Psychological defence for businesses
Having a strong psychological defence means being able to withstand disinformation, safeguard trust and strengthen resilience within your operations.
False information and propaganda can threaten both trust and decision-making. Therefore, your business needs to work actively to strengthen its resilience.
By developing source criticism, risk management and trustworthy relationships with customers and partners, you can reduce vulnerability to undue information influence. Encourage employees to:
- be alert to content that evokes strong emotions
- check that information is confirmed by multiple sources
- only share material from reliable and verified sources
Working with psychological defence is an investment in both business stability and social responsibility.
Influence from Foreign Powers
Foreign powers and other actors use disinformation, misleading information and propaganda to influence our behaviour and decisions. Resisting influence campaigns and disinformation is part of a company’s preparedness. By strengthening source criticism, risk management and trust-based relationships with your customers and partners, you can reduce vulnerability and reinforce your company’s psychological defence.
Psychological defence at the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency