Context: The frameworks, norms, and tactics created for cybersecurity is the optimum way to meet the threat of disinformation as both cyber and disinformation attacks warrant similar actions.
Defining Cyber Attacks and Disinformation
Difference between Cyber Attacks and Disinformation
Aimed At – Computer Infrastructure | Aimed to exploit our inherent cognitive biases and logical fallacies. |
Weapons: malware, viruses, trojans, botnets, social engineering, Distributed DenialofService (DDoS) attack. | Weapons: use manipulated, miscontextualised, misappropriated information, deep fakes, and cheap fakes. |
Threats from disinformation
Way forward: To deal with disinformation attacks.