The three constraints on Influence Operations - Digital Threat Digest
PGI and The National Crime Agency has started the UK’s first ‘rehab’ course for hackers.
As one hard-hitting headline after another details the targeting of our public and financial services, it is becoming painfully clear that cyber insecurity is one of the greatest threats we face as a nation. It is something that effects society at every level, from small independent firms to large corporations, and even parliament itself.
This week BBC News is looking at all aspects of cyber-security and reports about the first successful boot camp on BBC News, BBC World News, the BBC News Channel and BBCiPlayer (UK only).
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Four Cardinal Virtues of good open source research - Digital Threat Digest
Last week, Bellingcat released their ‘Seven Deadly Sins of Bad Open Source Research’. The article lays out the glaring errors they’ve observed by practitioners online, especially regarding the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine.
Brazilian Darth Vader - Digital Threat Digest
April 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of the Diretas Já civil movement in Brazil, a mass movement demanding direct presidential elections and a return to democracy after two decades of military dictatorship.
Fake news games - Digital Threat Digest
Last week, British comedian, Joe Lycett revealed he had successfully seeded four fake stories within the British press.