The Iran War (Operation Epic Fury) has redefined modern conflict, revealing how cyber operations and influence campaigns, collectively termed "cyfluence", now function as primary offensive tools alongside military force. From the hijacking of a prayer app to broadcast takeovers and AI-generated deepfakes, the war demonstrates that shaping perception has become as strategically vital as controlling territory.

This study examines the complex dynamics of pro-Palestine mobilization at Columbia University post-October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. It uses the Cyfluence Secuitry Paradigm and a multi-descipline approach to track how grassroots activism, digital framing and amplification, and persistent hostile influence threats shaped and drove narratives and on-campus mobilization. This is a granular deep-dive into next-gen hybrid cognitive threats and their potential impact on U.S. soc