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Messing with the Enemy Surviving in a Social Media World of Hackers, Terrorists
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- ISBN
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0062795988
ISBN-13
9780062795984
eBay Product ID (ePID)
239820233
Product Key Features
Book Title
Messing with the Enemy : Surviving in a Social Media World of Hackers, Terrorists, Russians, and Fake News
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2018
Topic
Terrorism, Propaganda, Social Psychology, World
Genre
Political Science, Psychology, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
17.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2018-418419
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
[A] pointed treatise.... [Messing With the Enemy is] a solid, highly useful owner's manual for a leaky internet--and a damaged democracy., "[A] pointed treatise.... [Messing With the Enemy is] a solid, highly useful owner's manual for a leaky internet--and a damaged democracy." -- Stephanie Garber, New York Times bestselling author of Caraval and Legendary "A timely, occasionally chilling account.... Watts combines a down-to-earth voice with an ability to recreate moments of social media troublemaking to discomfiting, informative effect." -- Publishers Weekly
Dewey Decimal
355.3/43
Synopsis
The quest to pull back the curtain on conspiracy, real or imagined, has pushed social media users to fall back on their biases, believe the impossible, overlook the obvious, and turn on their friends, family, and fellow citizens. None of this compares with what Vladimir Putin's propagandists have been able to achieve in such a short time: a system of mind manipulation that authoritarians now duplicate, and, if left unchecked, it will be adopted by politicians everywhere to overwhelm democratic audiences with waves of conflicting information-fake news-designed to manipulate audiences for a hidden puppet master. The Russians initiated the wave, and now they ride the tide as America's politicians adopt the playbook. Social media manipulation will only get worse as artificial intelligence maps users' thoughts and arms propagandists with unprecedented speed and the power to endlessly amplify their message. As of now, the future doesn't look too bright. But I have seen successful ways for users-citizens, corporations, and countries-to survive and thrive in our social media. I've seen how some open systems can again be harnessed for good, and how people can protect themselves and their communities. The formula for a social media counterattack against the world's worst is out there; we just need to pursue it, one tweet, post, or share at a time. Book jacket., A former FBI Special Agent, U.S. Army officer and leading cyber-security expert offers a devastating and essential look at the misinformation campaigns, fake news, and electronic espionage operations that have become the cutting edge of modern warfare--and how we can protect ourselves and our country against them. Clint Watts electrified the nation when he testified in front of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election. In Messing with the Enemy, the counterterrorism, cybersecurity and homeland security expert introduces us to a frightening world in which terrorists and cyber criminals don't hack your computer, they hack your mind. Watts reveals how these malefactors use your social media information and that of your family, friends and colleagues to map your social networks, identify your vulnerabilities, master your fears and harness your preferences. Thanks to the schemes engineered by social media manipulators using you and your information, business executives have coughed up millions in fraudulent wire transfers, seemingly good kids have joined the Islamic State, and staunch anti-communist Reagan Republicans have cheered the Russian government's hacking of a Democratic presidential candidate's e-mails. Watts knows how they do it because he's mirrored their methods to understand their intentions, combat their actions, and coopt their efforts. Watts examines a range of social media platforms--from the first Internet forums to the current titans of Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn--and nefarious actors--from al Qaeda to the Islamic State to the Russian social media troll farm--to illuminate exactly how they use Western social media for their nefarious purposes. He explains how he's learned, through his successes and his failures, to engage with hackers, terrorists, and even the Russians--and how these interactions have generated methods for fighting back against those that seek to harm people on the Internet. He concludes with a snapshot of how advances in artificial intelligence will make future influence even more effective and dangerous to social media users and democratic governments worldwide. Shocking, funny, and eye-opening, Messing with the Enemy is a deeply urgent guide for living safe and smart in a super-connected world.
LC Classification Number
U163.W399 2018
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