Module 10 Entry

The article on social cybersecurity details the different types of social cybersecurity attacks and outlines what we need to do to defend against them. There are different types of social cybersecurity maneuvers to look out for, such as information and network maneuvers. The information maneuver is done by manipulation of information and the flow or relevance of information. Tools used in this maneuver are misdirection, hashtag latching, smoke screening, and thread jacking. The network maneuver is the manipulation of the actual network. Tools used in network manipulation are opinion leader co-opting, community building, community bridging, and false generalized other. These types of attacks are being used on societies to weaken them so an adversary can easily defeat them. They do this by getting society to crumble from within, creating distrust and chaos in their society. The article also explains how bots can help do this at a much larger and faster scale. In conclusion, it talks about how military leaders and the D.O.D. need to understand these types of attacks and look out for them within their authority while educating the public about them indirectly. It must be done ethically and quickly. We also need to develop policies to help defend against them and seek to remove any wedge of distrust between our military and society.

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