The number of countries in the cross-hairs of political disinformation campaigns more than doubled to 70 in the last two years, according to a recent report from researchers at Oxford University. Given the efficacy of such attacks, it’s not surprising that disinformation campaigns are also becoming a business problem. Companies as varied as Olive Garden, Koch’s Turkeys, and Columbine Chemicals have been recent victims of massive social media hoaxes spreading false information connected to their product or brand.

Disinformation attacks create the perfect storm on a global level by traversing hemispheres and social classes in a matter of moments.

While disinformation is getting a lot of attention in security circles, the discussion primarily tends to be in the context of election security. However, hacking social media accounts, or creating fake accounts, to post false messages about a company is absolutely a disinformation campaign.

While the industry as a whole must adopt a more focused and holistic approach to working together as offense and defense. Without a true devotion from red team offensive groups to truly help and work together with the blue team defensive groups we will never see a shift and maturity in security as a whole.

Meet Harrison. Harrison is “good, loving, caring, and kind hearted.” Harrison is also a fake account, though it might not look like it on first glance.

Note that this is not a one-time exercise, but a digital hygiene process which should be rinsed and repeated at regular intervals.

What lies ahead in fintech is a groundswell of rapidly and constantly developing regulatory requirements and unbridled opportunity.

Attack simulations, physical security, social engineering, and open source intelligence assessments can help law firms learn and self-correct before a real hacker gets through first.

Attack simulations, physical security, social engineering, and open source intelligence assessments can help law firms learn and self-correct before a real hacker gets through first.

A comprehensive security management program gives equal weight to external and internal threats. While outsiders may know more about the latest attack methods, insiders have intimate knowledge about the company which can lead to loss of sensitive data and wreak havoc on profits and market share. By moving from a reactive, ad hoc strategy for handling insider threats to a proactive, preventative, and coordinated approach, companies can minimize the financial and reputational impact of insider attacks — and someday maybe even prevent them altogether.