Problems of providing protection of cyber space from the activities of terrorist organizations.

Abstract

The problems of ensuring the protection of cyberspace from the activities of terrorist organizations have been studied. The existing definitions of terrorism in cyberspace in the legal literature are considered. There is an analysis of legislative acts in the field of counter-terrorism, among which the Cyber ​​Security Strategy of Ukraine and the Concept of Counter-Terrorism stand out. The article covers main tendencies of development of activity of the international terrorist organizations with use of information technologies, main tasks of which are reduced to: propaganda of terrorism, including with use of the Internet; recruiting and training new members; obtaining information about the objects of possible terrorist attacks; ensuring terrorist activities; distribution of instructional materials for the manufacture of explosive devices. On the basis of the analysis of innovations of the anti-terrorist legislation of the EU countries the ways of improvement of counteraction of activity of the terrorist organizations in cyberspace are offered.