COGNITIVE WARFARE ATTACKS ON CRITICAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
COGNITIVE WARFARE ATTACKS ON CRITICAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE

Author(s): Catalin Ovidiu Georgescu
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Economy
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: cognitive warfare; critical infrastructure protection; critical information infrastructures; fifth generation warfare; knowledge as a resource.
Summary/Abstract: War has known continuous advancements; the latest advancement is cognitive warfare, a unique domain of modern warfare which is the art of using technology (especially cybernetic instruments) to modify the cognitive processes of the enemy against him. Critical Information Infrastructures are especially vulnerable to the mostly immaterial attacks of cognitive warfare and are vulnerable to the long-term effects of cognitive warfare. It is an unconventional form of warfare that exploits our prejudices, reflexive thinking, causes distortions in thought, it influences decision-makers and masses, etc. Protecting ourselves from this new threat is essential

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