01210nas a2200277   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260000900043653002200052653001300074653001900087653002300106653003300129653001600162653001500178653002200193653001900215653002300234100001600257700001600273700002200289245008700311300001000398490000700408520051700415       2021                            d  c202110acognitive hacking10aCOVID-1910acyber security10acyber technologies10acyber-social vulnerabilities10acyberattack10ae-learning10aemotional warfare10ahybrid warfare10ainformation trauma1 aChad Briggs1 aYuriy Danyk1 aTamara Maliarchuk00aSecurity Aspects of Hybrid War, COVID-19 Pandemic and Cyber-Social Vulnerabilities  a47-720 v203 a<p>While developments in cyber technologies have advanced the propagation and reach of hybrid warfare, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated many vulnerabilities and critical dependencies. This article explores the fundamental aims and strategies of hybrid warfare in terms of psychological underpinnings and technological reach and links to emerging issues of disinformation, cybercrime, fake news, information trauma, and the influence of new modes of education on national security and state resilience.</p>