The techno-strategic nexus: Intelligence and strategic operations in the age of higher technologies
The techno-strategic nexus: Intelligence and strategic operations in the age of higher technologies

Author(s): Atanas Tomov Nikolov
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Security and defense, Peace and Conflict Studies, Secret Service / Secret Police
Published by: Висше училище по сигурност и икономика (ВУСИ)
Keywords: cyber espionage; cybersecurity; threat vector; strategies for cyber resilience; cyber attack
Summary/Abstract: This paper examines the evolving relationship between intelligence, counterintelligence, and emerging technologies in modern conflict environments. It provides an analytical overview of the strategic capabilities. Through the lens of landmark cyber incidents, such as the Bulgarian NRA Agency data leakage of 5 million Bulgarian citizens, Stuxnet virus and SolarWinds breach, the paper highlights the shifting terrain of intelligence warfare and the imperative of resilience-driven security models both on physical level and cyberspace.

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