BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCESInstitute of Information and Communication Technologies
ICRLRESEARCH. KNOWLEDGE. RESILIENCE.
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LABORATORY · IICT–BAS

Knowledge that
builds resilience.

Information and Cyber Resilience Laboratory

We connect research with practice to help organisations and individuals recognise threats, make informed decisions and respond with confidence.

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INFORMATION RESILIENCECYBERSECURITYOSINT
RESEARCH → RESILIENCEIICT / BAS
01 / Research

From question to method.

We define the question, select sources and develop a research method that can be verified.

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EXPERTISE THAT WORKS FOR YOU

From risk assessment
to readiness for action.

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Audits and assessments

Understand your organisation's vulnerabilities and identify the measures that will make the greatest difference.

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OSINT and analysis

Turn publicly available information into verifiable findings and practical decisions.

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Simulations and exercises

Test your team's response to information and cyber crises through controlled scenarios.

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OSINT ACADEMY & CHALLENGE

Curiosity is the starting point.
Evidence is the next step.

School students and young researchers learn to verify information, interpret digital traces and work as a team, with mentoring and safe learning scenarios.

Learning and competitions
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Learn

Short lessons and practical exercises

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Investigate

Sources, images, archives and metadata

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Substantiate

Team challenges that reward well-supported conclusions

ACADEMIC FOUNDATIONS

Understanding today's risks.
Building tomorrow's capabilities.

Research activities
RESEARCH AREAS

The information environment.
The human factor.
Secure systems.

An interdisciplinary approach to disinformation, cyber risk and decision-making.

OPEN KNOWLEDGE

Methods, publications
and research collaboration.

Traceable sources, clearly stated limitations and findings that can be verified.

Selected publications
Cover of Information Resilience by Velizar Shalamanov
BOOK · ONLINE EDITION

Velizar Shalamanov

This monograph explores information resilience as a shared responsibility of institutions, researchers, businesses and civil society. It connects strategic governance, cybersecurity and efforts to counter disinformation with capability development and organisational resilience.

It presents an analytical framework and organisational and business models, drawing on examples from NATO, IICT–BAS and CoDE.

Softtrade · Sofia, 2025 · ISBN 978-954-334-281-5

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Bulgarian edition · includes an English summary

COMMUNITY AND COLLABORATION

A shared space for the people behind the solutions.

Teams, projects, resources and meetings on the CoDE collaboration platform.

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