The Cyber Defense Review

ABOUT THE CDR

The Cyber Defense Review (CDR) journal is a scholarly effort from the Army Cyber Institute (ACI) at West Point. The CDR generates an intellectual multidisciplinary dialogue through thought provoking scholarly articles and essays on the strategic, operational, and tactical aspects of the cyber domain. The CDR breaks down barriers and fosters innovative solutions to global cybersecurity challenges. The CDR compiles perspectives from preeminent thinkers across the government, industry, and academia regarding potential challenges, impacts, and initiatives for consideration as we solve over-the-horizon problems for the Army and the Nation.

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Disinformation

Disinformation is defined by Merriam-Webster as “false information deliberately and often covertly spread (as by the planting of rumors) in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth.”  [1] The word disinformation did not appear in English dictionaries until the 1980s. Its origins, however, can be traced back as early as the 1920s when Russia began using the word in connection with a special disinformation office whose purpose was to disseminate “false information with the intention to deceive public opinion.”  [2]

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