The new centre aims to boost UK's security through building expertise in cutting-edge technology.
A new centre aims to boost the UK's security through building expertise in cutting-edge technology.
The West appeared to be on the back foot since Russia weaponised social media to influence public opinion, most famously using fake accounts in the 2016 US presidential election."In the current phase of the conflict, the balance of advantage is with those who seek the truth about progress in Russia's campaign," two anonymous government officials wrote in a paper issued to mark the launch of the new government-funded CETaS.
US and UK governments have been active in using open-source information to be able to talk publicly about what their secret sources are indicating. But this type of information is most powerfully used by those outside government to reveal what is really happening on the ground. "If we went back perhaps a decade or so, if you were looking at advanced analytical capabilities, the ability to manage large amounts of data and conduct cutting-edge analysis, this was the preserve of government," he said.
Dealing with these challenges at speed is one of the ambitions for the centre which aims to build a community that can keep pace with the growing amount of data and tools to exploit it.Another paper issued as part of the centre's launch, and jointly authored with the think tank RUSI, raises questions about whether government is organised to adequately exploit open-source intelligence.
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