Cyber security as a component of economic security of Ukraine

Abstract

The main essential aspects of the country economic security as a foundation for structural change and sustainable development of the national economy, strengthening its competitiveness, improvement of the economic entities efficiency are formulated in this paper. The processes affecting the economic security at the state, regions and individual enterprises levels are identified. Taking into account the available classifications of the economic security components, the role of information and cybersecurity is highlighted. It is determined that almost in all classifications of information security in one form or another is considered as an opportunity for information support and protection of confidential information of the socio-economic system. It is proved that «cybersecurity» category is gradually shifting from micro to macro level, from the problems of information protection on individual devices in local networks to the creation of a single cybersecurity system as a full component of national security at the state level. The assessment of cyberspace as the environment for potential criminal actions in the field of unauthorized access to the confidential information, software failures, automated systems functional breakdowns is carried out. It is identified how such characteristics of economic security as countermeasures resistance to internal and external threats, economic independence, self-reproduction and self-development, national interests, can be supported and protected in cyberspace Proposals for creating an effective system of cybersecurity state regulation and conditions for online information exchange within «public authorities – private sector – civil society», triangle, optimization of staffing cyber protection, development of the system of economic indicators of cyberspace functioning are introduced. Emphasis is placed on the research prospects concerning the stimulation of innovative activity aimed at the creation of effective organizational and technological model of the national cybersecurity system, the implementation of human resources, optimization of domestic legislation.