Does Propaganda Have Intelligence Value?

Any society will have its biases and seams between different segments. Authoritarian leaders in particular make extensive use of divisive rhetoric in order to promote internal conflict that renders a population more amenable to control.

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Russian Propaganda Campaigns Spread COVID Disinformation to Harm the United States

The COVID pandemic has become a favorite leverage point for Russian propaganda efforts against the United States. Russia’s strategic objectives require the United States to have a diminished role in world affairs.

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Against the Disrupters

By Sheldon Greaves I ran across an invigorating little piece in Salon recently titled, “Silicon Valley makes everything worse: Four industries that Big Tech has ruined.” by Kieth A. Spencer. It expands on the matter of “disruption”, which is one … Continue reading

Cybersecurity for the Confused

Materials from a recent presentation I gave on cybersecurity and keeping yourself safe online.

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Strong Passwords are Easy

By Sheldon Greaves It’s been conventional wisdom for a long time that a strong password must be a complex affair. Consisting of longish strings in which capital letters turn up in unlikely places, along with numbers and special characters to … Continue reading