The role of information and disinformation threats in the state security system Cover Image

Rola informacji i zagrożenia dezinformacją w systemie bezpieczeństwa państwa
The role of information and disinformation threats in the state security system

Author(s): Andrzej Skwarski, Przemysław Szkudlarek
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, Communication studies, Security and defense
Published by: Akademia im. Jakuba z Paradyża
Keywords: information; disinformation; state security system

Summary/Abstract: The issue of information barrage has in today's world an enormous significance. Information is a subject of trade and in many cases it becomes a currency. The serious chal- lenge is protection of information crucial from the point of view of individual, enterprises or whole country. Along with the increase of information importance there appeared a new phenomenon of disinformation being a threat to all above mentioned subjects. The aim of the article is an attempt to define information and disinformation as well as presenting its role in the state security system. Moreover, new forms of disinformation threats have been stated. In order to discuss precisely the issue experts on information protection and disinformation counteracting have been approached with questions included in the expert interview.

  • Issue Year: 1/2020
  • Issue No: 9
  • Page Range: 11-28
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish