The Distorted Truth: How Not to Fall Victim in Today's Messy Information Climate

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Perry Carpenter, Rosa Smothers, Theresa Payton

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The use of disinformation and misinformation has emerged as a defining problem in our digital age. With so much noise and conflicting information flooding our feeds, how do we know what’s the truth? Listen in as three cybersecurity experts analyze the distortion of truth in today’s messy information climate and provide steps you can take to find the truth for yourself. In this webinar Perry Carpenter, KnowBe4’s Chief Evangelist and Strategy Officer, Rosa Smothers, former CIA Cyber Threat Analyst, and Theresa Payton, author and first female White House Chief Information Officer, to explore the themes in Theresa’s book Manipulated: Inside the Cyberwar to Hijack Elections and Distort the Truth. These three experts analyze and unpack issues including: - The real reasons nation states interfere to spread disinformation - How social media hyperconnectivity is being used against you - Combatting your “confirmation bias” - Sourcing and identifying your information and why it's important - How you can use these techniques to protect yourself and your organization from these threats
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