Dating apps reward speed and trust, the same qualities that make them useful to scammers, data harvesters, and state-linked operators. A match is a message from someone the target has already decided to like, and that is exactly why the channel is so easy to exploit.

As cyber and influence operations converge, traditional framings fall short. The Cyfluence Research Center introduces C2SPM, Cognitive and Cyber Security Posture Management, a framework adapting proven cybersecurity principles to defend Managed Contested Spaces such as cities, campuses, and workplaces against integrated cognitive and digital threats in near real time.