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Rețelele de socializare și impactul acestora asupra securității organizației militare
Social networks and their impact on the security of military organization

Author(s): Silviu Safta
Subject(s): Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: INFOSFERA - Revista de studii de securitate si Informații pentru Apărare
Keywords: Internet; social media; military organization; adaptability;

Summary/Abstract: Information era and the organisations and people’s dependence on technology has both advantages and disadvantages, overcoming the new asimetric threats requiring knowledge, measures and adaptability. The spread of technologies in all social strata, simultaneously with the new types of threats, creates the premises for the manifestation of cyber threats. The security culture of individuals and the technological level can be pillars in countering possible threats, as well as in the education of the masses. The quantity and quality of information, in the context information propagation speed in the online space represent challenges for specialized defense structures, gathering open source information (OSINT) involving several steps to confirm the veracity of the information and use it to ensure state security.

  • Issue Year: XII/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 50-58
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Romanian