Information warfare: Defending trust in an age of manipulation

We help organisations anticipate, detect and counter information threats that target reputations, operations and democratic processes. European sovereign capabilities, built for the battles nobody sees.

The information space has become a battlefield where deepfakes spread faster than fact-checks. Algorithms amplify polarisation. State actors and organised networks weaponise social media to destabilise competitors, influence elections and destroy reputations. 88% of fake news propagates via social platforms, whilst half of Europeans consume daily news through these channels. The line between truth and fabrication has blurred.

These threats no longer target only governments and militaries: they strike businesses, public institutions, territories and citizens. A coordinated disinformation campaign can crater share prices, sabotage contract bids or fracture stakeholder trust within hours. Yet most organisations remain unprepared. They treat information warfare as a communications problem when it demands the same rigour as cybersecurity. We bring that rigour.

In today's world, information is more precious than ever, and its enemies more numerous. We are fortunate to be part of an extensive and committed French and European ecosystem in the fight against information manipulation, and we want to actively contribute. By sharing our progress and creating our think tank Pégase, we are seizing a strategic opportunity to defend our democratic values, European sovereignty and collective security.

Bruno Courtois

Defence, Cyber and Influence Advisor

Key partners

The global economic impact of disinformation – an unprecedented quantification

Disinformation: a Sopra Steria study estimates that disinformation represents $417 billion globally

Prevent: cultivate vigilance before attacks emerge

Information warfare begins long before the attack lands. We train teams to recognise manipulation techniques, identify vulnerable narratives and understand how adversaries exploit organisational weaknesses. Our programmes span board-level awareness to operational scenario training, embedding a culture of information hygiene throughout organisations.

Build: deploy sovereign technology platforms

Information defence requires integrated capabilities that collect, analyse and respond at scale. We architect platforms that aggregate data from social media, news sources, dark web forums and messaging channels, then apply AI-powered analysis to detect coordinated inauthentic behaviour, identify manipulated content and trace narrative propagation patterns.

Our SENSEE platform provides modular capabilities tailored to organisational requirements: threat monitoring dashboards, automated alert systems, attribution analysis tools and response orchestration frameworks.

Our think tank, The Cercle Pégase, coordinates technology qualification: we test emerging tools, validate technical performance, ensure interoperability and maintain a marketplace of verified solutions. Organisations select capabilities matching their specific needs rather than accepting monolithic systems designed for different threat environments.

Master: detect threats and coordinate responses

Real-time monitoring identifies emerging attacks before they gain momentum. We operate information observatories that track narrative evolution, detect anomalous amplification patterns and alert organisations to coordinated campaigns targeting their reputations, operations or stakeholder communities.

When attacks emerge, speed determines impact. We support rapid response: fact verification, counter-narrative development, stakeholder communication and platform engagement. Our teams combine analytical expertise with operational experience, understanding both the technical signatures of information operations and the strategic communications required to neutralise them.