INFORMATION SECURITY OF UKRAINE IN THE CONTEXT OF A LARGE-SCALE INVASION: LEGAL ASPECT

Abstract

The relevance of this scientific research is determined and confirmed by the role of the information security of the state, the sufficient level of which is a “shield” against the aggressive and malicious actions of the enemy regarding the spread of fake news, disinformation, enemy propaganda to sow fear and anxiety among the Ukrainian population in order to achieve revanchist intentions. The article reveals the essence and features of the concept of “information security” and related terms, analyzes the existing regulatory and legal instruments for ensuring the appropriate level of information security as an inseparable element of national security, conducts a critical assessment of them, and provides recommendations for overcoming relevant gaps in legal regulation and state policy. The authors pointed out the lack of clearly defined methods and theoretical works in the field of information security of Ukraine as an inseparable structural element of national security, which is a real obstacle to its implementation of such an obligation. According to the authors, the issue of the need to create and implement a clear and effective state policy in the information security field in order to build an effective system for countering information violations by the aggressor country is currently being updated. The importance of developing a dialogue with the European Union regarding ensuring information security, the need to analyze the practical experience of EU countries that have already formed an organizational and legal basis for ensuring information security, with its further implementation in national law-making activities is emphasized. In the process of research, the authors used generally recognized methods of scientific knowledge, namely analytical, formal, comparative-legal, systemic-structural and others.