Secrets of Social Media PsyOps

Presented at A New HOPE (2022), July 22, 2022, noon (50 minutes)

Psychological warfare thorough social media is one of the most powerful weapons in today's political battlefield. PsyOps groups have figured out how to sharpen the blade through algorithms and targeted advertising. Nation states are using PsyOps to influence the citizens of their enemies, fighting battles from behind the keyboard.

In this talk, BiaSciLab with cover a brief history of PsyOps and how it has been used both on the battlefield and the political stage - followed by a dive deep into how it works on the mind and how PsyOps groups are using social media to influence the political climate and elections worldwide.

Presenters:

• BiaSciLab
  **BiaSciLab** (**@BiaSciLab**, **@GirlsWhoHack**, **@SecureOpenVote**) is a 15-year-old hacker and maker. She was the youngest speaker at HOPE and has spoken at DEF CON in the Voting Village, Bio Hacking Village, and the r00tz Asylum kids con. She has spoken internationally on election security and has had her work highlighted at the congressional hearing on election security. This inspired her to build her own election system: Secure Open Vote. She is also the Founder and CEO of Girls Who Hack, an organization focused on teaching girls the skills of hacking so that they can change the future.

Links:

• https://scheduler.hope.net/new-hope/talk/CBUUCN/
• https://infocon.org/cons/2600/A New HOPE (2022)/A New HOPE (2022) Secrets of Social Media PsyOps.mp4
• https://infocon.org/cons/2600/A New HOPE (2022)/A New HOPE (2022) Secrets of Social Media PsyOps.srt (subtitles)

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• BSidesLV 2015 / Social Media in Incident Response Program
• CrikeyCon VII (2021) / The Subtle Art of Cognitive Hacking
• ShmooCon 2022 Rescheduled / Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior in Honduras: An Attempt to Influence the Election Cycle