Ren..e DiResta, research manager at the Stanford Internet Observatory, spoke at Black Hat. She said she is seeing a steady growth and maturing of damaging social-media campaigns by nation-states. The use of social media to sway opinion, sow division and hurt reputations is now part of a threat-actor s playbook, she said. Too often, there is a lack of ownership of the problem inside companies, she says. The secret with social isn t ad buys and fake personas, it’s people becoming the unwitting participants in these influence campaigns.
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