DFC Magazine #18

These days have seen numerous disinformation and conspiracy theories posted and shared on social media, doing unmeasurable harm to individuals and the community. In this short video, find out what the new DFC Magazine issue brings, which can be also downloaded on our website.

Weekly review: Infodemic still persists

This week again, the Digital Forensic Center has noted numerous pieces of disinformation and new conspiracy theories on corona virus. Besides that, we also initiated new live blog where we are posting the most important information on COVID-19 from Montenegro, region and world. Find the most important events that marked this week in this weekly […]

COVID-19: Who to trust and where to get informed

Even though there are no confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in Montenegro, the institutions in charge ordered the work stoppage of disco and night clubs, hospitality businesses (except for those which deliver food and provide taking of food and meals), closure of playrooms for children, fitness centers, shopping malls, gyms and betting agencies, for 15 […]

Common future is a guarantor of security – 70th anniversary of NATO Alliance marked

The leaders’ meeting was held in times when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that he will not support the Alliance’s plan for the Baltic region and tensions due to the Turkish offensive in Syria. While French President Emanuel Macron claimed that NATO was brain dead, US President Donald Trump criticized Macron for making such […]

DFC 365: MONTENEGRO IS REDIER TO COUNTER HYBRID THREATS, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN

“DFC 365“ Conference, organized by the Atlantic Council of Montenegro was held on October 22, 2019, in Centreville hotel in Podgorica. The Conference served as the occasion to present a year of work of the Digital Forensic Center (DFC), a section of the Atlantic Council of Montenegro which is actively engaged in debunking of disinformation […]

False memories

Words: Marjam KIPAROIDZE for Coda Story Eyewitnesses who point their finger at innocent defendants are not liars, for they genuinely believe in the truth of their testimony, Dr. Elizabeth Loftus, a cognitive psychologist and memory scientist said decades ago. Our memories can be changed, inextricably altered, and that what we think we know, what we believe with […]

Little step towards higher level of online security

Password checkup is an extension for Chrome browser that checks if some of the passwords you have entered earlier has been revealed or used during a cyber attack or information leak known to Google. The issue of security has never been of greater significance, both for users and providers of various online services. Due to […]

The main message – fight for the truth is a foundation of democracy

The third 360 / OS[1] organized by the DFRLab of the Atlantic Council brought together journalists, activists, innovators, and leaders from six continents bound together fighting for objective truth as a foundation of democracy.   Digital Forensic Center’s team joined the Digital Sherlocks in London at the end of June for two days in open […]

An ecosystem of mistrust and disinformation

By Alex Romero, for Disinfo Portal This article is part one of a two-part series by Alto Data Analytics about the workings of disinformation in the digital ecosystem. In the months leading up to May’s European Union parliamentary elections, Alto Data Analytics researched the latest disinformation strategies in Europe’s digital public sphere. Data was collected from a wide range […]

You thought fake news was bad? Deep fakes are where truth goes to die

Technology can make it look as if anyone has said or done anything. Is it the next wave of (mis)information warfare? In May 2018, a video appeared on the internet of Donald Trump offering advice to the people of Belgium on the issue of climate change. “As you know, I had the balls to withdraw from the […]