Psychological Defence and Cyber Security

Disruptive developments in the field of information and communication technology have enabled malicious actors to turn elements of the digital ecosystem into information weapons in hybrid conflict.  Estonia has tackled the new security realm with comprehensive national defence that is built upon un...

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Main Authors: Ivo Juurvee, Uku Arold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Icono 14 2021-01-01
Series:La Revista Icono 14
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Online Access:https://icono14.net/ojs/index.php/icono14/article/view/1628
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spelling doaj-ddc4e83655434e289edad93c5c448aeb2021-02-02T19:24:43ZengIcono 14La Revista Icono 141697-82932021-01-0119110.7195/ri14.v19i1.1628Psychological Defence and Cyber SecurityIvo JuurveeUku Arold0(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences and Estonian Military Academy) Disruptive developments in the field of information and communication technology have enabled malicious actors to turn elements of the digital ecosystem into information weapons in hybrid conflict.  Estonia has tackled the new security realm with comprehensive national defence that is built upon understanding that the society itself is object of security and should provide appropriate safeguards and responses. Estonian conceptualisations of national cybersecurity, cyber psychological defence, strategic communications are elaborated in the light of actual seminal threat situations. Analysis of evolvement of the strategic documents guides the recommendations for even deeper blend of the technical cybersecurity culture with value-centric psychological defence and internationalisation of information security situational awareness and planning. https://icono14.net/ojs/index.php/icono14/article/view/1628EstoniaRussiaHybrid threatsCyberPsychological defenseStrategic communication
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Uku Arold
Psychological Defence and Cyber Security
La Revista Icono 14
Estonia
Russia
Hybrid threats
Cyber
Psychological defense
Strategic communication
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Uku Arold
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title Psychological Defence and Cyber Security
title_short Psychological Defence and Cyber Security
title_full Psychological Defence and Cyber Security
title_fullStr Psychological Defence and Cyber Security
title_full_unstemmed Psychological Defence and Cyber Security
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publisher Icono 14
series La Revista Icono 14
issn 1697-8293
publishDate 2021-01-01
description Disruptive developments in the field of information and communication technology have enabled malicious actors to turn elements of the digital ecosystem into information weapons in hybrid conflict.  Estonia has tackled the new security realm with comprehensive national defence that is built upon understanding that the society itself is object of security and should provide appropriate safeguards and responses. Estonian conceptualisations of national cybersecurity, cyber psychological defence, strategic communications are elaborated in the light of actual seminal threat situations. Analysis of evolvement of the strategic documents guides the recommendations for even deeper blend of the technical cybersecurity culture with value-centric psychological defence and internationalisation of information security situational awareness and planning.
topic Estonia
Russia
Hybrid threats
Cyber
Psychological defense
Strategic communication
url https://icono14.net/ojs/index.php/icono14/article/view/1628
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