Abstract:

Introduction:
The economic turmoil and the current health crisis have forced society to rethink its attitude towards education and in particular to university education. Globally, education today is undergoing dynamic changes in form and size, which necessitates a rethinking of programs and leads to the restructuring of the modern university environment.
The educational space does not exist and does not function outside the social environment for development. For this reason, it is not separated from the problems of society. We are witnessing how the almost permanent financial and health crisis has exacerbated the need for reforms in the global economy, the aim of which was to achieve sustainable growth and achieve a global strategic competitive advantage. In this regard, the role of the main strategic resource of modern civilization - information - was raised.

The paper aims:
From the point of view of the methodology of university education, it is definitely clear that "smart" information is of great importance in the realization of managerial influences in all spheres of the determined social reality. In this regard, this paper analyzes the characteristics of classified information and information from open sources, with an emphasis on current trends leading to negative manifestations provoked as a result of their malicious use. This analysis generates an original method that allows not only to study the so-called “new” forms and manifestations of wars (hybrid wars, color revolutions, soft power, cabinet wars, etc.), but also to potential opportunities to influence their genesis and their subsequent development.

Presentation:
For the purposes of this study, the report clarifies the different interpretations of the concept of open sources of information. This type of source is most often associated with intelligence, and in particular with intelligence through open sources of information. The general perception characterizes them as elements of the objectively existing information environment, which contain information of essential interest to society. The reason why they are the subject of research for scientists from different fields of science and in particular for the security sector is the access to this type of sources, which is conditionally free (unlimited). This ultimately determines the nature of the information that will be shared with its potential users.

The methodology for achieving the main objectives of the study contains some specific methods as a: content analysis, comparative analysis, and synthesis of the obtained information, relevant to the topic of the paper.

Results:
A conceptual model has been developed, with the help of which the information “deviations” are identified and their impact on the formation of public attitudes is taken into account.

Keywords:

Open source information, new forms of war, research method, security, analysis.