Levi Maxey over at The Cipher Brief echoes a few of the concerns I have had recently regarding Russia, information warfare, and cyber war. The first is that the West, the U.S. in particular, has been distracted by fears of cyber-doom when actual threats are both more mundane and potentially more difficult to prevent or mitigate. He writes, Unlike Western fears of cyber … [Read more...] about Russian Information Warfare Leaves Few Good Response Options
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Germany Sees Fake News as a Cybersecurity Threat
On Tuesday, Politico's Morning Cybersecurity brief had a couple interesting items related to cybersecurity and fake news. We're seeing an increasing number of stories out of Germany, France, the UK, and elsewhere about the potential threat of cyber attacks similar to the ones witnessed during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. From Politico: FAKE NEWS: CYBER THREAT? — From … [Read more...] about Germany Sees Fake News as a Cybersecurity Threat
A New Tool Lets You Visualize the Spread of Fake News
I came across this post at ProfHacker a while back about a new tool called Hoaxy. The tool allows you to visualize the spread of claims and fact checks online. Of course, the biggest potential use could be in visualizing the spread of fake news. The writer at ProfHacker quoted the FAQ on the website, Hoaxy visualizes the spread of claims and related fact checking online. A … [Read more...] about A New Tool Lets You Visualize the Spread of Fake News
Russia Gets a New Information Security Doctrine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed off on a new information security doctrine (PDF) for Russia. Reports about the new doctrine highlight Russia's broader conception of information security compared with the United States. The U.S. must come to grips with this broader conception if it is to counter the Russian cyber threat. Reports about the new doctrine in RT and TASS … [Read more...] about Russia Gets a New Information Security Doctrine