Weaponizing information systems for political disruption: The Actor, Lever, Effects, and Response Taxonomy (ALERT)

Desouza, Kevin C.; Ahmad, Atif; Naseer, Humza; Sharma, Munish

doi:10.1016/j.cose.2019.101606

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“…Indeed, one of the main concerns highlighted during the interviews was the potential integrity of the holder of the technology. The findings are consistent with previous research in that e-voting solutions, even those based on blockchain technology, can be used as a tool of political oppression ( Desouza et al., 2019 ). Indeed, the organization of elections requires use of a private blockchain, with transactions available to a limited number of actors ( Dinh et al., 2017 ; Roh and Lee, 2020 ).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

“…Indeed, hackers have targeted e-voting, inducing fear and anxiety about the process. Interference by foreign governments can cause national political instability, as happened during the 2016 US federal elections ( Osgood, 2016 ) and at the Democratic National Convention in 2016 and in the manipulation of US voters by the firm Cambridge Analytica in March 2018 ( Desouza et al., 2019 ). Furthermore, the media can be manipulated to sway election results in both non-democratic and democratic countries ( Coffé, 2016 ), and rumors can drastically affect both elections and democracies ( Teorell, 2010 ).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Peace engineering: The contribution of blockchain systems to the e-voting process

Baudier¹,

Kondrateva

Ammi

et al. 2021

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

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Highlights Technology contributes to peace in democracies but may not in non-democracies. E-voting provides benefits but also raises concerns and conflicts. Blockchain transparency and traceability can reduce concerns about e-voting. The benefits of peace engineering in elections depend on human factors. Trust in both tool and system is key for adopting disruptive technologies.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Peace engineering: The contribution of blockchain systems to the e-voting process

Baudier¹,

Kondrateva

Ammi

et al. 2021

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

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“…It must be noted that when speaking about the cyberspace actors who believe they do good, one could also mention the nation-state actors. This kind of actors has been presented in detail in [8,[57][58][59]. However, this paper does not categorise nation-states as the 'stray sheep', as they are aware of what they are doing and their actions are deliberate, calculated and planned.…”

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The stray sheep of cyberspace a.k.a. the actors who claim they break the law for the greater good

Pawlicka

Choraś

Pawlicki

2021

Pers Ubiquit Comput

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The development of cyberspace has brought about innumerable advantages for the mankind. However, it also came with several serious drawbacks; as cyberspace evolves, so does cybercrime. Since the birth of cyberspace, individuals, groups and whole nations have been engaging in computer-related offences of various significance and impact, trying to exploit systems’ vulnerabilities, disseminate malicious software and steal data or funds. The concept of a hacker has entered the collective consciousness and become an intrinsic element of popular culture. However, there are hackers, or rather, cyberspace actors, who challenge this common view. This paper presents three types of such people, namely hacktivists, members of cyber militias and Internet trolls. Although they all use the Internet to break the laws or rules, their internal motivations are not always utterly sinister; actually, some of them firmly believe that their actions are for the greater good. This paper is structured as follows: Firstly, the general profile of a hacker is presented. Then, the state of the art is outlined, concerning other papers dealing with the motivations behind cyber threat actors. Following that, the three aforementioned groups of cyberspace actors are contrasted with the profile of a ‘typical’ hacker. Then, the profiles of a typical representative for each of the group and their motivations are indicated, followed by the final conclusions.

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“…Generally, robustness is a broader concept than resilience, and resilience can reflect only one aspect of robustness. For example, in the context of cyber security, Desouza et al [15] suggest that IS can be used by actors to undermine public institutions and disrupt political systems. In such a context, a resilient IS should be able to cope with incoming attacks, recover quickly from disruptions, and develop mechanisms or protocols to be immune to future similar attacks.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Organizational Robustness and Information Systems

Desouza¹,

Xie²

2021

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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The concept of robustness is critically analyzed. Although robustness has been widely adopted across scientific disciplines, no comprehensive and systematic conceptualization on robustness exists. This paper develops a framework to conceptualize organizational robustness. The framework outlines mechanisms of organizational robustness in three layers strategical mechanisms, functional mechanisms, and infrastructure mechanisms. The complex role of information systems for organizational robustness is also discussed.

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Weaponizing information systems for political disruption: The Actor, Lever, Effects, and Response Taxonomy (ALERT)

Cited by 21 publications

References 18 publications

Peace engineering: The contribution of blockchain systems to the e-voting process

Peace engineering: The contribution of blockchain systems to the e-voting process

The stray sheep of cyberspace a.k.a. the actors who claim they break the law for the greater good

Organizational Robustness and Information Systems

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