Too Much (dis)Information

#Episode 22

How to Counter Online Hatred

Since then, he has built, scaled, and sold two successful media and ad tech companies. Seeing the damage created by anonymous social media accounts, he created Respondology to address online hatred. In this podcast episode, Erik talks us through the scale of the problem and what can be done to overcome it. 

Topics covered: 

About Respondology 

Visit here to get in touch and learn more about Respondology

Too Much (dis)Information

The podcast that explores everything related to disinformation and online networks. To help us make sense of the global town square that is social media, in every episode, our host speaks to a fresh voice to uncover the good, bad, and fake online.

This podcast believes that we are at a pivotal moment in the fight against disinformation. Many people apply the word disinformation to everything from fake news, bot networks, malicious actors, influence operations, manipulation, inauthentic accounts, social media imposters, OSINT threat intelligence, and much more.

So do we...

From the trends to the tools, Too Much (dis)Information brings you the experts on the front line fighting disinformation, and all its forms, across the public sector, brands, cyber security professionals, and academia.

Brought to you by Cyabra

#Episode 21

Disinformation as a Tool of Psychological Manipulation

Since then, she has traveled the world helping former members of cults, hate groups, terrorist groups and gangs. She has shared her insights and learnings through TED talks, publishing books, and writing articles. More recently, she has focused on how social media allows extremist groups to target and manipulate specific vulnerable online populations at scale to spread their propaganda and disinformation.

Topics Covered:

Learn more about Antidote via their website - https://antidote.ngo/ 

Too Much (dis)Information

The podcast that explores everything related to disinformation and online networks. To help us make sense of the global town square that is social media, in every episode, our host speaks to a fresh voice to uncover the good, bad, and fake online.

This podcast believes that we are at a pivotal moment in the fight against disinformation. Many people apply the word disinformation to everything from fake news, bot networks, malicious actors, influence operations, manipulation, inauthentic accounts, social media imposters, OSINT threat intelligence, and much more.

So do we...

From the trends to the tools, Too Much (dis)Information brings you the experts on the front line fighting disinformation, and all its forms, across the public sector, brands, cyber security professionals, and academia.

Brought to you by Cyabra

#Episode 20

How are Latinos Being Exposed to Disinformation

Roberta Braga is the director for counter-disinformation strategies at Equis, a set of organizations working to better understand the Latino electorate within the United States. 

Originally from Brazil, her impressive CV includes stints at the Atlantic Council, Baker McKenzie, and the National Endowment for Democracy.

Her team has led extensive research on understanding how false narratives take hold amongst Latino communities and the role of trusted messengers in countering disinformation. 

Topics covered:

Learn more about the work of Equis - https://www.weareequis.us/en-US/our-story

Follow Roberta on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bragaroberta/ 

Too Much (dis)Information

The podcast that explores everything related to disinformation and online networks. To help us make sense of the global town square that is social media, in every episode, our host speaks to a fresh voice to uncover the good, bad, and fake online.

This podcast believes that we are at a pivotal moment in the fight against disinformation. Many people apply the word disinformation to everything from fake news, bot networks, malicious actors, influence operations, manipulation, inauthentic accounts, social media imposters, OSINT threat intelligence, and much more.

So do we...

From the trends to the tools, Too Much (dis)Information brings you the experts on the front line fighting disinformation, and all its forms, across the public sector, brands, cyber security professionals, and academia.

Brought to you by Cyabra

#Episode 19

In this podcast, we talk about Deceptive Imagery Persuasion (DIP), a new term coined by Ryan McBeth. 

Ryan is the Neil DeGrasse Tyson of the OSINT Intelligence World. 

His educational videos about software, the military, and open-source intelligence are so popular that his YouTube channel has over three-quarters of a million subscribers who have collectively watched his videos nearly 400 million times. 

Ryan spent 20 years as an anti-armor and heavy weapons infantryman, which, when you add to his degrees in cyber security and software development, and then sprinkle on his infectious curiosity and storytelling skills, make quite the combination that results in informative and hilarious videos. 

Topics covered:

You can find Ryan on the following channels:

The official Ryan McBeth substack

Subscribe to Ryan's YouTube channel

⁠LinkedIn⁠Ryan's X.com feedRyan's website

Too Much (dis)Information

The podcast that explores everything related to disinformation and online networks. To help us make sense of the global town square that is social media, in every episode, our host speaks to a fresh voice to uncover the good, bad, and fake online.

This podcast believes that we are at a pivotal moment in the fight against disinformation. Many people apply the word disinformation to everything from fake news, bot networks, malicious actors, influence operations, manipulation, inauthentic accounts, social media imposters, OSINT threat intelligence, and much more.

So do we...

From the trends to the tools, Too Much (dis)Information brings you the experts on the front line fighting disinformation, and all its forms, across the public sector, brands, cyber security professionals, and academia.

Brought to you by Cyabra

#Episode 18

Cyber Insurance in the Age of Disinformation

Jason is the CISO at Corvus Insurance, a company providing cyber insurance solutions. 

But you may recognize him as the face of Teach Me Cyber, a YouTube channel where Jason helpfully breaks down cyber security ideas and trends in easy-to-understand and bite-size videos. His video about DDoS attacks is my personal favorite. He also updates his audience with daily knowledge posts on LinkedIn. 

At high school, Jason was interested in speed Rubik’s cube and the debate club. These two skills show themselves in his channels as he communicates effectively about technical cyber topics. 

Topics covered:

You can find Jason's amazing content here:

https://www.youtube.com/@teachmecyber/videos

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jrebholz/ 

Too Much (dis)Information

The podcast that explores everything related to disinformation and online networks. To help us make sense of the global town square that is social media, in every episode, our host speaks to a fresh voice to uncover the good, bad, and fake online.

This podcast believes that we are at a pivotal moment in the fight against disinformation. Many people apply the word disinformation to everything from fake news, bot networks, malicious actors, influence operations, manipulation, inauthentic accounts, social media imposters, OSINT threat intelligence, and much more.

So do we...

From the trends to the tools, Too Much (dis)Information brings you the experts on the front line fighting disinformation, and all its forms, across the public sector, brands, cyber security professionals, and academia.

Brought to you by Cyabra

#Episode 17

Deplatforming Hate Groups

Dr. Megan Squire is the Deputy Director for Data Analytics and OSINT at the Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit advocacy organization specializing in civil rights and public interest litigation. Their work includes monitoring hate groups and other extremists and then exposing their activities to law enforcement agencies, the media, and the public.

Earlier this year, Megan led research on how hate groups are using cryptocurrency to raise funds. 

Topics included:

Relevant links:

Too Much (dis)Information

The podcast that explores everything related to disinformation and online networks. To help us make sense of the global town square that is social media, in every episode, our host speaks to a fresh voice to uncover the good, bad, and fake online.

This podcast believes that we are at a pivotal moment in the fight against disinformation. Many people apply the word disinformation to everything from fake news, bot networks, malicious actors, influence operations, manipulation, inauthentic accounts, social media imposters, OSINT threat intelligence, and much more.

So do we...

From the trends to the tools, Too Much (dis)Information brings you the experts on the front line fighting disinformation, and all its forms, across the public sector, brands, cyber security professionals, and academia.

Brought to you by Cyabra

#Episode 16

The Challenges of Misinformation for Law Enforcement

Chata is the Public Affairs Director at the City of Atlanta Police Department. With a background in broadcast journalism at ABC, CNN, amongst others, she manages communications and crises related to policing in Atlanta. 

In her role, Chata regularly comes across dis and misinformation in the very fast-paced and high-stakes environment of law enforcement. 

She also finds time to lecture in media studies at Fort Valley State University and is the founder of Spiked Communications. 

Topics Discussed:

The Atlanta Police Department is not only one of the best police departments in the country, but it also has the credentials to back it up. It not only meets Georgia accreditation requirements, but it’s one of the 700 agencies out of 18,000 across the country that’s received a CALEA accreditation. The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) recognizes the best of the best. Chief Darin Schierbaum tells Dave Huddleston, how they were able to achieve it with a makeshift training center.

For more info www.ATLTrainingCenter.com

https://fb.watch/lSD5sd-255/

Relevant links:

Connect with Chata on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chataspikes/ 

Hear more about Atlanta’s Public Safety Training Center: https://www.atltrainingcenter.com/the-training-center

Video 1: https://fb.watch/lrXeGc7NAZ/

Video 2: https://fb.watch/lrXfWba-Id/

Police Chief Darin Schierbaum tells Dave Huddleston, how the whole city will benefit:

https://fb.watch/lSD7jzRVV3/

Too Much (dis)Information

The podcast that explores everything related to disinformation and online networks. To help us make sense of the global town square that is social media, in every episode, our host speaks to a fresh voice to uncover the good, bad, and fake online.

This podcast believes that we are at a pivotal moment in the fight against disinformation. Many people apply the word disinformation to everything from fake news, bot networks, malicious actors, influence operations, manipulation, inauthentic accounts, social media imposters, OSINT threat intelligence, and much more.

So do we...

From the trends to the tools, Too Much (dis)Information brings you the experts on the front line fighting disinformation, and all its forms, across the public sector, brands, cyber security professionals, and academia.

Brought to you by Cyabra

#Episode 15

After a short summer break, we are back!

The Dark Side of Social Media Algorithms

A commenter on the online space for nearly two decades, he has written a lot about the upcoming 2024 election season and the role that AI-generated content will play between now and November 2024.

Topics discussed:

You can find David and his writings on:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/presidential-election-2024-how-artificial-rewriting-marketing-scott/ 

https://www.davidmeermanscott.com/ 

The podcast that explores everything related to disinformation and online networks. To help us make sense of the global town square that is social media, in every episode, our host speaks to a fresh voice to uncover the good, bad, and fake online.

This podcast believes that we are at a pivotal moment in the fight against disinformation. Many people apply the word disinformation to everything from fake news, bot networks, malicious actors, influence operations, manipulation, inauthentic accounts, social media imposters, OSINT threat intelligence, and much more.

So do we...

From the trends to the tools, Too Much (dis)Information brings you the experts on the front line fighting disinformation, and all its forms, across the public sector, brands, cyber security professionals, and academia.

Brought to you by Cyabra

#Episode 14

How to Conduct an Influence Operations Investigation

Ari Ben Am is an Open Source Investigator.

Previously an analyst at Cobwebs and Active Fence, he is the founder and CEO of Glowstick, which supports organizations and their intelligence teams with the processes and tools to conduct better analysis using OSINT and WEBINT techniques. 

The areas that interest him most include China, extremism, influence operation, and threat intelligence. 

Topics discussed:

You can find Ari and his work via these links:

Ari’s Influence Operations blog - https://memeticwarfareweekly.substack.com 

Ari’s closed-beta Telegram search engine. Register now to be invited to join once its launched -

https://telemetryapp.io 

Glowstick Intelligence - https://glowstickintel.com 

You can find Ari on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/arieh-ben-am/

Glowstick on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/87391588 

Relevant tools:

Epieos https://epieos.com/

OSINT Industries - https://osint.industries/

DNSLytics - dnslytics.com\

DISARM - https://www.disarm.foundation/ 

Structured Threat Information Expression (STIX™) - https://oasis-open.github.io/cti-documentation/stix/intro.html 

Digital Threat Analysis Centre - China research referenced by Ari - https://miburo.substack.com/p/the-one-like-one-share-initiative 

The podcast that explores everything related to disinformation and online networks. To help us make sense of the global town square that is social media, in every episode, our host speaks to a fresh voice to uncover the good, bad, and fake online.

This podcast believes that we are at a pivotal moment in the fight against disinformation. Many people apply the word disinformation to everything from fake news, bot networks, malicious actors, influence operations, manipulation, inauthentic accounts, social media imposters, OSINT threat intelligence, and much more.

So do we...

From the trends to the tools, Too Much (dis)Information brings you the experts on the front line fighting disinformation, and all its forms, across the public sector, brands, cyber security professionals, and academia.

Brought to you by Cyabra

#Episode 13

Benyamin Cohen

This week, we are doing something a little bit different. Our topic will be Albert Einstein!

And we have Albert Einstein on the show…well, the voice for Albert Einstein as Benyamin Cohen, our guest, is the official manager of Einstein’s social media accounts which collectively have more than 20 million followers.

He recently penned a New York Times opinion piece titled ‘Einstein and a Theory of Disinformation’, which will undoubtedly be the bulk of our conversation today. 

Benyamin is the News Director of the Forward and was the founding editor of American Jewish Life magazine. He is the author of the forthcoming book “The Einstein Effect”

Topics covered:

Order your copy of The Einstein Effect book - https://www.einsteineffectbook.com/

Too Much (dis)Information

The podcast that explores everything related to disinformation and online networks. To help us make sense of the global town square that is social media, in every episode, our host speaks to a fresh voice to uncover the good, bad, and fake online.

This podcast believes that we are at a pivotal moment in the fight against disinformation. Many people apply the word disinformation to everything from fake news, bot networks, malicious actors, influence operations, manipulation, inauthentic accounts, social media imposters, OSINT threat intelligence, and much more.

So do we...

From the trends to the tools, Too Much (dis)Information brings you the experts on the front line fighting disinformation, and all its forms, across the public sector, brands, cyber security professionals, and academia.

Brought to you by Cyabra