Prompt: Read this and write a journal entry summarizing your response to the article on social cybersecurity.
National security needs to start looking into social cybersecurity in order to combat information warfare by opposing nations and keep the US safe as a whole. I like the article’s emphasis on social cybersecurity as hacking humans while traditional cybersecurity is about hacking technology. Since humans are the weakest link in cybersecurity, and are the most vulnerable to information campaigns, social cybersecurity needs to be at the forefront of defensive research. I appreciate the examples of the Russian information military campaign because it brings to light the real-world applications of information warfare as well as emphasizes why social cybersecurity is so important. Overall, I think that this article is a great military perspective on the importance of social cybersecurity and how it will become even more paramount as information warfare becomes even more utilized than traditional warfare.