Disinformation at the Dinner Table Bradley Hanlon and Samuel Riddell from the Alliance for Securing Democracy. Over Thanksgiving, likely family conversation over “fake news”, disinformation or “election meddling” may be mentioned.  When someone says the term “fake news,” they probably disinformation, which is the deliberate spreading of false information in order to influence public opinion or […]Read More

From Facebook’s Newsroom – Hard Questions is a series from Facebook that addresses the impact of their products on society. These posts cover different facets of Facebook’s investigations into cyber threats and information operations. By Alex Stamos, Chief Security Officer (Stamos is now an adjunct professor at Stanford University as of August 2018.) Deciding when and how to publicly […]Read More

Active Measures #13 – A Newsletter of Political Warfare, Influence, and Information Campaigns Here are the top stories seen this week: Beijing to Judge Every Resident Based on Behavior by End of 2020 | Bloomberg George Papadopoulos Spreading Disinformation to Australia | Chris Zappone | Sydney Morning Herald The Role of Russian NGOs in New […]Read More

Analyzing Russian Interference Operations Across Time and Space The Alliance for Securing Democracy discussed how Russia’s interference operations pose a national security threat to the United States and democracies across the transatlantic community.  ASD presented its initial findings from a new interactive tool that analyzes Russian interference operations over the past two decades. CLICK HERE […]Read More

Dispatch from the Alliance for Securing Democracy News and Commentary Our Take Bret Schafer, Social Media Analyst for ASD, published a report summarizing the findings from the first year of data from ASD’s Hamilton 68 Dashboard. Schafer examines Russia-linked information operations on Twitter from an operational and thematic perspective, and highlights “the tactics, techniques, and narratives used to influence […]Read More

Active Measures #12 – A Newsletter of Political Warfare, Influence, and Information Campaigns Here are the top stories seen this week: Russians Impersonating U.S. State Department Aide in Hacking Campaign: Researchers | Christopher Bing | Reuters Delay, Deny, and Deflect: How Facebook’s Leaders Fought Through Crisis | Sheera Frenkel, Nicholas Confessore, Cecilia King, Matthew Rosenberg, […]Read More

Trident Juncture and the Information Environment Jay Paxton, Chief of Public Affairs at NATO’s Allied Command Transformation https://www.nato.int/ Exercise Trident Juncture 2018 is taking place in Norway, the North Atlantic and the Baltic Sea until 23 November.  Involving all 29 Allies, NATO’s largest exercise in the post-Cold War era aims to demonstrate the collective capabilities of […]Read More

The New York Times has a three-part video series that is a must see for anyone interested in cognitive security. Operation Infektion: Russian Disinformation, from Cold War to Kanye IPA Permalink: https://journalcogsec.wpengine.com/operation-infektion-russian-disinformation-from-cold-war-to-kanye/Read More

Defending Sovereignty and Information Space Countering Russian State-Sponsored Bullying A panel discussion at the Atlantic Council His Excellency Jonatan Vseviov Ambassador Victoria Nuland Dr. Thomas Rid General Riho Terras IPA SUMMARY HERE There is nothing new with Russian Active Measures in the information space. It is the same pattern of behavior as before. The real […]Read More

Dispatch from the Alliance for Securing Democracy News and Commentary Our Take ASD Director Laura Rosenberger joined the Democracy Works podcast to talk about foreign interference, and highlighted potential future threats related to artificial intelligence and “deep fake” videos. Social Media Analyst Bret Schafer published a report on ASD’s Hamilton 68 Dashboard, examining Russia’s information […]Read More