ANNEX 2 to the Agreement on Cooperation in Ensuring International Information Security between the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization List of Basic Types, Sources, and Features of Threats in the Field of International Information Security 1. Development and application of information weapons, preparation and conduct of information warfare. The source of this threat is the creation and development of information weapons posing a direct threat to critically important structures of states that may lead to a new arms race and is the main threat in the field of international information security. Its features include using information weapons for the purpose of preparing and conduction information warfare, as well as of affecting the systems of transportation, communications, and command of air, ballistic missile and other types of defense facilities resulting in a state losing the ability to defend itself in the face of the aggressor and failing to use its legitimate right of self-defense; disrupting the functioning of the information infrastructure facilities resulting in paralyzed governance and decision-making systems of states; destructively impacting critically important structures. 2. Information terrorism. The source of this threat lies with terrorist organizations and persons involved in terrorist activities, carrying out illegal actions by or in respect of information resources. Its features include using information networks by terrorist organizations to carry out terrorist activities and bring new supporters into their ranks; destructively impacting information resources leading to a breach of public order; controlling or 11