Sophie McDowall

Oct 10, 2024 | fdd.org | Daniel Ackerman |Max Lesser |Sophie McDowall |Cat Smith

A years-long Chinese influence operation known as Spamouflage has persisted on social media despite numerous attempts by various platforms to remove it. The operation’s endurance can be explained to a considerable extent by its exploitation of vast networks of pre-positioned, inauthentic social media entities lying ready for Spamouflage and other malicious actors to deploy.

Mar 29, 2024 | fdd.org | Jiwon Ma |Sophie McDowall

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) earlier this month approved the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark program, a voluntary cybersecurity labeling initiative for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. This much-needed effort to promote consumer purchases of secure-by-design IoT devices can help remove the ability of hackers to exploit vulnerable devices to launch attacks.

Mar 9, 2024 | realcleardefense.com | Mark Montgomery |Sophie McDowall

OPINION — Fine-tuned sensors let farmers know which fields need more water and which crops need more fertilizer. But today, a hacker halfway around the world, working as a criminal actor or paid by a foreign government, could use that same technology to disrupt American food production and destabilize U.S. public health and economic security for months. The industry that supplies American food is vulnerable in cyberspace. Read Full Article »

Mar 6, 2024 | fdd.org | Sophie McDowall

Fine-tuned sensors let farmers know which fields need more water and which crops need more fertilizer. But today, a hacker halfway around the world, working as a criminal actor or paid by a foreign government, could use that same technology to disrupt American food production and destabilize U.S. public health and economic security for months. The industry that supplies American food is vulnerable in cyberspace.

Mar 6, 2024 | thecipherbrief.com | Sophie McDowall

OPINION — Fine-tuned sensors let farmers know which fields need more water and which crops need more fertilizer. But today, a hacker halfway around the world, working as a criminal actor or paid by a foreign government, could use that same technology to disrupt American food production and destabilize U.S. public health and economic security for months. The industry that supplies American food is vulnerable in cyberspace.