Messing with the Enemy: Surviving in a Social Media World of  
Hackers, Terrorists, Russians, and Fake News | Paperback

Clint Watts

HarperCollins | Harper Paperbacks

Political Science / Terrorism / Propaganda / History / Wars & Conflicts

Published Jun 4, 2019

$18.99 US / $23.99 CA list price

9780062795991

Contents

1:Omar and Carfizzi
2:The Rise and Fall of the Virtual Caliphate
3:"That Is Not an Option Unless It's in a Body Bag"
4:Rise of the Trolls
5:Harmony, Disharmony, and the Power of Secrets
6utin's Plan
7ostmortem
8:Staring at the Men Who Stare at Goats
9:From Preference Bubbles to Social Inception: The Future of Influence
10:Surviving in a Social Media World

"A former FBI Special Agent and leading cyber-security expert
offers a devastating and essential look at the misinformation
campaigns, fake news, and electronic espionage operations that
have become the cutting edge of modern warfare-and how we can
protect ourselves and our country against them.

"Clint Watts electrified the nation when he testified in front
of the House Intelligence Committee regarding Russian
interference in the 2016 election. In Messing with the Enemy,
the cyber and homeland security expert introduces us to a
frightening world in which terrorists and cyber criminals don't
hack your computer, they hack your mind. Watts reveals how
these malefactors use your information and that of your friends
and family to work for them through social media, which they
use to map your social networks, scour your world affiliations,
and master your fears and preferences.

"Thanks to the schemes engineered by social media manipulators
using you and your information, business executives have
coughed up millions in fraudulent wire transfers, seemingly
good kids have joined the Islamic State, and staunch anti-
communist Reagan Republicans have cheered the Russian
government's hacking of a Democratic presidential candidate's
e-mails. Watts knows how they do it because he's mirrored their
methods to understand their intentions, combat their actions,
and coopt their efforts.

"Watts examines a particular social media platform-from Twitter
to internet Forums to Facebook to LinkedIn-and a specific bad
actor-from al Qaeda to the Islamic State to the Russian and
Syrian governments-to illuminate exactly how social media
tracking is used for nefarious purposes. He explains how he's
learned, through his successes and his failures, to engage with
hackers, terrorists, and even the Russians-and how these
interactions have generated methods of fighting back. Shocking,
funny, and eye-opening, Messing with the Enemy is a deeply
urgent guide for living safe and smart in a super-connected
world.


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