EFFECTS Definition

Document Date: May 22, 2014
Release Date: May 22, 2014
Agency: Press
Records Collected: Location Information, Internet Content
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GCHQ slides describing tactics of an "Effects Operation" that uses online techniques to effect consequences in the real or cyber world. These tactics are based on the "4 D's: deny, disrupt, degrade, deceive" to discredit a target, stop an individual from communicating, or disable an individual's computer.

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