CYBERTERRORISM AS A THREAT TO INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of information terrorism in the context of threat to the national security of Ukraine. Author defines regulatory consolidation of information terrorism and outlines the significant gaps in the legislation of Ukraine in regulating this phenomenon. The article offers analysis and classification of information terrorism in today's global cyberspace. Author proposes some ways to counteract information terrorism as a factor of destabilization of Ukraine's national security. This article examines the phenomenon of information terrorism at modern stage. The greatest attention is focused on concepts such as the media- and cyber-terrorism, which are the main component of information terrorism. In this article the essence of this phenomenon is reflected, as well as the degree of legal regulation and prevent terror information at both the international and national level are characterised. Also, the recommendations for the prevention of information terrorism in Ukraine are provided. The article examines the phenomenon of informational terrorism at the current stage. The greatest respect is given to such concepts as media cyberterrorism, as the main warehouse informational terrorism. The article shows the essence of this phenomenon, and also characterizes the stage of legal regulation and the intimidation of terrorist information both on the international and on the national level. Also, recommendations were made on how to prevent information terrorism in Ukraine. Conclusions were made that nowadays virtual space and mass media are widely used by various terrorist groups to achieve their own goals, as accessibility, lack of censorship, the presence of a huge potential audience of users, the high speed of information dissemination and the complexity of its presentation and perception contribute to the expansion of information terrorism in the modern world. Modern problems of information security as part of the state's national security are analyzed. The reasons for the unsatisfactory state of information security are determined. Special attention is paid to the legal basis of ensuring information security and prospects for improving legislation, problems of regulating relations in this area. Successful development of Ukraine as a sovereign state is impossible without ensuring its national security. The information security of society and the state is determined by the degree of their protection, and therefore, the resistance of the main spheres of life to dangerous destabilizing, destructive information actions that oppress the interests of the country. The threat of terrorism using media and cyberspace is a complex challenge of our time. The danger of such terrorism lies in the absence of geographical and national borders, as well as in the difficulty of identifying the identity of the terrorist in the information space and establishing his whereabouts. Therefore, in connection with the further development of technologies and mass media, the issue of combating information terrorism will be particularly relevant.