EFFECTS Definition

Document Date: May 22, 2014
Release Date: May 22, 2014
Agency: Press
Records Collected: Location Information, Internet Content

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.