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Intelligence and Protection of Key (Critical) Infrastructure Objects

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Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Light of the Armed Conflicts (HCC 2022)

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The protection of critical infrastructure has always been one of the priorities of every state. Simply, without the normal functioning of key infrastructure facilities, the whole society and the state are prevented from normal functioning. The Russian aggression against Ukraine showed all the cruelty of war, but also the importance of the functioning of key infrastructure facilities. The merciless war and the planners of that war designated water sources, water supply, power transmission lines, hydropower plants, thermal power plants, heating plants, and nuclear power plants as the main targets. These objects were not only the target of kinetic force projection but were also attacked from the cyber zone. The role of the intelligence services in the protection of critical infrastructure facilities is irreplaceable considering the mechanisms and information that the intelligence services have at their disposal. It is also important to point out that the process of educating members of the security services and intelligence services that deal with the protection of critical infrastructure is extremely important because through this process new threats are detected that come from different sources with the application of different enforcement techniques.

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  1. Institute for National and International Security-INIS, Belgrade, Serbia

    Darko Trifunovic

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  1. Banki Donat Faculty of Mechanical and Safety Engineering, Obuda University, Budapest, Hungary

    Tünde Anna Kovács

  2. Department of Informatics, Milton Friedman University, Budapest, Hungary

    Zoltán Nyikes

  3. Faculty of Military Science and Officer Training, National University of Public Service, Budapest, Hungary

    Tamás Berek

  4. Banki Donat Faculty of Mechanical and Safety Engineering, Obuda University, Budapest, Hungary

    Norbert Daruka

  5. Banki Donat Faculty of Mechanical and Safety Engineering, Obuda University, Budapest, Hungary

    László Tóth

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Trifunovic, D. (2024). Intelligence and Protection of Key (Critical) Infrastructure Objects. In: Kovács, T.A., Nyikes, Z., Berek, T., Daruka, N., Tóth, L. (eds) Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Light of the Armed Conflicts. HCC 2022. Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47990-8_1

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