{"id":99300,"date":"2022-03-21T03:00:31","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T02:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=99300"},"modified":"2022-03-18T13:31:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T12:31:47","slug":"the-digital-dimension-in-the-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/the-digital-dimension-in-the-war\/","title":{"rendered":"The digital dimension in the war"},"content":{"rendered":"

While Russia deploys cyber warfare and disinformation strategies in its war on Ukraine, social platforms, and telecommunication, media and internet operators are playing an important role in relaying information on the war and shaping public opinion.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

While Russia deploys cyber warfare and disinformation strategies in its war on Ukraine, social platforms, and telecommunication, media and internet operators are playing an important role in relaying information on the war and shaping public opinion. The EU has taken a number of immediate, practical, measures to support Ukraine, and is contemplating further action to build the resilience of its communications infrastructures, strengthen cybersecurity and counter disinformation.<\/p>\n

State of play<\/h4>\n

Russia\u2019s military aggression has largely destroyed and destabilised Ukraine\u2019s\u00a0communications infrastructure<\/a>. This has been accompanied by\u00a0hybrid threats<\/a>, including massive disinformation campaigns and cybersecurity attacks. The work done by the EU\u2019s\u00a0East\u00a0StratCom\u00a0Task\u00a0Force<\/a>, set up to address Russia\u2019s disinformation campaigns,\u00a0shows<\/a>\u00a0that, since 2014, over 13\u00a0500 cases of disinformation (nearly 40\u00a0% of all cases identified) have targeted Ukraine. In recent weeks, the pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative on the situation in Ukraine has been gaining momentum; it includes a misrepresentation of the\u00a0role<\/a>\u00a0of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO<\/a>), and claims that the West is imposing\u00a0censorship<\/a>\u00a0through state institutions and privately-owned social-media companies. Furthermore, Ukraine has suffered a string of\u00a0cyber attacks<\/a>\u00a0in recent weeks, and concerns are also rising with regard to cyber strikes targeting the EU. The European Central Bank has gone so far as to\u00a0warn<\/a>\u00a0European financial institutions of the risk of retaliatory Russian cyber attacks. Faced with these exceptional circumstances, the EU has acted to support Ukraine, and is\u00a0exploring<\/a>\u00a0the need to adopt additional measures to foster the resilience of the communications infrastructure, strengthen cybersecurity and counter disinformation.<\/p>\n

EU response<\/h4>\n