April 2021 Chapter Meeting

April 28th 2021 12pm - 1pm

Agenda: 12:00pm-12:15pm Chapter Business 12:15pm-1:00pm Presentation

Location: On-Line

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attendance qualifies for 1 CISSP credit

Speaker:

Steven Bradley, Director, Cognitive Security Intelligence Center Information Sharing to Counter Influence Operations Abstract: Disinformation, propaganda, and hate speech are nothing new, but actors – foreign and domestic – have increasingly employed online media platforms and automation to spread weaponized information and dangerous narratives that impact national security. Given what we know about foreign meddling in the 2016 US election and the January 2021 insurrection on the US Capitol, there is now considerable public debate on how to address these threats going forward. This presentation focuses on what we’ve learned from cybersecurity and how a public-private partnership based on the Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) model can be part of the solution. Bio: Steven Bradley is the Director of the Cognitive Security Intelligence Center, a nonprofit working to advance security against malign influence through information sharing, applied research, and education. He has extensive experience working at the intersection of technology development and security operations to support national security missions ranging from counterterrorism to cybersecurity. Throughout his career he has worked for Department of Energy laboratories, Department of Defense contractors, and a variety of private industry organizations. Steven has degrees in Computer Science and Business, and he holds the GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence (GCTI) certification.