#17 Steven Bradley on the Cognitive Security Intelligence Center
Release Date: 11/24/2020
The Cognitive Crucible
The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by guests are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of or endorsement by the Information Professionals Association. During this episode, Libby Lange discusses her recent article: . Recording Date: 9 Dec 2024 Research Question: Libby Lange suggests an interested student or researcher: Take the concept of Algorithmic Cognitive Warfare from the hypothetical and theoretical into the real world and find evidence of...
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info_outlineSteven Bradley works at the intersection of technology, security operations, and policy to advance U.S. national cyber defense. He has over 20 years of experience managing the development and application of advanced data analytics solutions to support a variety of national security missions, including cybersecurity, through his work at the Department of Energy National Laboratories. He has also led cyber threat intelligence teams engaged in threat analysis, attack simulation and threat hunting. In July 2020 he became the director of the newly-formed Cognitive Security Intelligence Center, and in August, he published a paper through the Carnegie Endowment Partnership for Countering Influence Operations entitled: “Securing the United States from Online Disinformation—A Whole-of-Society Approach.”
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