Collaborate Disseminate
Presidential campaign season is officially, officially, upon us now, which means it’s time to confront the weird and insidious ways in which technology is warping politics. One of the biggest threats on the horizon: artificial personas are coming, and … Continue reading Artificial Personas and Public Discourse
Presidential campaign season is officially, officially, upon us now, which means it’s time to confront the weird and insidious ways in which technology is warping politics. One of the biggest threats on the horizon: artificial personas are coming, and they’re poised to take over political debate. The risk arises from two separate threads coming together: artificial intelligence-driven text generation and… Continue reading Artificial Personas and Public Discourse
As part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we take a closer look at what a social engineering attack entails and how to spot them
The post Social Engineering Attacks: Common Methods Involved and How to Avoid Being Caught Out appeared first on Security B… Continue reading Social Engineering Attacks: Common Methods Involved and How to Avoid Being Caught Out
When the next pandemic strikes, we’ll be fighting it on two fronts. The first is the one you immediately think about: understanding the disease, researching a cure and inoculating the population. The second is new, and one you might not have thought much about: fighting the deluge of rumors, misinformation and flat-out lies that will appear on the internet. The… Continue reading Fake News and Pandemics
When the next pandemic strikes, we’ll be fighting it on two fronts. The first is the one you immediately think about: understanding the disease, researching a cure and inoculating the population. The second is new, and one you might not have thought mu… Continue reading Fake News and Pandemics
Really interesting first-hand experience from Maciej Cegłowski…. Continue reading Lessons Learned Trying to Secure Congressional Campaigns
Really interesting talk by former Facebook CISO Alex Stamos about the problems inherent in content moderation by social media platforms. Well worth watching…. Continue reading Alex Stamos on Content Moderation and Security
This is a fascinating hack: In today’s digital age, a large Instagram audience is considered a valuable currency. I had also heard through the grapevine that I could monetize a large following — or in my desired case — use it to have my meals paid fo… Continue reading Hacking Instagram to Get Free Meals in Exchange for Positive Reviews
This is a fascinating hack: In today’s digital age, a large Instagram audience is considered a valuable currency. I had also heard through the grapevine that I could monetize a large following — or in my desired case — use it to have my meals paid for. So I did just that. I created an Instagram page that showcased pictures… Continue reading Hacking Instagram to Get Free Meals in Exchange for Positive Reviews
A research group at NATO’s Strategic Communications Center of Excellence catfished soldiers involved in an European military exercise — we don’t know what country they were from — to demonstrate the power of the attack technique. Over four weeks, the researchers developed fake pages and closed groups on Facebook that looked like they were associated with the military exercise, as… Continue reading Attacking Soldiers on Social Media