RESOURCE GUIDE
Explore a curated collection of resources related to misinformation and cybersecurity
Websites/links related to the speakers
- Converge Media
- Microsoft Intelligent Security Association
- Snopes.com
- WSU Everett
- WSU Everett – Cybersecurity Program
Misinformation/Disinformation
Local Media on misinformation:
Recent/relevant articles
- Center for an Informed Public News and Insights Newsletter
- Misinformation is eroding the public’s confidence in democracy, Brookings, July 2022
- We must not all 2024 to be the year fake news destroys democracy, Seattle Times, Jan 2024 –
- Attacked by conservatives, UW misinformation researcher gears up for 2024, Seattle Times, Dec 2023 –
- UW misinformation researchers will not buckle under political attacks, Opinion, Seattle Times, Oct 2023
- Misinformation research is buckling under GOP legal attacks – Washington Post, Sept 2023
- This Disinformation Is Just for You: Generative AI won’t just flood the internet with more lies—it may also create convincing disinformation that’s targeted at groups or even individuals. Wired, Aug 2023
- University of Washington to create UW Center for an Informed Public with $5 million investment from Knight Foundation, UW News, July 2019
Misinformation/Disinformation – Websites:
- See the Resources page for a list of organizations working to combat misinformation
- Voices for a Free Press Newsletter (UW and Seattle Times)
Cybersecurity:
Local Media on Cybersecurity
Recent/relevant articles:
- The future of AI powered cybersecurity, Wired (no date listed)
- Biden-Harris Administration Announces CHIPS Preliminary Terms with Microchip Technology to Strengthen Supply Chain Resilience for America’s Automotive, Defense, and Aerospace Industries, US Department of Commerce, Jan 2024
- Countering Disinformation Effectively: An Evidence-Based Policy Guide, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Jan 2024
- Microsoft says Russian intelligence group hacked executives’ emails, Puget Sound Business Journal, Jan 2024
- Don’t click that link! How to spot, prevent phishing attacks in your inbox, Fox13, Jan 2024
- Biden administration says New Hampshire computer chip plant the first to get funding from CHIPS law, Associated Press, Dec 2023
- Cyberattack takes out key travel information on Washington state transportation website and app, Geekwire, Nov 2023
- Seattle cancer center confirms cyberattack after ransomware gang threats, The Record, Dec 2023
- In the News Now: Cybersecurity Awareness Month and how to protect yourself, KING5, Oct 2023
- In his new Cybersecurity Strategy, Biden identifies cloud security as a major threat, KUOW, April 2023
- Washington state universities get funding to create cybersecurity programs as industry demand grows, Geekwire, April 2022
- How the U.S. can be better prepared against cybersecurity threats, KUOW, Jan 2022
Websites:
City of Seattle – Cyber Attack and Disruption