The three constraints on Influence Operations - Digital Threat Digest
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PGI joins WeProtect Global Alliance to strengthen the child safety online ecosystem
Protection Group International (PGI) is pleased to announce that it has joined WeProtect Global Alliance to support the creation of a safer online environment for children.
Politics of the absurd - Digital Threat Digest
“As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect”, is how Franz Kafka opens his absurdist short story The Metamorphosis.
The importance of Business as Usual PCI DSS compliance
Achieving PCI DSS compliance is a significant milestone for any entity that handles cardholder data. But! Maintaining that compliance is just as important, because lapsing into non-compliance can lead to substantial financial penalties, increased fees, and a higher risk of data breaches.
The revolution won't be televised, but we could livestream the insurgency? - Digital Threat Digest
Good things come in threes, unless you’re Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, enjoying successive coups in 2021, 2022, and 2023 respectively.
Digital futures - Digital Threat Digest
While my experience of parenting has been limited to trying to ‘school’ my younger siblings (classic older child behaviour), I have recently started thinking about how we should explain digital threats to children and the next generation – i.
Unlocking potential: How women can shape Southeast Asia’s digital security landscape
PGI, in collaboration with project management partner Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI), recently completed a study under the USAID and International Telecommunication Union (ITU) initiative aimed at promoting gender equity and inclusion in cybersecurity across Asia and the Pacific.
Telegrammer in the (Tele)slammer - Digital Threat Digest
In 1858, The New York Times called the telegraph (the thingy that sends individual telegrams) “trivial and paltry”, and also “superficial, sudden, unsifted, too fast for the truth”.
Patterns and Satan - Digital Threat Digest
"If I had a nickel for every time an Autonomy billionaire sued by HP has died in a mysterious circumstance in the last week, I’d have two nickels which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it’s happened twice…" says one Tweeter trying to make a somewhat insensitive joke tweet about a recent tragedy, “OR IS IT” chimes in @GaryQCh3mTra1ls911 who is tweeting from a porch in the middle of the Nevada desert, wearing a tinfoil hat, looking up at the plane flying overhead thinking that the thin white streak coming out the back of it is capturing the minds of innocent citizens to be controlled by the World Economic Forum.
Journalistic integrity and over-vigilance
A lot has happened in the UK political landscape over the past few months; a landslide election with a significant transition of power, and sweeping waves of riots and political violence.
Ten-foot-tall threat actors - Digital Threat Digest
‘Perception Hacking’ is a cool concept. If I want to reduce trust in institutional integrity—during an election for example—I have two options: One, I can spend some serious cash, run some sophisticated campaigns, and slowly but surely push people towards distrust.
Irresponsible disclosure - Digital Threat Digest
Fachwissenfrustheißeluftzorn - a German compound noun for the anger you feel when you see crap hot takes on a slightly niche topic that you know quite a lot about.
Disinfo takes Gold - Digital Threat Digest
The 2024 Paris Olympics are in full swing, and fans (like yours truly) are eager to enjoy this year's Games in the City of Lights.
