RT Book
T1 Messing with the enemy: surviving in a social media world of hackers, terrorists, Russians, and fake news
A1 Watts, Clint
LA English
PP New York, NY London Toronto Sydney
PB Harper
YR 2019
ED First Harper paperbacks edition
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1857663055
AB In Messing with the Enemy, the counterterrorism, cybersecurity, and homeland security expert introduces us to a frightening world in which terrorists and cyber criminals don't hack your computer, they hack your mind. Watts reveals how these malefactors use your social media information and that of your family, friends and colleagues to map your social networks, identify your vulnerabilities, master your fears and harness your preferences. Thanks to the schemes engineered by social media manipulators using you and your information, business executives have coughed up millions in fraudulent wire transfers, seemingly good kids have joined the Islamic State, and staunch anti-communist Reagan Republicans have cheered the Russian government's hacking of a Democratic presidential candidate's e-mails. Watts knows how they do it because he's mirrored their methods to understand their intentions, combat their actions, and co-opt their efforts. Watts examines a range of social media platforms--from the first Internet forums to the current titans of Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn--and bad actors--from al-Qaeda to the Islamic State to the Russian social media troll farm--to illuminate exactly how our enemies use Western social media for their nefarious purposes. He explains how he's learned, through his successes and his failures, to engage with hackers, terrorists, and even the Russians--and how these interactions have generated methods for fighting back against those who seek to harm people on the Internet. He concludes with a snapshot of how advances in artificial intelligence will make future influence even more effective and dangerous to social media users and democratic governments worldwide
NO "Updated with a new epilogue"--Cover
NO Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-308)
CN U163
SN 9780062795991
K1 Information warfare
K1 Social Media : Political aspects
K1 Online social networks : Political aspects
K1 Cyberspace : Political aspects
K1 Guerre de l'information
K1 Médias sociaux - Aspect politique
K1 Réseaux sociaux (Internet) - Aspect politique
K1 Cyberespace - Aspect politique
K1 HISTORY - Military - Wars & Conflicts (Other)
K1 POLITICAL SCIENCE - Propaganda
K1 POLITICAL SCIENCE - Terrorism
K1 Online social networks - Political aspects
K1 Cyberspace - Political aspects
K1 Social media - Political aspects
K1 USA : Russland : Islamischer Staat : Cyberterrorismus : Hacker : Social Media : Manipulation : Künstliche Intelligenz