Josef Schroefl, born 1962, started his career in the Austrian Armed Forces in 1982 and worked since that in various areas of the military, including several UN-tours within UNDOF to Syria. Since 2006 he served in the Austrian MoD heading: “Comprehensive Approach”, “Hybrid threats” and “Cyber Security/Cyber Defence”.
He holds a M.A. in Intern. Relations from University of Delaware/US and a PhD in Intern. Politics from University of Vienna. Lectures upon invitation at Universities in Europe and worldwide. Several publications/books on Asymmetric/Cyber/Hybrid warfare.
Current position: Deputy Director for Strategy & Defence at the hybrid CoE in Helsinki/Finland.