Italian Defense Minister Warns of Growing Cyber Threats, Calls for National Security Priority

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Guido Crosetto says governments underestimating cognitive warfare, including data exploitation, information manipulation

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The Newspaper of the South Crosetto - 360 degrees security now becomes a national priority - ROMA (ITALPRESS) - I have been speaking with a concern for hybrid warfare for four years. Today, everyone seems to discover it, together with our vulnerabilities in the face of cyber attacks. Yet we continue to underestimate other aspects such as cognitive war: profiling people, the use of data and neurosciences to influence behavior, manipulation of inf…

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So on X the Minister of Defense, Guido Crosetto.

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The Minister warned the Milan daily Corriere della Sera (Saturday edition) that cyberspace is a major booster of such operations. The aim is not only the immediate damage, but also the spread of uncertainty and distrust. Crosetto, who belongs to the ruling party Fratelli d'Italia of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, also pointed to the need for closer cooperation within NATO, the European Union and the G7.