INFORMATION SECURITY AS A DETERMINANT OF PRESERVING UKRAINIAN STATEHOOD IN TIMES OF WAR

Abstract

The issue of ensuring information security in the global world has not bypassed Ukraine. Especially since the onset of the full-scale Russian-Ukrainian war, our country constantly suffers from cyberattacks on the state’s information infrastructure (government software, state websites, information and technical support of strategic state objects, banking institutions), total anti- Ukrainian informational influence, dissemination of disinformation, promotion of separatist ideas, discord, and violence. The enemy, using various techniques of informational influence on Ukrainians, seeks to undermine the foundations of the state’s national security, encroach on the cultural identity of the Ukrainian people, destroy diplomatic relations and international agreements between Ukraine and its strategic partners, ignite intra-country interethnic, interconfessional conflicts, and ultimately, encroach on the constitutional order and territorial integrity of the state. Not only domestic media resources today, but even well-known world publications, due to various circumstances, often cover information and events occurring in Ukraine unilaterally or incompletely, violating its integrity. The population of the state, in the conditions of hybrid war, increasingly experiences informational- psychological pressure on consciousness. All the above indicates the necessity of developing powerful mechanisms for protecting the confidentiality, accessibility, and integrity of information in Ukraine, which will prevent various encroachments on the lawful rights and interests of citizens, private and state organizations, and the state as a whole. The article highlights the connection of information security with its generic category - national security, analyzes the factors influencing the integrity, accessibility, and confidentiality of information. Attention is drawn to the necessity of developing the information culture of society, which will allow to resist adequately to the threats facing modern Ukraine in conditions of full-scale, and at the same time, hybrid war with a powerful informational component.