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Saturday, October 24, 2020, 1 – 4pm
Introduction to Understanding and Defending Against Disinformation Techniques
Online | Saturday, October 24, 2020 | 1 PM - 4 PM PDT
The modern information environment is a world where bad actors are constantly trying to manipulate the thinking and behaviors of others, and it can often feel quite impossible to separate truth from fiction. This reality is never more apparent than during an election cycle as the public is bombarded with messages meant to manipulate and mislead—while driving, watching TV, surfing the web, scrolling through social media, reading email, and even just glancing at a text message. How's a person to know what to believe?
Please join the Pepperdine Institute for Entertainment, Media, Sports, and Culture (IEMSC) for a workshop on disinformation techniques that will help you recognize and defend against disinformation as we head into Election Day. This three-hour interactive session will feature a mix of lectures, discussions, and guided exercises that will introduce participants to the information and skills needed to identify several common disinformation methods, including rumors, character assassination, political campaign dirty tricks, and the use of digital forgeries such as deep fakes, and understand the thought behind the application of these techniques from both the attacker's and defender’s point of view.
This workshop will be led by Rand Waltzman, deputy chief technology officer at RAND Corporation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that helps improve public policy and decision-making through research and analysis; Theresa de los Santos ('01, MA '08), an award-winning news producer, associate professor of communication, Seaver College Communications Division, and the IEMSC academic director for journalism; and Keith Montgomery, principal and vice chairman of CyberOi, a certified diversity-owned consulting firm with expertise in next-generation technology and systems integration. Exercises will include identifying, designing, and reviewing manipulation attacks from multiple angles and give participants the confidence to start defending themselves against disinformation attacks.
Support the Student Relief and Recovery Fund: You are invited to give a gift during the registration process which will go directly to your school's Student Relief and Recovery Fund. This fund ensures that our students continue to receive the instruction and support they need as they adapt to a new and rapidly changing educational reality.
Contact Name: Amy Zwagerman
Contact Email: amy.zwagerman@pepperdine.edu
Speaker: Rand Waltzman - RAND Corporation|Deputy Chief Technology Officer, , Theresa de los Santos - Pepperdine University|Associate Professor of Communication, , Keith Montgomery - CyberOi|Principal and Vice Chairman
More info: engage.pepperdine.edu…
Saturday, October 24, 2020, 1 – 4pm
Introduction to Understanding and Defending Against Disinformation Techniques
Online | Saturday, October 24, 2020 | 1 PM - 4 PM PDT
The modern information environment is a world where bad actors are constantly trying to manipulate the thinking and behaviors of others, and it can often feel quite impossible to separate truth from fiction. This reality is never more apparent than during an election cycle as the public is bombarded with messages meant to manipulate and mislead—while driving, watching TV, surfing the web, scrolling through social media, reading email, and even just glancing at a text message. How's a person to know what to believe?
Please join the Pepperdine Institute for Entertainment, Media, Sports, and Culture (IEMSC) for a workshop on disinformation techniques that will help you recognize and defend against disinformation as we head into Election Day. This three-hour interactive session will feature a mix of lectures, discussions, and guided exercises that will introduce participants to the information and skills needed to identify several common disinformation methods, including rumors, character assassination, political campaign dirty tricks, and the use of digital forgeries such as deep fakes, and understand the thought behind the application of these techniques from both the attacker's and defender’s point of view.
This workshop will be led by Rand Waltzman, deputy chief technology officer at RAND Corporation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that helps improve public policy and decision-making through research and analysis; Theresa de los Santos ('01, MA '08), an award-winning news producer, associate professor of communication, Seaver College Communications Division, and the IEMSC academic director for journalism; and Keith Montgomery, principal and vice chairman of CyberOi, a certified diversity-owned consulting firm with expertise in next-generation technology and systems integration. Exercises will include identifying, designing, and reviewing manipulation attacks from multiple angles and give participants the confidence to start defending themselves against disinformation attacks.
Support the Student Relief and Recovery Fund: You are invited to give a gift during the registration process which will go directly to your school's Student Relief and Recovery Fund. This fund ensures that our students continue to receive the instruction and support they need as they adapt to a new and rapidly changing educational reality.
Contact Name: Amy Zwagerman
Contact Email: amy.zwagerman@pepperdine.edu
Speaker: Rand Waltzman - RAND Corporation|Deputy Chief Technology Officer, , Theresa de los Santos - Pepperdine University|Associate Professor of Communication, , Keith Montgomery - CyberOi|Principal and Vice Chairman
More info: engage.pepperdine.edu…