Threats of propaganda and the information war on Lithuanian security
LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Grasinimai; Informacinis karas; Lietuvos saugumas; Propaganda; Lithuanian security; Propaganda; The information war; Threats.
ENNational security is a complex issue consisting of different elements. The conventional military level occupies an essential position among these elements; however, it can be noted that the importance of other elements has grown rapidly in recent decades. Today, it is natural to discuss the different types of security and their interrelationships. Alongside conventional threats, threats related to the security of information, cybersecurity, energy security, etc. are widely mentioned. This text is intended to analyse threats that Lithuania is facing an information war, with particular emphasis on the challenge of propaganda, which is direct and realistic. It should be noted that threats to information are difficult to quantify because of differing perspectives on what is meant. Information security in itself is a phenomenon, which can be divided into several categories. In other words, the term of information security can be interpreted as an endeavour. In terms of essential subtypes of information security, cyber security is understood as technological, in terms of the country’s critical information infrastructure and its protection. Psychological security is understood as the need to protect their information space (public sphere) from harmful effects, i.e. from propaganda narratives and a flow of fake news. [Extract, p. 235]
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