Current Threats to the National Security of Ukraine in the Field of Information: Issues of Identification and Counteraction

Abstract

The article analyzes current threats to the national security of Ukraine in the field of information on the basis of the analysis of the present doctrine and normative-legal documents. Considering the results of the Ukrainian legislation analysis and a number of scientific researches the
author concludes about the absence of a unified approach to determine and comprehend the category of a «threat to the national security of Ukraine in the field of information», that is sometimes interpreted as a threat to information security, cyber threat, etc. 

The threats to the national security in the field of information of Ukraine are viewed as determining factors, generating a number of negative phenomena that can affect the country’s national security and interests in the related sphere, organization and functioning of the national information space on the whole. Such threats to Ukraine’s national security can be both of the national or international significance, related to the risks and challenges in other vitally important spheres. Therefore, their content and forms of manifestation should be borne on mind to effectively counteract their emergence and loca­lization.

The efficiency of such a counteraction depends on the authorized bodies’ capabilities to timely and accurately detect the threats to the national security in the field of information, recognize and point out their sources, influence them in order to prevent offensive and harmful consequences.

One of the state’s primary tasks for today is the creation and development of a stably functioning mechanism to ensure the national security of Ukraine in the field of information for the counteraction to existing threats and prevention of potential ones.

Key words: national security, field of information, ensuring, threats, counteraction, state functions.