Sankt-Peterburg, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
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In their study, the authors consider current issues of information security and strategies to counter hybrid threats in the modern world, they position information as a means of influence and a tool in hybrid wars and information operations. One of the most important issues considered in the article is the problem of ensuring information security and maintaining national stability in the state, in the context of events taking place in various regions of the world. In the article, the authors call for action and cooperation in the field of information security, in order to make the world more resilient and able to withstand various hybrid threats. The article examines the essence of information operations, information strikes and information maneuvers, and identifies the objects to which information warfare is directed in various fields of activity, such as politics, society, diplomacy and military affairs. Special attention is paid to the role of youth as an important object of information warfare. In the final part of the article, the authors propose concepts and measures to effectively combat challenges, including the development of “soft power” strategies, operational foundations for countering hybrid wars and the creation of the necessary technical and personnel base.
information security, information warfare, hybrid wars, information operations, geopolitical threats, soft power, international cooperation
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