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GUEST ESSAY: The three horsemen of cyber risks: misinformation, disinformation and fake news

The Last Watchdog

Misleading information – comprised of the three horseman of cyber risks: misinformation, disinformation, and fake news — also affects something we rarely stop to consider: business. Deliberate spreading of disinformation has also been responsible for swaying the outcome of elections.

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ONLINE DISINFORMATION: Under the hood of a Doppelgänger

Security Affairs

ONLINE DISINFORMATION is one of the defining issues of our time and the influence of fake news has become an acute threat to our society. Disinformation undermines true journalism and steers the public opinion in highly charged topics such as immigration, climate change, armed conflicts or refugee and health crises.

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COVID-19 disinformation and misinformation campaigns continue to proliferate

Security Affairs

COVID-19 disinformation and misinformation campaigns continue to proliferate around the world, with potentially harmful consequences for society. During a COVID-19 crisis, while most of the people have to maintain social distancing and work from home, threat cyber are attempting to conduct disinformation and misinformation campaigns.

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Safer Internet Day 2023: Empowering Kids and Families for a Safer Internet

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Mis- and Disinformation Mis- and disinformation is a fundamental societal issue that affects not only our kids but all members of a digital society. Fighting mis- and disinformation is a serious discussion topic that needs to be addressed in family gatherings. How can companies help?

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Ten Ways AI Will Change Democracy

Schneier on Security

In this short essay, I want to move beyond the “AI-generated disinformation” trope and speculate on some of the ways AI will change how democracy functions—in both large and small ways. It’s much more effective for a student to learn a topic from an interactive AI chatbot than from a textbook.

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New Book by Facet first in series of titles for Academic Publishers

CILIP

Scholarly communications are undergoing constant transformation, making research dissemination and societal impact a complex topic that can overwhelm even the most experienced authors. The materials in this book can be adapted by postgraduate programmes as well as used for career development training of PHD students.

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News alert: ACM TechBrief lays out risks, policy implications of generative AI technologies

The Last Watchdog

Topics under consideration for future issues include media disinformation, content filtering, blockchain, accessibility and more. Previous ACM TechBriefs focused on the data trust deficit , safer algorithmic systems , climate change , facial recognition , smart cities , quantum simulation , and election security .

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