3 Oct 2026

The Mechanics of the “Touched Piece” in State Capture: A Psychosociological and Anthropological Analysis of Impunity in White-Collar Crime in Romania

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This article analyzes the phenomenon of institutional capture and systemic impunity within the Romanian judicial system, using as a heuristic metaphor and explanatory paradigm the chess rule “Pièce touchée” (the touched piece). Starting from recent data on criminal prescription in Romania, the study explores the causal chain transposed from psychological anthropology and the sociology of deviance: social anomie – deviance – social pathology – organized crime. It demonstrates how political elites and trans-sectoral networks use tactics of the “J’adoube” (I adjust) type to reconfigure the normative framework in favor of white-collar crime, transforming the act of justice from an impartial arbiter into an instrument of selective protection.

Revista Intelligence Info, Volumul 5, Numărul 1, Martie 2026
5 Feb 2026

Attitudes and Values in Local Public Administration – The Need for National Security – The Positioning of Intelligence Services

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Objectives: To analyse the link between public attitudes in local administration and the redefinition of national security in post-communist Romania (2000-2006).
Methods: An interdisciplinary approach combining quantitative analysis of national surveys (the PHARE-FMAPL project), qualitative focus groups, and legal-doctrinal analysis of security frameworks.

Revista Intelligence Info, Volumul 2, Numărul 1, Martie 2023
23 Jan 2023

Analysis of cyber attacks such as APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) and ransomware

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In the information society, cyber attacks launched upon the information technology infrastructure are increasingly diversified and complex. Cybercriminals or black hat hackers use a wide range of techniques, tactics and procedures to compromise computer systems. APT and ransomware attacks are two cyber security threats that many companies and government institutions face. Ransomware is a medium complexity attack, while APT is a high complexity cyber attack. The emergence of certain hybrid malicious programs (computer worm-ransomware) and the diversification of attack vectors represent new challenges for specialists and organizations.

Revista Intelligence Info, Volumul 2, Numărul 1, Martie 2023
4 Dec 2022

The Killing Game – Martyrdom, Murder and the Lure of ISIS

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Book Review: Mark Bourrie (2016). ISIS – Game of death – Martyrs, assassinations and fascination, Corint Publishing House, Bucharest. Original book title: The Killing Game – Martyrdom, Murder and the Lure of ISIS. Mark Bourrie’s work was also published in Romania, by the Corint Publishing House, in 2016. It is structured on 13 chapters and has 320 pages. The work falls within the scientific fields of security and intelligence studies. The theme addressed by Mark Bourrie is of global importance, as, nowadays, terrorism is a threat to human communities and states. The book is an up-to-date research on the issue and manifestation of terrorism in the world, with reference to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) terrorist organization and its activity.

Revista Intelligence Info, Volumul 1, Nr. 1, Septembrie 2022
10 Aug 2022

The impact of DoS (Denial of Service) cyberattacks on a Local Area Network (LAN)

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În cadrul acestui articol voi evidenția un modus operandi al hackerilor care lansează atacuri cibernetice de tip Denial of Service (DoS). Voi arăta teoretic cum pot fi realizate atacurile CAM Overflow și TCP SYN Flood, utilizând Kali Linux, o distribuție de Linux utilizată de criminalii cibernetici pentru a putea lansa atacuri de tip MitM (Man-in-the-Middle), atacuri DoS, observarea traficului dintr-o rețea de calculatoare etc. Hackerii pot afecta funcționarea dispozitivelor din rețeaua locală a unei organizații (server, router, switch etc.) prin trimiterea a mii de pachete/secundă către dispozitivul țintă. CAM Overflow este un atac prin care un hacker urmărește să supra-aglomereze tabela CAM a unui switch cu adrese MAC, iar TCP SYN Flood este un atac care poate fi lansat împotriva unui server din rețeaua de calculatoare.

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