DEZVOLTAREA INFRASTRUCTURII CRITICE DIN PUNCT DE VEDERE AL SECURITĂȚII INFORMAȚIILOR
DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF INFORMATION SECURITY

Summary/Abstract: The rapid transition to digital technologies contributes to the acceleration of the processes of digitization of the development of the ecosystem. This is due to the use of large databases, blockchain, hybrid (combination of online and offline) forms of work, formation of digital platforms and national information infrastructure, activation of electronic commerce, etc. However, this, in turn, leads to the appearance of information security threats and risks, including: the absence of a comprehensive information policy of states, information leakage, use of unlicensed software, data loss due to spyware, cyber crime, cyber attacks, cyber wars, cyber terrorism.Therefore, the article theoretically substantiates the need to form a qualitatively new concept of critical infrastructure development from the standpoint of information security, taking into account modern global challenges and threats.On the basis of methods of grouping and classification, the approaches to the interpretation of “information security” proposed by various scientific schools are conditionally systematized, according to the following groups: the state of security; field of activity; guarantee system; property of functioning; function of the state; public relations; threat and danger management process. An authors’ approach to formulating the meaning of the term „information security” is proposed, the novelty of which is that this definition is based on a comprehensive approach and reflects the continuous process of managing information flows of resources with the aim of increasing competitiveness, ensuring the sustainable development of critical infrastructure and national security. Critical infrastructure is proposed to be considered from the standpoint of ensuring information security in the system of national security of states and restructuring of national economies. From the point of view of information security, the development of critical infrastructure can be understood as the process of transformational changes in information systems and telecommunication networks through the transition of key infrastructure components to a qualitatively new level of functioning thanks to adaptation to the variability and instability of the digital environment, taking into account the impact of possible cyber threats, risks and modern challenges of the global economy.It has been proven that in order to form a qualitatively new concept of critical infrastructure development from the standpoint of information security and its effective implementation, it is expedient to develop an organizational and economic mechanism, the essence of which is a set of principles, tools, functions, methods and means aimed at reducing the level of cyber risks, the costs of management of information flows and implementation of digital technologies and software.Further directions of research consist in the theoretical substantiation and development of practical recommendations for the formation of a fundamentally new concept of the development of critical infrastructure from the standpoint of national security.

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