attack: A Quantum of Warning

Abstract

On November 23, 2021, Alexander Butterfield presented on Asymmetric Attack: A Quantum of Warning at the 2021 CASIS West Coast Security Conference. Alexander Butterfield’s presentation centered around developing a warning system for incoming threats, with key discussion points being the failures of operational warnings in large-scale terrorist events, the need to compensate for uncertainty, and hypersensitivity to weak signals. Mr. Butterfield’s presentation was followed by a question and answer period directed at a group of panelists allowing the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives to directly engage with the content of each speaker’s presentation.