Cognitive Deception: Cognitive Hacking Phenomenon and Cognitive Security

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Luomala, M., & Naarmala, J. (2026). Cognitive Deception: Cognitive Hacking Phenomenon and Cognitive Security. Proceedings of the European conference on cyber warfare and security, 25(1), 433-442. https://doi.org/10.34190/eccws.25.1.4758
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Cybercriminality is an actively discussed topic in in criminology. While technical cybersecurity has evolved, increasing number of different types of technical solutions have been created to defend against cyberattacks. In security and cybersecurity, the weakest link is often considered to be a human. It seems that while malware attacks are increasing in numbers, also social engineering or cognitive hacking has increased. This paper explores the use and definition of a concept of cognitive deception in previous studies. Used dataset for this study was taken from SCOPUS database and qualitative meta-analysis (QMA) was used for analysing the content of the documents. The QMA method was selected for its suitability in content analysis of scientific-, as well as potential grey literature. Evolving technology has created new approaches for manipulating people. The analysis of research data indicates that cognitive hacking relates to definitions of cybercrime, cyberattack, warfare, and hybrid threats. This study contributes to the discussion about cognitive security.

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The Proceedings of the 25th European Conference on Cyber Warfare & Security (ECCWS 2026)

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978-1-917204-79-8

ISSN

2048-8610
2048-8602

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Proceedings of the European conference on cyber warfare and security|25

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