Journal Highly available systems №4 for 2018 г.
Article in number:
Psychological aspects of informational security in the age of Big Data
Type of article: scientific article
DOI: 10.18127/j20729472-201804-06
UDC: 004
Keywords: Big Data digital footprints manipulation mass consciousness information security PsyOP
Authors:

E.A. Mikheev – Post-graduate Student, Institute of psychology of RAS (Moscow)

E-mail: mih-news@mail.ru

T.A. Nestik – Dr.Sc.(Psych.), Professor of RAS, Head of Laboratory, Institute of psychology of RAS (Moscow) E-mail: nestik@ipras.ru

Abstract:

Problems of psychological security in era of Big Data analysis are discussed. Information-psychological threats such as using personal data of social network users for mass consciousness manipulation, using Big Data in information operations (IO), psychological operations (PsyOP) and cyber operations were analyzed. It is concluded that during development of mechanism to minimize emerging risks individual psychological and sociоpsychological traits of target audience and subjects of information security support (experts in information security) should be taken into account.

The research is supported by a grant of the Russian Science Foundation (project № 18-18-00439 «Psychology of human beings in conditions of global risks»).

Pages: 23-27
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Date of receipt: 3 августа 2018 г.