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Election Propaganda: Part 3: Efforts to reduce the impact of future elections. [CSO Perspectives]

Oct 16, 2024

Nina Jankowicz, Co-Founder and CEO of the American Sunlight Project, and Scott Small, Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence at Tidal Cyber, dive deep into the complexities of election propaganda. They discuss the growing awareness of social media's role in spreading misinformation and the challenges lawmakers face. The conversation reveals the dangers of deepfakes and emphasizes the need for critical thinking to navigate this landscape. Civic engagement and informed voting emerge as essential tools for safeguarding democratic integrity in future elections.

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Quick takeaways

To effectively combat propaganda during elections, citizens must develop critical thinking skills to discern credible information amidst widespread misinformation.

The increasing sophistication of disinformation tools, like deep fakes, presents significant challenges to verifying media authenticity and holding political actors accountable.

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Intro

3min

Navigating Misinformation and Future Elections

3min

Navigating Reality in the Age of Deepfakes

30min

Navigating Misinformation in the Election Landscape

2min

The Intersection of Cybersecurity and Information Integrity

2min

Navigating the Complex Digital Information Landscape

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Thinking past the US 2024 Presidential Election, In part three of the series, Rick Howard, N2K CyberWire’s Chief Analyst and Senior Fellow, discusses reducing the impact of propaganda in the future elections with Perry Carpenter, Chief Human Risk Management Strategist at KnowBe4 and host of the 8th Layer Insights Podcast, Nina Jankowicz, Co-Founder and CEO of the The American Sunlight Project, and Scott Small, Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence at Tidal Cyber.

Check out Part 1 & 2!

Part 1: Election Propaganda Part 1: How Does Election Propaganda Work? In this episode, Rick Howard, N2K CyberWire’s Chief Analyst and Senior Fellow, discusses personal defensive measures that every citizen can take—regardless of political philosophy—to resist the influence of propaganda. This foundational episode is essential for understanding how to navigate the complex landscape of election messaging.

Part 2: Election Propaganda: Part 2: Modern propaganda efforts. In preparation for the US 2024 Presidential Election, Rick Howard, N2K CyberWire’s Chief Analyst and Senior Fellow, discusses recent international propaganda efforts in the form of nation state interference and influence operations as well as domestic campaigns designed to split the target country into opposing camps. Guests include Nina Jankowicz, Co-Founder and CEO of the The American Sunlight Project and Scott Small, Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence at Tidal Cyber.