1.1 Information Security of a Modern State
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various factors or sets of individual factors that create a danger to the functioning of
the information environment of a society.
It should be noted that this connection between the state of the information environment of a society and the possibilities of achieving the most important interests of
man and society has become evident quite recently. Nevertheless, many countries of
the world have already developed their national doctrines in the field of information
security along with the state policy concepts to ensure it.
It should also be noted that the problems of achieving the information security on
the levels of state, society, and man are interrelated, although their main interests are
completely different. For example, the interests of a person lie in the real enforcement
of his or her constitutional rights and freedoms to ensure personal security, improving
quality and standard of living, the possibilities of physical, intellectual, and spiritual
development.
The interests of any society consist in preservation of social harmony to increase
the creative activity of its citizens and ensure the spiritual development of society as
a whole.
At the same time, any state is interested in the protection of its constitutional
system, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, the achievement of a lasting political
and social stability, law and order, further international cooperation on equal terms.
The spread of the abovementioned basic interests of man, society, and state to the
information sphere of society determines the main goals and objectives of the state
aimed at ensuring its own information security.
1.1.2 Main Goals and Items of State Information Security
Any modern state aims at ensuring its information security for the following purposes:
• Protection of national interests amid the increasing globalization of many information processes; formation of global information networks; intention of the
developed countries to dominate the information sphere;
• Uninterrupted and timely supply of complete information to public authorities
and administration, enterprises, and citizens of the state to ensure their normal
functioning;
• Prevention of possible attempts to violate the integrity, security, and illegal use of
information resources;
• Ensuring the practical implementation of the rights of citizens, organizations, and
the state to receive, distribute, and use reliable information.
To ensure the information security of the state, it is necessary to correctly identify
the specific information security items. Nowadays these items include the following:
• Information resources containing any confidential information (classified,
restricted access information, or commercial secrets), as well as scientific
knowledge;
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various factors or sets of individual factors that create a danger to the functioning of
the information environment of a society.
It should be noted that this connection between the state of the information environment of a society and the possibilities of achieving the most important interests of
man and society has become evident quite recently. Nevertheless, many countries of
the world have already developed their national doctrines in the field of information
security along with the state policy concepts to ensure it.
It should also be noted that the problems of achieving the information security on
the levels of state, society, and man are interrelated, although their main interests are
completely different. For example, the interests of a person lie in the real enforcement
of his or her constitutional rights and freedoms to ensure personal security, improving
quality and standard of living, the possibilities of physical, intellectual, and spiritual
development.
The interests of any society consist in preservation of social harmony to increase
the creative activity of its citizens and ensure the spiritual development of society as
a whole.
At the same time, any state is interested in the protection of its constitutional
system, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, the achievement of a lasting political
and social stability, law and order, further international cooperation on equal terms.
The spread of the abovementioned basic interests of man, society, and state to the
information sphere of society determines the main goals and objectives of the state
aimed at ensuring its own information security.
1.1.2 Main Goals and Items of State Information Security
Any modern state aims at ensuring its information security for the following purposes:
• Protection of national interests amid the increasing globalization of many information processes; formation of global information networks; intention of the
developed countries to dominate the information sphere;
• Uninterrupted and timely supply of complete information to public authorities
and administration, enterprises, and citizens of the state to ensure their normal
functioning;
• Prevention of possible attempts to violate the integrity, security, and illegal use of
information resources;
• Ensuring the practical implementation of the rights of citizens, organizations, and
the state to receive, distribute, and use reliable information.
To ensure the information security of the state, it is necessary to correctly identify
the specific information security items. Nowadays these items include the following:
• Information resources containing any confidential information (classified,
restricted access information, or commercial secrets), as well as scientific
knowledge;