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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a new CISA Insights titled,
</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/cisa_insight_mitigating_foreign_influence_508.pdf" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><i><span style="color:blue">Preparing
for and Mitigating Foreign Influence Operations Targeting Critical Infrastructure</span></i></span></a><span class="normaltextrun"><i>,</i> which provides critical infrastructure owners and operators with guidance on how identify and mitigate the risks of
influence operations using mis-, dis-, and </span><span class="spellingerror">malinformation</span><span class="normaltextrun"> (MDM) narratives from steering public opinion and impacting National Critical Functions and critical infrastructure.</span><span class="eop"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">In light of developing Russia-Ukraine geopolitical tensions, the risk of foreign influence operations affecting domestic audiences has increased. This CISA
Insights product is intended to ensure that critical infrastructure owners and operators are aware of the risks of influence operations leveraging social media and online platforms to spread MDM narratives. Organizations can take steps internally and externally
to ensure to s<span style="color:black">wift coordination in information sharing, as well as the ability to communicate accurate and trusted information</span> to bolster resilience. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">CISA Insights are informed by U.S. intelligence and real-world events, with each Insight providing background information on cyber or physical threats to
the nation’s critical infrastructure, as well as a ready-made set of mitigation activities that non-federal partners can implement. CISA encourages leaders at every organization to take proactive steps to assess their risks from information manipulation, increase
resilience, and mitigate the impact of potential foreign influence operations</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">To view this product, please visit:
</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/cisa_insight_mitigating_foreign_influence_508.pdf" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:blue">CISA.gov/sites/default/files/publications/cisa_insight_mitigating_foreign_influence_508.pdf</span></span></a><span class="normaltextrun"> </span><span class="eop"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">For additional MDM resources, visit:
</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.cisa.gov/mdm-resource-library" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:blue">CISA.gov/mdm-resource-library</span></span></a><span class="normaltextrun"> </span><span class="eop"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Theresa A. Masse<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Cyber Security Advisor, Region 10 (Oregon)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Department of Homeland Security<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Phone: (503) 930-5671
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Email:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#777777">
</span><a href="mailto:theresa.masse@cisa.dhs.gov"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">theresa.masse@cisa.dhs.gov</span></a><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0760C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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