Cryptocurrency proves a blessing to Ukraine, while offering Russia a way to blunt the effects of sanctions.

While cybersecurity focuses on cyber threats and attacks against computer and digital systems, Cognitive Security focuses on understanding the live dynamics which influence people, organizations, and nations using disinformation, misinformation, or other means.

Narratives are simply conversations with goals. Narratives are created, spread, and grow every second of the day. Many times they are manipulated in order to achieve social, political, or economical gain.

U.S. media did not turn a blind eye to the rising number of Russian battalion tactical groups The world has its eyes on Russia and Ukraine. As Russia positions itself for an invasion of Ukraine, the time for diplomacy looks to be running out. In order to understand better what is happening, it is essential […]

Republicans and US Media hammer the human rights angle, but European Media cast a wider net Media coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympics has been dominated by controversy, from artificial snow to allegations of China’s human rights violations. In this post, we’ll use Kudzu Narrative Intelligence Briefs to illustrate patterns and trends among U.S. media, […]

How can you protect yourself from hackers and from media bias?

Unless you’ve been living in a cave for at least the past ten years, you’re aware of media bias. In fact, according to a 2018 Business Insider survey, “Americans believe that 62% of the news they consume on TV, in newspapers, and on the radio — and 80% of the news they see on social media — is biased.”

"Build Back Better" and other trending narratives. The Build Back Better narrative has been amplified by 320 media sources of U.S. Media Matrix across 759 unique narratives in the last 3 days. The most active trends associated with the Build Back Better narrative are white house, president joe, joe biden, and child care. US MEDIA MATRIX: Build Back Better → KEY INSIGHTS […]

Narrative intelligence: Global Warming, Xi Jinping and Energy Prices Global Warming Narrative → KEY INSIGHTS from the US Media Matrix Leaders from nearly every country in the world have converged upon Glasgow, Scotland, for COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference. The conference, delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was designed as […]

NYC Vaccine Mandate, VA Governor's Race, Southern Border and more The NYC Vaccine Mandate narrative has been amplified by 137 media sources of United States Media across 491 unique narratives in the last 7 days. New York Post is the leading amplifier of this narrative. The most active trends associated with the NYC Vaccine Mandate narrative are vaccine […]