An Emerging National Security Requirement

The article by (Beskow & Carley, 2019) underscores the necessity for military leaders and policymakers to have a comprehension of the dynamics of social interactions, which play a role in cyber security. It explains misinformation campaigns, cyber influence, and the influence of social media platforms and how they can have a severe impact on national security. Beskow and Carley emphasized the role of network science in spotting the intricate features of online communication and demonstrated ways actors can use narrative and network manipulations to shape opinion and destabilize communities. The authors vouch for the invention of computational tools and techniques for tracking and characterizing such information operations.

Beskow, D. M., & Carley, K. M. (2019). Social Cybersecurity an Emerging National Security Requirement. Army University Press. https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Military-Review/English-Edition-Archives/Mar-Apr-2019/117-Cybersecurity/b/