Fight against the manipulation of information
PITCH
The cyber centre of excellence will organize a session dedicated to fight against information manipulation during the ECW 2024. The theme will be : “man at the heart of digital interference and manipulation of information”. This theme is major after a dense electoral year but also in a context of tense international relations, where national cohesion must imperatively be preserved/strengthened in the face of multiple threats of fractures.
A first round table will expose human vulnerabilities and associated technical tools, the legal biases used by our “informational adversaries” to make their attacks more effective and profitable, better camouflaged, as well as the associated perspectives.
A second round table will deal with the particular issue of youth, a major target of certain adversaries. Very fond of digital technology without always having the necessary perspective, it can quickly find herself proposing/adhering to theories that are harmful to community life and their full development. The tools used and possible solutions will also be presented during this session.
PROGRAM
This “fight against the manipulation of information” sequence will be devoted to human fragilities in the face of manipulation of disinformation but also to the opportunities offered by the forces of the mind and human genius, thus offering prospects for resilience in the short or middle term.
A first round table on youth aims to delve deeper into the subject of the vulnerability of young people to disinformation maneuvers, and to present:
· the reality of the threat with its main vectors and the major modes of action identified, in particular the cognitive aspects;
· the intrinsic qualities of this “connected youth”, which allow them to cope and adapt;
· the opportunities offered by technological developments and “ethical AI” to protect ourselves from these hostile actors and regain the initiative.
Speakers: (animated by general Bruno Courtois)
• A psychology-cognitive warfare speaker;
• A national education ministry speaker;
•Industrial
• A cyber cadet
Target audience: students, industrialists, researchers, sociologists, state representatives
The second round table would revolve around the following theme: man represents the main strength of armies in the operational field and can become their weakness in the cyber field.
Two recent emblematic cases: several months of hacking of a large French industrial group and geolocation of Russian troops using social engineering. Each time, the means of action is the same: human bias; recklessness, negligence, ignorance and overconfidence of people specific to each organization.
While the threat is part of a cyber-digital-informational-cognitive continuum, the human factor has become the threat vector. Thus, controlling your digital footprint, knowing malicious modes of action, protecting what needs to be protected are all aspects that make it possible to mitigate or even eliminate the highest risk, that linked to human factors.
Target audience: industrialists, researchers, sociologists, psychologists, representatives of the State, armies and security forces in particular.
Led by General DUFILHOL, this round table will bring together 3 to 4 people:
- one or two representatives from large group cybersecurity ;
- a senior officer of the army general staff on cyber and influence subjects;
- a psychologist specializing in the analysis of behavior (organizations, individuals and threats) – Nathalie Granier