This week, Alethea announced it was raising $20 million in a round of series B funding. Alethea specializes in the detection and mitigation of disinformation and other threats bringing total …
A 4X Increase in Disinformation in Africa is Fundamentally Destabilizing
A new report from the Africa Center for Strategic Studies found that "disinformation campaigns seeking to manipulate African information systems have surged nearly fourfold since 2022, triggering …
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U.S. says China’s ‘Global Information Manipulation’ Threatens Freedoms
China is spending billions of dollars a year to shape perceptions of China through influence, censorship and disinformation in a large-scale campaign that could threaten global freedoms, the United …
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Russian Cyber War: An Elite Russian Hacker Spells Out His Vision for “Information Confrontation in World Politics”
Editor’s note: This post by Dr. Bilyana Lilly provides insights into an aspect of Russia’s information warfare activities. Dr. Lilly, part of the OODA Network, is the author of the book Russian …
US Warns of Foreign Disinfo Ops Ahead of Midterms
US authorities have warned of the possibility of disinformation campaigns ahead of the midterm elections. The authorities believe that it might be a target for foreign actors who want to create doubt …
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CISA’s First Graphic Novel Series Tackles Greatest Terrorism Threat to U.S.: Misinformation
DHS calls it MDM, “mis- dis- and mal-information,” and according to the Feb. 7th National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin - February 07, 2022 (which is released quarterly), it is the greatest …
Taiwan investigates local TV network after it aired false reports of Chinese invasion
The Taiwanese government is reportedly investigating a local TV news station over alarming false reports aired on the channel. The false reports concerned a Chinese invasion against the autonomous …
Open-Source Intelligence Resources: The EU Disinformation Lab’s Ukraine Conflict Resource Hub
The EU DisinfoLab is an independent non-governmental organization (NGO) focused on "researching and tackling sophisticated disinformation campaigns targeting the European Union, its member states, …
The OODA Loop, Information Warfare, the Ukrainian Defense and the Collapse of the Russian Army
Editor's note: We typically provide research and analysis utilizing the OODA Loop as a positive tool for decision intelligence and risk awareness. Usually, this takes the form of advice and …
Look to Sweden for Innovative Offensive and Defensive Signals from Europe
According to Emilio Iasiello in his most recent post - "What’s Really Behind WhisperGate Attacks Against Ukraine?" - Belarus is the latest move by Russia on the cyber front in the highly charged …
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