Bøger af Clint Watts

When U.S. government employees Rachel and Andre discover that someone is using social media to spread false narratives about an upcoming election, they go to work. With the election nearly upon them, the two cybersleuths follow the trail of "deepfakes" synthetic media to a "troll farm" command center in Russia. But will they be able to stop the cyber assailants from causing chaos, confusion, and division before it's too late?Commissioned by the CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) and inspired by real-world events, this lavishly illustrated, full-color graphic novel demonstrates how threat actors capitalize on political and social issues (especially around election cycles) to stealthily plant doubt in the minds of American voters and steer their opinion. A fascinating and eye-opening story for anyone who wants to know more about how false media influence our opinions.

A former FBI Special Agent and leading cyber-security expert offers a devastating and essential look at the misinformation campaigns, fake news, and electronic espionage operations that have become the cutting edge of modern warfareand how we can protect ourselves and our country against them.Clint Watts electrified the nation when he testified in front of the House Intelligence Committee regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election. In Messing with the Enemy, the cyber and homeland security expert introduces us to a frightening world in which terrorists and cyber criminals dont hack your computer, they hack your mind. Watts reveals how these malefactors use your information and that of your friends and family to work for them through social media, which they use to map your social networks, scour your world affiliations, and master your fears and preferences.Thanks to the schemes engineered by social media manipulators using you and your information, business executives have coughed up millions in fraudulent wire transfers, seemingly good kids have joined the Islamic State, and staunch anti-communist Reagan Republicans have cheered the Russian governments hacking of a Democratic presidential candidates e-mails. Watts knows how they do it because hes mirrored their methods to understand their intentions, combat their actions, and coopt their efforts.Watts examines a particular social media platformfrom Twitter to internet Forums to Facebook to LinkedInand a specific bad actorfrom al Qaeda to the Islamic State to the Russian and Syrian governmentsto illuminate exactly how social media tracking is used for nefarious purposes. He explains how hes learned, through his successes and his failures, to engage with hackers, terrorists, and even the Russiansand how these interactions have generated methods of fighting back. Shocking, funny, and eye-opening, Messing with the Enemy is a deeply urgent guide for living safe and smart in a super-connected world.