New FBI bulletin from warns of increased use of synthetic media in influence operations, specifically mentioning use of these tools for “social engineering”
The acknowledgement that the goal of these ops is behavioral change is a leap forward from 2017 /1 beta.documentcloud.org/documents/2050…
The acknowledgement that the goal of these ops is behavioral change is a leap forward from 2017 /1 beta.documentcloud.org/documents/2050…
Cc “it’s just Facebook ads” and “but it doesn’t do anything” people
Recommendations on what you can do about it are all over the place — jumble of security tips and “media literacy” recs
“Train users to report social engineering attempts” — sure, ok, easy-peasy /2
Recommendations on what you can do about it are all over the place — jumble of security tips and “media literacy” recs
“Train users to report social engineering attempts” — sure, ok, easy-peasy /2
I remain 🙄 of solutions that pass along responsibility for state-led attacks to individual citizens. But I am encouraged to see greater engagement from the government & timely warnings like this that add authority and credibility to attempts to explain what has been happening /3
It’s clear that more resources are being devoted to what can be done in this space, and outside assets are being better leveraged. Positive developments.
More forward-leaning public communication about methods and goals remains essential, and this is a win in that category /4
More forward-leaning public communication about methods and goals remains essential, and this is a win in that category /4
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