Information Security of Ukraine: Information Influence and Information Wars

The article is devoted to the current problem of information security of Ukraine and the protection of the national information space from negative propaganda and manipulative informational and psychological influences.It is emphasized that the problem is actualized in the conditions of the Ukrainian-Russian conflict, when the provision of information security turns into a factor of preserving the national identity of Ukraine and its functioning as a sovereign independent state.The transition to the information society, the processes of globalization, the development of the latest technologies and the new challenges of modernity have led to the emergence of new ways of waging war and have radically changed the international security system.The principles, resources and means of warfare have changed significantly.Modern challenges and threats to the system of global information security have led to a rethinking of the conceptual and practical foundations of international cooperation in the field of information security.In order to maintain security and stability in the modern world, uniform rules, principles and standards of responsibility must be adopted.The article attempts to analyze theoretical approaches to defining the essence of such concepts as information security and threats to information security.The manifestation of socio-legal nature in such a recent globalization phenomenon as information war is considered.It has been proven that manipulation of information through psychological influence on the opponent has long been a means of waging war.It is indicated that the peculiarity of the information war is not only that the influence is carried out using the latest means, but also that it is an uncontrolled resource that is very weakly amenable to legal regulation, therefore it actively uses false, distorted information as a means of manipulating consciousness.The approaches of scientists who researched certain aspects of the information struggle were analyzed, appropriate conclus ions were drawn based on their work, and the conceptual basis of the article was formed.