Alexander G. Yushchenko
A MultiScience Study of Modern Synergetic War and Its Information Security Component
432 - 435
2018
12
3
International Journal of Law and Political Sciences
https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10008772
https://publications.waset.org/vol/135
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
From a multiscience point of view, we analyze threats to security resulting from globalization of international information space and information and communication aggression of Russia. A definition of Ruschism is formulated as an ideology supporting aggressive actions of modern Russia against the EuroAtlantic community. Stages of the hybrid war Russia is leading against Ukraine are described, including the elements of subversive activity of the special services, the activation of the military phase and the gradual shift of the focus of confrontation to the realm of information and communication technologies. We reveal an emergence of a threat for democratic states resulting from the destabilizing impact of a target state’s mass media and social networks being exploited by Russian secret services under freedomofspeech disguise. Thus, we underline the vulnerability of cyber and information security of the network society in regard of hybrid war. We propose to define the latter a synergetic war. Our analysis is supported with a longterm qualitative monitoring of representation of top state officials on popular TV channels and Facebook. From the memetics point of view, we have detected a destructive psychoinformation technology used by the Kremlin, a kind of information catastrophe, the essence of which is explained in detail. In the conclusion, a comprehensive plan for information protection of the public consciousness and mentality of EuroAtlantic citizens from the aggression of the enemy is proposed.
Open Science Index 135, 2018