Guerra cognitiva e operações cibernéticas de influência: Vieses cognitivos como tática de combate

Curator note

The aim of this article is to present the concept of cognitive warfare and demonstrate how the instrumental exploitation of brain vulnerabilities, such as cognitive biases in cyber influence operations is fundamental to the term. In December 2020, NATO released a report on cognitive warfare, suggesting the addition of a sixth operational domain, the cognitive domain, to the already established domains of land, sea, air, space, and cyber. The growing attention of strategists and decision-makers to the informational chaos and the degradation of the social and institutional environment has increased the demand for understanding cognitive warfare. Thus, it is also necessary for Brazil to discuss the concept critically and independently.