title: On the European Approach to Combating Hybrid Threats
abstract: Hybrid threats in the form of cyber-attacks on public and private computer networks and systems, economic coercion and/or the spread of disinformation and propaganda are becoming more and more frequent and sophisticated. Hybrid attacks can have significant social and economic consequences, including disrupting the functioning of a democratic society, breaching critical infrastructure, stealing intellectual property and/or manipulating financial markets. These threats are designed to be difficult