Nathaniel Gleicher, Facebook’s Head of Cybersecurity Policy May 6th, 2019 – https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2019/05/more-cib-from-russia/ Today we removed multiple Pages, Groups and accounts that were involved in coordinated inauthentic behavior  on Facebook and Instagram. We found two separate, unconnected operations that originated in Russia and used similar tactics, creating networks of accounts to mislead others about who they […]Read More

Disinformation and Counter-Disinformation Strategies Kremlin Watch Report, European Values Think Tankhttps://www.kremlinwatch.eu/userfiles/operation-dragoon-ride-2015.pdf As a response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Operation Dragoon Ride 2015 was a high-profile and controversial USAREUR tactical convoy. A squadron of Strykers with additional logistical and support elements traveled in a convoy almost 2000 km from Estonia back to their home base […]Read More

9 May 2019 | Disinformation Review, EU’s European External Action Service East Stratcom Task Force https://euvsdisinfo.eu/the-half-truth-a-little-of-the-truth-and-a-lot-of-stuff-besides-the-truth/ Sometimes facts can be disinformation. Taken out of context, a quote, a number, a statement or a picture can be deceiving, while factually correct. Lies work more effectively, when they are supported by something factual; something real, something true. […]Read More

As security officials prepare for Russian attack on 2020 presidential race, Trump and aides play down threat Josh Dawsen, Ellen Nakashima and Shane Harris, April 30th 2019, Washington Post In recent months, U.S. national security officials have been preparing for Russian interference in the 2020 presidential race by tracking cyber threats, sharing intelligence about foreign […]Read More

U.S. Cyber Command Bolsters Allied Defenses to Impose Cost on Moscow Julian Barnes, May 7th 2019, New York Times American officials are pushing ahead on efforts with allied nations to counter Russia’s interference in democratic elections and other malign activities, military cybercommanders said on Tuesday, an effort intended to allow the United States to better […]Read More

Mark Pomerleau, May 6th 2019, Fifthdomain.com https://www.fifthdomain.com/dod/army/2019/05/06/the-army-looks-to-build-up-its-cyber-arsenal/ The Army is building a new tactical cyber force and it’s going to need an arsenal. Immediately stocking one is another story, however, because “offensive cyber” tools are currently developed and owned by U.S. Cyber Command for the joint mission, so the Army is working on how to […]Read More

Mark Pomerleau, May 3rd 2019, www.csirnet.com https://www.c4isrnet.com/c2-comms/2019/05/03/new-report-explains-how-china-thinks-about-information-warfare/ The Department of Defense’s annual report on China’s military and security developments provides new details about how China’s military organizes its information warfare enterprise, an area that has been of particular interest to U.S. military leaders. In 2015, the People’s Liberation Army created the Strategic Support Force, which […]Read More

Emma Graham-Harrison, May 5th, 2019, The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/may/05/facebook-admits-huge-scale-of-fake-news-and-election-interference Less than three years ago, Facebook’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, dismissed as “crazy” the idea that fake news on his platform could have influenced the election of Donald Trump as US president. Today the company admits it is under siege from billions of fake accounts trying to game […]Read More

Our Take Russia’s use of energy to finance malign interference: ASD, in collaboration with the Center for Advanced Defense Studies (C4ADS), published The Energy Weapon, the second in a series on vectors of Russian malign influence, which explores how Russia uses energy to interfere in the politics of customer countries. Through energy delivery intermediaries in […]Read More

Mueller Report Mueller Report: Trump Dismisses “Russian Hoax” in Call with Putin | The Guardian Collusion or Russian Disinformation? | David Satter | Wall Street Journal Russian Disinformation Near and Far Russia Denies U.S. Claim it Told Venezuela’s Maduro not to Flee | Andrew Osborn | Reuters Ukraine Made a Comedian Its President. Here’s What […]Read More