SECURITY STATE OF THE INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT OF UKRAINE IN THE FIELD OF RESISTANCE TO SPECIAL INFORMATION OPERATIONS OF FOREIGN STATES

Abstract

The article states that the biggest threat to the information security of the state during a hybrid war is the information warfare, which is realized through a series of special information operations. SIO can be used both as a tool of warfare and as a tool of ensure information security, which is part of national security system. The purpose of the article is to research the process of adaptation of the public administration system of Ukraine to counteract special information operations by the Russian Federation and proposals for its improvement. The stages of creation of new centers and bodies in the system of public administration, which are involved in the sphere of information security, are considered. Also, the article analyzes the security state of the information environment of Ukraine. The concept of the term “special information operation” is revealed and new methods of information security as a component of national security are proposed. It is established that a special information operation is an activity consisting of a set of measures of public and private nature, aimed at organized covert management of public information processes, carried out by influencing the consciousness and behavior of the target audience to achieve a certain goal. JIUs are usually conducted in the areas of political decisionmaking and development, the formation of public consciousness and public opinion. It was emphasized that a significant step towards solving this problem and improving the information security of the state could be the consolidation at the legislative level of the term “Special Information Operation”, a description of the methodology for tracking and detecting SIO, which will create appropriate conditions for rapid and effective response to external and internal information threats national security.