Social cybersecurity is here to stay, and it might be the next war we might be fighting?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We are already battling with information warfare. This might be a military article but it<\/p>\n\n\n\n
applies to the civilian sector. The author’s statement is correct, the use or<\/p>\n\n\n\n
misinformation can be a powerful tool, it weakens the trust within, dividing societies,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
breaking our culture, tumbling institutions and making us question our own values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Technology has allowed actors to fight and infiltrate the use of bogus journalism and<\/p>\n\n\n\n
misinformation, promoting fake news from a far might be the new weapon, there are no<\/p>\n\n\n\n
more geographical limitations or borders where actual physical presence is a<\/p>\n\n\n\n
requirement anymore, only a cyber domain is needed. Additionally fact checking might<\/p>\n\n\n\n
be a thing of the past, because individuals have to do it themselves and it is just easier<\/p>\n\n\n\n
to believe what people are posting, laziness might be winning this round for sure. The<\/p>\n\n\n\n
interesting fact is that there is only one country in this whole world that cannot be<\/p>\n\n\n\n
socially manipulated, North Korea is the only one that still requires physical presence<\/p>\n\n\n\n
due to all its internet restrictions and manipulations. This vulnerability our society faces<\/p>\n\n\n\n
today due to social manipulation is outrageous, making social cybersecurity a new era<\/p>\n\n\n\n
of national security that will definitely affect future conflicts at all levels, not only<\/p>\n\n\n\n
domestically but internationally. It’s creating the base for cyber-infrastructure required to<\/p>\n\n\n\n
help society maintain its fundamental nature in a changing mediated information<\/p>\n\n\n\n
environment evolving conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Information is becoming the most powerful thing, and it cannot be stopped and cannot<\/p>\n\n\n\n
be left unchecked. Decentralized quality control of information is not trusted like before,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
too many hands in the pot, now its use to affirm their own biases. Governments might<\/p>\n\n\n\n
try to place controls, but my belief is that we are way too far to be able to make a<\/p>\n\n\n\n
change to implement censorship because people might believe their freedom of free<\/p>\n\n\n\n
speech will be taken, creating chaos, so it is a really a thin line to cross, so what can be<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the medium to help us maintain information accurate and true?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reference:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Beskow, D. M, & Carley, Kathleen M. (M.D.). <\/strong>Social Cybersecurity an<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n emerging national security requirement<\/em><\/strong>. Army University Press.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n