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Unpacking China’s (Dis)information Operations

| | china, disinformation, Information Operations, social engineering, social media
When U.S. House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, it riled up the People’s Republic of China, which immediately energized their military with land, sea and air activities intended to intimidate ...
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Pieces of Eight, A Prescription

Pieces of Eight, A Prescription

| | Information Operations, Information Security, national security
via the erudite Bruce Schneier, this time writing for Foreign Policy Magazine, comes a prescription to countermand Information Operations, specifically when aimed at our elections. Today's Must Read. 'Influence operations are elusive ...
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Atlantic Council Discovers Likely Russian Federation Information Operation

| | Information Operations, Information Security, Information Warfare
Image source:@DFRLab source of Record: Facebook via @DFRLab - Digital Forensics Research Lab, writing at the Atlantic Council's Medium blog, reports the discovery of a Russian Federation (Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) information operation of ...
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Mighty Fine Buckeyes, Folks. Mighty Fine.

Buckeye’d

| | Espionage, government, Information Operations, Information Security, information-technology, intelligence
Mighty Fine Buckeyes, Folks. Mighty Fine. Astounding flaws, reported by both Symantec and Ars Technica... What happended to OpSec? As importantly: The true ramifications for our country are yet unknown... Unless of ...
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Cybering the Rus

Cybering the Rus

| | Information Operations, Information Security, Information Warfare
Yup. A new information operation - this time, from our Cyber Command, turning their attention to The Rus, and their own opweratives. via Julian E. Barnes, writing at the venerable New York ...
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US National Counterintelligence and Security Center Releases 2018 Foreign Economic Espionage in Cyberspace Report

| | Cyber Cyber Cyber, Information Operations, Information Security, US NCSC
National Counterintelligence and Security Center has released the Center's 2018 espionage report detailing foreign spying within the confines of 'cyberspace'. Both present and a modicum of future possibilities are covered. Enjoy! ...
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The Sanger Attestation, 'The Age of Cyberwar is Here...'

The Sanger Attestation, ‘The Age of Cyberwar is Here…’

| | Cyberwar, Electronic Warfare, Information Operations, Information Security
via David E. Sanger (author of 'The Perfect Weapon') comes this frank discussion of the true nature of war - in this case, cyber-war) and the effect (some might say 'affectation') of ...
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The Best Strategy for Cyber-Conflict May Not Be a Cyber-Strategy

The Best Strategy for Cyber-Conflict May Not Be a Cyber-Strategy

| | Cyber Cyber Cyber, Cyber Cyber Cyber Cyber, Cyberthis Cyberthat, Cyberwar, Electronic Warfare, Information Operations, Information Security, Information Warfare
Terrific post at War On The Rocks, with an intriguing theory: The Best Strategy for Cyber-Conflict May Not Be A Cyber-Strategy, via Benjamin Runkle, . There's that pesky 'Cyber' thing again... At ...
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