Disinformation
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The Ideal Disinformation Weapon
Abstract: AI companions are not just synthetic friends—they are fast becoming ideal disinformation delivery systems. Built on predictable code, designed to please, and primarily used by socially isolated individuals, these apps create perfect conditions for manipulation. This is a low-cost, high-reach threat vector that can remain undetected until it is too late. What begins as Read more →
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Donetsk May Tell
Abstract: Following the annexation of Crimea a decade ago, Russian warfare tactics have evolved to adapt to technological advancements and make up for shortfalls in conventional military domains; among them falls the use of Russian television and Telegram channels to influence the Ukrainian public. As claimed by Maschmeyer et al.’s “Donetsk Don’t Tell – ‘Hybrid Read more →
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Defending Free Speech With Free Choice: Towards Technology-Driven, Human-Centred, Endpoint Solutions For Society As A Whole
Abstract: Cognitive warfare and especially disinformation now rely heavily on social media platforms, cybertechnologies and AI, with the aim of creating confusion, societal polarization, mistrust, anger, and hatred against governments, organizations, communities or opposing individuals. While disinformation is a global problem, early defences based on censorship also threaten core Western values such as freedom of Read more →
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FREE DOWNLOAD – Aspects of Cognitive Warfare
Click to download for free! 2024_TDHJ-Hybrid CoE- Cognitive Warfare 2024 The geopolitical confrontation between democratic and authoritarian states is intensifying. New technologies are currently playing multiple roles in this conflict. As a key factor in states’ economic resources, technological assets and capabilities have always played an important role in the global balance of power. Their Read more →
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Analysing And Mining Russian YouTube Comments On The War In Ukraine
Abstract: Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, YouTube has remained a primary platform for ordinary Russians to access uncensored information, in contrast to global news media banned by the Russian government. Analysing massive comments posted on YouTube is an imperative step to figuring out what Russian people are thinking about this Read more →
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AI And Microtargeting Disinformation As A Security Threat To The Protection Of International Forces
Abstract: Disinformation has mainly been viewed as a communication challenge. For entities like the UN, the EU and NATO, it has evolved into a security threat and a Force Protection (FP) challenge, as well as a threat to the well-being of deployed individuals and their families overseas. Feasibly, this threat will only grow with the Read more →
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The Highest Form of Freedom and the West’s Best Weapon to Counter Cognitive Warfare
Abstract: “Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie, which we ascribe to heaven.” Shakespeare’s timeless words echo throughout history and find validity in contemporary struggles. Modern warfare is, waged in the human domain more than ever, with the human mind becoming the battlefield in cognitive warfare. The aim is to change not only what people Read more →
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Future Elections and AI-Driven Disinformation
Abstract: This paper conceptualises the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on disinformation campaigns, contrasting AI-driven operations with traditional human-operated methods. Utilising a Human Intelligence Collector Operations (HUMINT) and Offensive Cyberspace Operations (OCO) framework, the research analyses the advancements in AI technology in terms of speed, efficiency, content generation, and adaptability. The findings reveal that AI-driven Read more →
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The Role Of Cyber Security In Cognitive Warfare
Abstract: Cognitive warfare has taken advantage of the 21st century’s technological advances to evolve and alter the way humans think, react, and make decisions. Several stages utilise cyber security technological infrastructure, especially in the initial stages of content creation, amplification and dissemination. In fact, evidence points to the use of cognitive threats as a means Read more →
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New Problems in Hybrid Warfare: Cyber Meets Cognition
Abstract: Hybrid warfare encompasses the area of adversarial relations between war and peace. In this space, questions have emerged about how cyber action, which involves the subversion of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data, intersects with information operations (also known as propaganda or influence). While definitions of these phenomena remain imprecise and emergent, terms such Read more →
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