Militarisation of Cognitive and Information Environments
5 pages · PDF · 15 May 2025 · Licensed single-user copy, watermarked to the buyer
Strategic Cyber Defense, Information Security & Cryptography Hypersonics & Advanced Missile Systems
€199 excl. VAT — EU VAT calculated at checkout (VAT ID accepted for reverse charge); invoice issued after payment
One click to Stripe — guest checkout, no account. Your download appears on the confirmation page and arrives by e-mail right after payment (link valid 72 hours, up to 5 downloads).
See a sample before you buy. Read the full public summary of this report — free, no account needed: Read the free sample →
Not deciding today? Leave your e-mail and we will send you the free public summary of this report and answer any question before you buy. Optional — the purchase above works without it.
Sold by STRONCATURE S.R.L. (VAT IT05960160652) · Secure checkout by Stripe · Instant watermarked PDF · EU invoice issued after payment.
What this report covers
Technologies: Cyber Defense, Information Security & Cryptography, Hypersonics & Advanced Missile Systems. A sourced, structured 5-page analysis for European defence and dual-use decision-makers, from the DFM research desk and built on official and primary sources.
About this report
Cognitive warfare involves synchronized non-kinetic operations designed to influence, protect or disrupt the cognition of individuals and societies. As NATO describes it, these tactics integrate cyber, information and psychological instruments to shape attitudes and behaviour.
The Alliance defines cognitive warfare as a hybrid conflict “fought not with bombs and missiles, but with lies and manipulation” that attacks human rationality and exploits vulnerabilities. In practice, adversaries can flood the information domain with targeted propaganda, fake news and social engineering to influence whole populations.
Key questions this report answers
- How does NATO define cognitive warfare as a hybrid conflict fought with lies and manipulation rather than bombs?
- How do synchronized non-kinetic operations integrate cyber, information, and psychological instruments to shape behaviour?
- How can adversaries flood the information domain with propaganda, fake news, and social engineering to influence populations?
- Why does targeting human rationality and cognition represent a distinct front in modern conflict?
Who it's for
Strategy, corporate-development and investment teams that need an ecosystem-level view — budgets, industrial capacity and technology landscapes — before committing capital or capacity.
Related reports
Methodology, format & delivery
DFM reports are built from primary and official sources — TED procurement notices, CORDIS and the EU Funding & Tenders Portal, EIB operations, the NATO Innovation Fund portfolio, SIPRI data, official budget documents and company disclosures — read together with the underlying legal texts. Sources are cited in the document; it reflects them as of its publication date (15 May 2025). You receive a 5-page PDF, watermarked to you on every page, delivered on the confirmation page and by e-mail immediately after checkout (personal link valid 72 hours, up to 5 downloads). Guest checkout, single-user licence — Terms of Sale.
Related on DFM
More Strategic reports · Cyber Defense, Information Security & Cryptography · Hypersonics & Advanced Missile Systems · Free summary of this report · All reports
For your role
Investors
Investment intelligence on this company or segment
Request an investment-intelligence brief →SMEs & scale-ups
Position your capability with European programmes
Request a positioning & funding-eligibility check →Universities & research
Technology scouting and multi-seat access for your group
Request technology scouting / team access →Legal & compliance
Eligibility, export-control and regulatory analysis
Request a compliance analysis →Institutional & team access. Labs, primes and universities can equip a whole desk — multi-seat / institutional licensing. Request team / institutional access →
Follow Cyber Defense, Information Security & Cryptography
Get notified by email when DFM publishes new reports on this topic. Free, unsubscribe anytime.
Prefer unlimited access?
Prefer unlimited access? Every report like this is included in the DFM Analysis subscription. See plans →