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Cyber Warfare – Truth, Tactics, and Strategies

You're reading from   Cyber Warfare – Truth, Tactics, and Strategies Strategic concepts and truths to help you and your organization survive on the battleground of cyber warfare

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781839216992
Length 330 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Dr. Chase Cunningham Dr. Chase Cunningham
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. A Brief History of Cyber Threats and the Emergence of the APT Designator 2. The Perimeter Is Dead FREE CHAPTER 3. Emerging Tactics and Trends – What Is Coming? 4. Influence Attacks – Using Social Media Platforms for Malicious Purposes 5. DeepFakes and AI/ML in Cyber Security 6. Advanced Campaigns in Cyber Warfare 7. Strategic Planning for Future Cyber Warfare 8. Cyber Warfare Strategic Innovations and Force Multipliers 9. Bracing for Impact 10. Survivability in Cyber Warfare and Potential Impacts for Failure 11. Other Books You May Enjoy
12. Index
Appendix – Major Cyber Incidents Throughout 2019

Influence Attacks – Using Social Media Platforms for Malicious Purposes

The power of influence has now moved well beyond just getting folks to like a picture on Instagram or a cooking show on YouTube. Influence can now be weaponized and used to manipulate a narrative that could have national implications. The nation state attackers of the world are aware of this and are actively engaged in leveraging these seemingly innocuous social engagement systems as part of their attack strategy.

In this chapter, we will discuss some of the lesser known methods of influence attacks that are active today. In this analysis, we will detail some very real attacks that have already taken place and provide examples of the impact that these approaches can have on the populace:

  • What has changed within the cyber warfare landscape as part of the evolution of attack vectors using social media platforms.
  • What has already happened to show the power that influence attacks...
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