“Fake” as an Information Security Threat in the Conditions of Distribution of COVID-19

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.201105.041How to use a DOI?

Keywords

fake, false information, information security, COVID-19, legal regulation

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the current state of the spread of fake information in the context of the spread of the coronavirus. The analysis of the definition of “fake” is carried out, its characteristic features are revealed, including: complete or partial deliberate falsity of information; based on real information, relevant in a certain period of time; intentionally distributed through various sources; the goal is mass misinformation of the population; used to conduct information wars. Given the current situation, the authors provide various examples of inaccurate information. It is noted that the problem of fake content is global, almost all countries pursue a certain policy to suppress its distribution (Germany, Italy, France). The paper presents the data of a survey, which made it possible to establish that the majority of citizens trust the ordinary sites, and are rather skeptical about sites that publish official information. The article identifies the main directions for maintaining the required level of information security considering the spread of fake news about COVID-19.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - N.N. Kovaleva
AU  - Yu.M. Tugusheva
AU  - A.S. Anisimova
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/11/06
TI  - “Fake” as an Information Security Threat in the Conditions of Distribution of COVID-19
BT  - Proceedings of the Research Technologies of Pandemic Coronavirus Impact (RTCOV 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 227
EP  - 232
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201105.041
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.201105.041
ID  - Kovaleva2020
ER  -