A periodic series to highlight current research efforts in cognitive security. Project Information Literacy Project Information Literacy (PIL) is a nonprofit research institute that conducts ongoing, national studies on what it is like being a student in the digital age. They examine how college students find and use information – their needs, strategies, practices, and […]Read More

Younger Americans are better than older Americans at telling factual news statements from opinions By Jeffrey Gottfried and Elizabeth Grieco, Pew Research Center While some say wisdom comes with age, younger Americans are better than their elders at separating factual from opinion statements in the news. In a survey conducted Feb. 22 to March 4, […]Read More

Active Measures #14 – A Newsletter of Political Warfare, Influence, and Information Campaigns Here are the top stories seen this week: Wave of Disinformation from the Azov Sea | EU vs. Disinfo Russian Hackers Haven’t Stopped Probing the US Power Grid | Lily Hay Newman | Wired The Fake News Inquiry Chair Says He’s Seen Evidence A […]Read More

A View from the Digital Trenches – Lessons from Year One of Hamilton 68 Bret Schafer, November 19th, 2018, German Marshall Fund of the U.S. – Hamilton 68 – Activity from 600 monitored Twitter accounts linked to Russian influence operations. – Lessons from Year One of Hamilton 68 The Russian government’s active measures campaign during the 2016 U.S. […]Read More

Countering Adversary Attacks on Democracy – It’s Not Just About Elections with Senator Mark Warner The Center for Strategic and International Studies held this event on November 15th with: Mark Warner, U.S. Senator from Virginia, Vice Chairman—Select Committee on Intelligence​ ​ Harvey Rishikof​, Advisory Board Chairman, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security ​IPA […]Read More

Chinese Influence and American Interests: Promoting Constructive Vigilance Chinese Influence and American Interests – The Hoover Institution published a report on Chinese influence and American interests.  Edited by Larry Diamond, the 213 page report, written and endorsed by a group of this country’s leading China specialists and students of one-party systems is the result of […]Read More

2018 Global Security Forum, Prospects and Priorities for U.S. Gray Zone Competition The Center for Strategic and International Studies held the event on November 27th, moderated by Heather Conley, SVP for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic; and Director, Europe Program, CSIS and with a panel comprising of: David Cohen, former Deputy Director, CIA; and former Undersecretary for […]Read More

Weekly round-up of cognitive security-related articles from the New York Times. Dictionary.com Chooses ‘Misinformation’ as Word of the Year New York Times, Associated Press, November 26th, 2018 Misinformation, as opposed to disinformation, was chosen Monday as Dictionary.com’s word of the year on the tattered coattails of “toxic,” picked earlier this month for the same honor by Oxford […]Read More

Weekly round-up of cognitive security-related articles from the Washington Post. With an eye on past problems, Facebook expands local feature Washington Post, Associated Press, November 28th, 2018 Facebook is cautiously expanding a feature that shows people local news and information, including missing-person alerts, road closures, crime reports and school announcements. Dictionary.com chooses ‘misinformation’ as word of the […]Read More

Mike Rogers interview – 2018 Global Security Forum – Prospects and Priorities for U.S. Gray Zone Competition The Center for Strategic and International Studies held a discussion with Mike Rogers, Admiral, U.S. Navy retired, on gray zone activities on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 Six months after his retirement as a four-star Admiral and former commander of USCYBERCOM and […]Read More