Socio-psychological techniques of information warfare

Abstract

Since the end of the XX century, information technologies have begun to actively penetrate into all spheres of society, which led it to a new stage, so-called "informational". In the new society, information has become the main element of people's existence. For this reason, they very often fall under the influence of persons interested in solving various kinds of political problems in the way they need, which is nothing else than an "information weapon». In the world today one can observe such vivid results of its application as hatred between citizens of different states, the disintegration of society and the creation of the image of an enemy. The successful conduct of an information war in the international arena can provide a huge impact on the opinion of the world community. At its core, the information war has already become a kind of military interstate confrontation. In the development of such conflicts, the most important element is the informational and psychological suppression of the enemy, which consists in frightening and emotionally suppressing the opponent. In these sense, the knowledge of forms and methods of such information warfare will not only weaken and minimize its effect, but also protect people, giving them the opportunity to ensure both general and information security. This paper is devoted to the problem of classifying of various methods of informational and psychological impact on the individual and society and the features of their application for the realization of certain goals of a potential enemy.

Keywords

• information society, information war, information and psychological impact on the individual and society, demagogic techniques of information warfare.