Cyabra: IDF cyber-sleuths defend US government, celebrities and companies against disinformation
As the coronavirus pandemic fuels a wave of online disinformation, governments, public personalities and companies are turning to technology to weed out the fake social media profiles and bad actors behind disinformation and deception. With millions more people spending time at home, often not going out or engaging in other activities, there is a growing captive audience hooked to social media feeds. They have become the prime source of disinformation, explained Dan Brahmy, co-founder and CEO of Israel-based startup Cyabra, an information verification company which uses artificial intelligence to track down fake social media profiles and expose online disinformation campaigns, working with clients that range from large public corporations to the US State Department. “These actors, they see an opportunity where people are staying at home,” Brahmy told an episode of SALT Talks. “That represents an ocean of opportunity for good and for bad. People are what they call ‘wired.’ They are wired constantly. They are consuming content and news and pieces of information much more broadly than they were previously.” Cyber defense Three out of Cyabra’s four founders...
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