Hybrid Influence on Rescue Services

Harri Ruoslahti, Ilkka Tikanmäki, Ilkka Tikanmäki

2025

Abstract

Society may face significant threats from hybrid influence, which blends physical, psychological, and technological methods to disrupt, manipulate, or confuse members and actors of society. Rescue services, which are an integral part of society, may become affected by or even a direct target for hybrid operations. This study examines the impacts of hybrid influence on rescue services. The need for enhanced situational awareness, coordinated responses, and resilience-building measures becomes emphasised. Hybrid influence and hybrid war, situational awareness, and responses to hybrid threats were investigated using a structured literature review. The findings highlight the significance of comprehensive security models and international cooperation in effectively tackling hybrid threats. It is recommended to conduct further research to deepen our understanding and develop robust strategies and practical secure knowledge management and information sharing systems to protect rescue services from hybrid influence.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Ruoslahti H. and Tikanmäki I. (2025). Hybrid Influence on Rescue Services. In Proceedings of the 17th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management - Volume 2: KMIS; ISBN 978-989-758-769-6, SciTePress, pages 378-384. DOI: 10.5220/0013707000004000

in Bibtex Style

@conference{kmis25,
author={Harri Ruoslahti and Ilkka Tikanmäki},
title={Hybrid Influence on Rescue Services},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 17th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management - Volume 2: KMIS},
year={2025},
pages={378-384},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013707000004000},
isbn={978-989-758-769-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 17th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management - Volume 2: KMIS
TI - Hybrid Influence on Rescue Services
SN - 978-989-758-769-6
AU - Ruoslahti H.
AU - Tikanmäki I.
PY - 2025
SP - 378
EP - 384
DO - 10.5220/0013707000004000
PB - SciTePress