March Edition

The team at Blackbird.AI had a busy month speaking with the Global 2000 and national security organizations on the misinformation and disinformation landscape.

Our founder Wasim Khaled was recently on an episode of Fortune’s Leadership Next podcast, with Fortune, CEO, Alan Murray. The conversation ranged from the ways AI is used to create warped realities, how companies can fight back against misinformation, and why the major AI platforms haven’t focused on the disinformation problem. Watch and listen in on the conversation below.

Check out our latest product launch, Compass by Blackbird.AI

We recently launched Compass by Blackbird.AI, which is designed to help you navigate the complex terrain of misinformation, disinformation, and narrative manipulation.

In today’s digital landscape, where disinformation, narratives, and counter-narratives flood our screens, discerning the context behind the information we consume is more challenging than ever. At Blackbird.AI, our mission is to foster trust, safety, and integrity, and until today, we have done this with Global 2000 companies. Still, it has been our dream since inception to launch a product that empowers anyone to navigate the endless streams of conflicting content that bombard us all with confidence and clarity. That North Star becomes a reality today with the introduction of Compass by Blackbird.AI.

Try it now and get instant context on articles, posts, links, images, videos and more!

COGNITIVE HACKING: THE NEW SOCIAL ENGINEERING THREAT

Cognitive hacking is a tactic that goes beyond phishing emails and malware to manipulate people’s thought processes and behaviors to cause real-life actions. While cognitive hacking is a somewhat broad term that can apply to various instances of social engineering, this article focuses on its relationship with disinformation attacks and their impact.

Learn more about cognitive hacking, its techniques, its impact, and how to protect yourself and your organization.

Did you know an estimated $78B a year is lost due to misinformation and disinformation? That's why we put together this useful guide on the evolution of mis/disinformation attacks and their organizational risk.

In this guide you will learn about:

• The various types of mis/dis-information attacks ranging from brand reputation, executive targeting, geopolitical, stock manipulation, and more

• Top concerns for executives when it comes to narrative atttacks caused by mis/disinformation

• Discover how the latest trends in Narrative Intelligence can protect your brand reputation and bottom-line

How Do Disinformation Campaigns Magnify Cyberattacks?

Check out our latest blog for insights and strategies for defense

Stephen Weber, an engineer for Blackbird.AI, wrote about how AI-enabled misinformation and disinformation are rapidly becoming a favorite tool of hackers, cybercriminals, and bad actors, using large language models to facilitate phishing, ransomware, and data breaches. Attackers use generative AI to craft narratives to exploit vulnerabilities, sow confusion, and magnify the impact of their attacks. The article provides real-world examples and outlines the key phases of a successful disinformation cyberattack. To defend against these threats, organizations must implement proactive monitoring, provide employee awareness training, share intelligence across industries, use advanced analytics, and develop crisis communication plans. This requires a paradigm shift in cybersecurity decision-makers thinking, extending the focus from purely technical defenses to countering narrative attacks in cyber incidents.

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~The Blackbird.AI Team