INFORMATION SECURITY AS AN ELEMENT OF THE NATIONAL STRATEGY IN THE CONTEXT OF COUNTERING EXTERNAL THREATS

Abstract

The modern challenges facing information security, driven by globalization, the development of digital technologies, and the rise of hybrid threats, require states to adopt a new perspective on the structure and priorities of national security.
It has been established that information security is a set of measures and methods aimed at protecting the integrity of information systems from unauthorized access, alteration, theft, or destruction of information, as well as from breaches of its availability and confidentiality.
An analysis was carried out of legal and regulatory documents that define and govern the field of information security in Ukraine, in particular the Law of Ukraine "On National Security," the National Cybersecurity Strategy, and other official documents. International experience (USA, EU, Israel) was also examined, and its potential for adaptation to the Ukrainian context of hybrid information warfare was identified. Special attention was given to the threats to Ukraine’s information space, manifested in cyberattacks, propaganda, fake news, and psychological influence through social networks and the Internet in general (websites, messengers, etc.).
Practical steps have been proposed to strengthen the system of information security, namely: the development of a separate Information Security Strategy of Ukraine, the promotion of national education in the field of information security, and the institutionalization of strategic communications at the level of state policy.