Thomas Matthew Crook’s attempt to assassinate former president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on 13 July 2024 highlights…
2024 US Presidential Election Threats: Key Security Concerns
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Building Trustworthy AI: Contending with Data Poisoning
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) systems are adopted and integrated globally, the threat of data poisoning attacks remains…
AI-Enabled Digital Messaging: From Political Campaigns to Influence Operations
Nisos analysts are keeping a close eye on how both official and covert actors are using AI to influence elections…
Preparing for Cyber and Physical Security Risks at the 2024 Esports World Cup
High-profile events like the 2024 Esports World Cup, which will take place in Saudi Arabia between 4 July and 25 August, attract risks to attendees…
What India’s Elections Can Teach Us About AI
India just wrapped up the world’s largest elections during which we saw broad use of AI, offering insights for future election cycles…
Preparing for Cyber and Physical Security Risks at the 2024 Olympics
High-profile events like the Olympic Games attract attention from a variety of threat actors with a range of motivations…
Ask the Analyst: Nisos Anti-scraping Expert Scott Tessier
The global market for web scraping surpassed $600 million in 2023, with some estimates projecting the market to…
Ask the Analyst: Nisos Events and Ticket Fraud Expert Kirk Maguire
With the Olympics on the horizon, what trends in ticket fraud have you observed from…
Tracking Illegal Pharmaceutical Sales on Social Media
Nisos continuously monitors mainstream and alternative social media platforms as well as other online…
The Boosters: Don’t Get Used to the Boost
Criminal boosters—individuals who steal and transport merchandise in support of Organized Retail Crime (ORC) enterprises…
White Nationalist “Active Clubs” Maintain an Active Online Presence
Nisos regularly monitors mainstream and alternative social media platforms as well as other online communities…
A Framework For Tackling Influence Operations During a Busy Election Year
Tackling influence operations (IO) in a normal year is difficult enough. This year, half the world’s population heads to the polls…
The Digital Services Act is Here. Nisos Can Help!
As of February 17, 2024, the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA) is in full effect…
Nisos: Top 5 Social Media Content Evasion Tactics
Users spreading violative content rely on various tactics to evade content moderation on social media platforms…
Nisos Awarded Built In Company Culture Awards in 2024
Nisos is honored to have been recognized by Built In’s 2024 Best Places to work…
Nisos Predictions: 5 Cyber-Physical Risk Trends to Watch in 2024
As we enter 2024, security leaders face an onslaught of threat actors traversing the digital and physical planes with ease…
Investigation: Probable DPRK Online Personas Used To Fraudulently Obtain Remote Employment at U.S. Companies
Nisos investigators identified a number of online personas probably used by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea…
The Fencers: The Lynchpin of Organized Retail Crime Enterprise
Criminal fencers—individuals who knowingly buy stolen merchandise to resell for profit—are often the lynchpin of an Organized Retail Crime (ORC)…
Nisos Completes SOC 2® Type 2 Report
Nisos, The Managed Intelligence Company®, is proud to announce the successful completion of its SOC 2® Type 2 report…
Trickbot in Light of Trickleaks Data
Attribution work by its very nature is challenging and dependent on the timeliness and accuracy the data researchers initially have on the unknown actor…
Karakurt vs. Conti Compare and Contrast
With a handful of recent cyber threat intelligence reports alleging direct organizational ties between Conti and Karakurt…
Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) and Cyber Insurance War Exclusion Clauses
As of March 31, 2023, Lloyd’s of London coverage options were updated to exclude any losses attributed to nation-state actors…
15 Common Types of Business Fraud
Fraud is a constant thorn in the side of many enterprises. It affects not only their operations and their revenue…
Chinese State-Linked Information Operation Revealed Social Media Account Takeover Potential
Nisos investigators identified a network of pro-Beijing Twitter accounts likely engaged in state-backed information operation targeting audiences in various countries in Latin America…
Tracking Down Potential Disinformation Domains and Marketplaces
Some of our clients are interested in abiding by sanctions laws, and avoiding organizations that may use their corporate platforms or…
Pandora or Not… AI’s not going back in the box
From November 30th, 2022 forward, we all have been living in a brave new world. In the nearly six months since ChatGPT’s release, we have noted global-level network traffic shifts from majority…
Research: Election Manipulation as a Business Model
Nisos identified a predictive analytics firm, Predictvia, which advertises itself as manipulating public discourse and targeting voters in elections…
Nisos Named on CyberTech 100 Companies List
Nisos, the Award-Winning Managed Intelligence Company, has been recognized by FinTech on the 2023 CyberTech 100 List…
Trigona Ransomware Family Explained
Trigona’s sophisticated methods make it difficult to detect and come with a potentially hefty ransom price tag for those affected by this security breach…
Proactive Approaches to Combat Disinformation in Advertising Campaigns
In recent years, the proliferation of digital channels and sophisticated technology have created new opportunities for attackers to exploit vulnerabilities in advertising campaigns…
Venezuelan Marketing Specialist Behind AI-Generated Journalists Linked to Known Disinformation Network
Nisos found that Venezuelan marketing specialist and “vlogger” Pablo Jose Navas likely operated a social media channel called House of News Espanol that used AI-generated journalists…
Inauthentic Network Counters The Great Translation Movement
Nisos researchers found that numerous inauthentic Twitter accounts are flooding the platform with posts to drown out The Great Translation Movement (TGTM)…
From Race to Bioweapons: Tracing Inauthentic Network Narratives to Pro-China Bloggers
Nisos is tracking an inauthentic online network supporting pro-People’s Republic of China (PRC) narratives and claims on U.S. racial divisions and U.S. biological weapons use…
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