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It's the last panel at #HewlettVerify. It's @jamil_n_jaffer moderating a conversation with Lisa Monaco and Matthew Prince of @Cloudflare.
We're talking threat actors. Tweets to follow.
We're talking threat actors. Tweets to follow.
@jamil_n_jaffer @Cloudflare Matthew Prince talks about how @cloudFlare can see mass activity (DDOS attacks for example), but not individual attacks.
Compares threats to the torpedo in Red October. Even if you miss the target, it's still in the water.
Compares threats to the torpedo in Red October. Even if you miss the target, it's still in the water.
@jamil_n_jaffer @Cloudflare Talking about linkages between cyber criminals and nation state actors. Kid in the basement can get them noticed by nation state actors, and recruited in.
We often underestimate how much damage a 15 year old kid in the basement can do.
We often underestimate how much damage a 15 year old kid in the basement can do.
Next up at #HewlettVerify is @RonDeibert from @citizenlab to do a presentation before a talk with @NPRDina. Tweets to follow.
@RonDeibert @citizenlab @NPRDina @RonDeibert says @citizenlab is a counterintelligence organization for civil society.
They track the proliferation and abuse of commercial spyware.
They track the proliferation and abuse of commercial spyware.
@RonDeibert @citizenlab @NPRDina Begins with the story of Ahmed Mansoor, a human rights defender in the UAE, who received some weird sms messages trying to get him to click.
What's the next frontier for disinfo operations?
Big question I have at #HewlettVerify conference in Calif over the past few days
If 2015/2016 Russian disinfo happened because of failure of imagination, what can we imagine happens next?
Big question I have at #HewlettVerify conference in Calif over the past few days
If 2015/2016 Russian disinfo happened because of failure of imagination, what can we imagine happens next?
Posed question to @noUpside, @persily and @CraigSilverman
They suggested to focus on innovative marketing techniques -- marketing can be co-opted to become propaganda
They suggested to focus on innovative marketing techniques -- marketing can be co-opted to become propaganda
@noUpside @persily @CraigSilverman Other ideas form #HewlettVerify include the 1) use of WhatsApp for disinformation -- it's becoming the dominant means of communication in the developing world
2) Deep fakes
3) Professional international industry for bots/election interference
2) Deep fakes
3) Professional international industry for bots/election interference
Now, from #HewlettVerify a conversation with @Microsoft's Brad Smith & @chinmayiarun on "Safety and Security In a Digital World." Will tweet...
@Microsoft @chinmayiarun Smith starts off talking about Christchurch attack.
"We've created a world where any human being can broadcast live to the planet."
And we saw this abused in a horrible way.
"We've created a world where any human being can broadcast live to the planet."
And we saw this abused in a horrible way.
@Microsoft @chinmayiarun Social media thinks about responsibility in circumstances like this.
We need to do things differently. It takes a while to figure out what to do.
Are there criteria before someone engages in live broadcasting?
Can think about collaboration, crisis response differently.
We need to do things differently. It takes a while to figure out what to do.
Are there criteria before someone engages in live broadcasting?
Can think about collaboration, crisis response differently.
Next up at #HewlettVerify, @donie moderates a panel with @persily @noUpside & @CraigSilverman on "Getting Real about Fake News." Live tweet thread to follow.
@donie @persily @noUpside @CraigSilverman @donie asks the panelists what we're doing wrong.
@persily says the fake stuff isn't the problem, because you can find any point of view on the internet, the question is really how big the exposure is.
@persily says the fake stuff isn't the problem, because you can find any point of view on the internet, the question is really how big the exposure is.
@donie @persily @noUpside @CraigSilverman @persily sez Research shows truly false content is concentrated in pockets (old people, conservatives). The false narratives are seeded by true information or hyper-partisan contents.
Good morning! Here on the west coast from #hewlettverify a talk on disinformation with @CraigSilverman. Thread to follow.
@CraigSilverman Starts with a story of Macedonian fan of @SenTedCruz who created a website called "USA Politics Today" to make advertising $, then his friends got into the gig.
See the story here: buzzfeednews.com/article/craigs…
See the story here: buzzfeednews.com/article/craigs…
@CraigSilverman @SenTedCruz But it wasn't just Macedonians, it was also Americans. See this story here: washingtonpost.com/national/for-t…
But Macedonians and Americans were actually working together!
buzzfeednews.com/article/craigs…
But Macedonians and Americans were actually working together!
buzzfeednews.com/article/craigs…
Now, a session on offensive cyber operations at #hewlettverify with @SangerNYT Avril Haines & @ERosenbach. Thread to follow.
@SangerNYT @ERosenbach @ERosenbach talks about the challenges in military offensive cyber operations where you can't lie about it (deny it), but can't always confirm.
Sanger asks about "Olympic Games" and Stuxnet. Without confirming, asks about the risk that occurs once the code is out.
Avril: Very hard to keep things non-attributable over the long term.
Rosenbach: Talks about how to design to be effective only in the right environment.
Avril: Very hard to keep things non-attributable over the long term.
Rosenbach: Talks about how to design to be effective only in the right environment.
Next up in #hewlettverify, @alexstamos, to talk about the challenges the platforms face in balancing privacy, security, and freedom.
@alexstamos Going through tradeoffs in benefits of platforms. non-monopolistic open tech with data portability vs. no cambridge analyticas.
Also tradeoffs in privacy vs. security. Can't identify/stop bad action on your platform if you can't see it.
All the effort is on the privacy side, not on security side. Ex. What's app and encryption where platform can't see, so aren't responsible.
All the effort is on the privacy side, not on security side. Ex. What's app and encryption where platform can't see, so aren't responsible.
Comey re Barr/spying:
"I have no idea what he's talking about, so it's hard for me to comment... I think that his career has earned him the presumption that he will be one of the rare cabinet members who will stand up for things like truth... language like this makes it harder."
"I have no idea what he's talking about, so it's hard for me to comment... I think that his career has earned him the presumption that he will be one of the rare cabinet members who will stand up for things like truth... language like this makes it harder."
@Susan_Hennessey Asked about what the US govt should have been doing in 2013 re: the leadup to foreign hacking/disinfo in 2015/2016, Comey jokes:
"Going back to 2013? Can I decline to accept the appointment as FBI Director?"
"Going back to 2013? Can I decline to accept the appointment as FBI Director?"
