Journal Entry #10

Read this and write a journal entry summarizing your response to the article on social cybersecurity
https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Military-Review/English-Edition-Archives/Mar-Apr-2019/117-Cybersecurity/b/


As technology has advanced so has cyberwarfare. Russia has been at the forefront of this advancement. We’ve seen it as early as 2003 but most effectively between 2016 and 2018. They have been able to successfully manipulate information and networks by use of misdirection, hashtag latching, smoke screening, and thread jacking. 20 years ago if someone heard the term ‘thread jacking’ they would think it meant stealing sewing supplies! But, today it means co-opting a conversation and turning it into something else- usually done on twitter or reddit. A growing number of bots are also used to push particular narratives and propaganda. This means that warfare is more covert than ever and there is more of an effort needed in the cyber realm to mitigate these forces.

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