security Keynote: The Invisible War of Internet Misinformation

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The Invisible War of Internet Misinformation

RSA Conference keynoter Theresa Payton outlines how misinformation works and what organizations can do to help combat it.

Misinformation is everywhere on the internet today, but there are ways to spot it and limit its risk, according to Theresa Payton, CEO of Fortalice Solutions.

Payton detailed her firm's research into internet misinformation campaigns in an afternoon keynote session at the 2021 RSA Conference on May 17. Payton has been writing about and tracking the activities of misinformation groups on the internet for several years and has identified a number of key patterns. While there are different objectives for different groups, at the core, internet misinformation campaigns are about encouraging distrust.

"Manipulators promote misinformation to encourage populations to doubt what they believe," Payton said. "The end game is to make you doubt everything you believe, which leaves you open to believing anything."

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Read more (article)

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/rsac-the-invisible-war/

Some of the tools mentioned in the article:

• Botometer - https://botometer.osome.iu.edu/
• CrowdTangle - https://help.crowdtangle.com/en/articles/4201940-about-us
• NodeXL - https://nodexl.com/

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CISA has a good list of resources about the topics of Mis-, Dis-, Malinformation (MDM).

CISA’s Mis-, Dis-, Malinformation (MDM) team is charged with building national resilience to mis-, dis-, and malinformation and foreign influence activities. Through these efforts, CISA helps the American people understand the scope and scale of MDM activities targeting elections and critical infrastructure, and enables them to take actions to mitigate associated risks. The MDM team was formerly known as the Countering Foreign Influence Task Force (CFITF).​

Read more, especially sub-section "MDM Resources" on this page:

https://www.cisa.gov/mdm

 

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CISA absolutely makes funny banners.

 

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