Abstract

Problem setting. In the present conditions, information security is an important component of national security of the state as a whole system. During the "hybrid wars", information security issues become especially relevant. In recent years, our country has faced a variety of threats, including those which aimed at the information and communication sphere. Recent research and publications analysis. The problem of information security of the Ukrainian society in condition of the "hybrid war" has been covered in a number of publications. In particular, authors of a thorough study, edited by V. Gorbulin, showed the multifaceted nature of phenomenon of the “hybrid war” and revealed its characteristic features and peculiarities. The systematic understanding of the essence of information security and information threats at the present stage of national state formation is presented in the scientific works of O. Danilian, O. Dzoban, Y. Kalynovsky, E. Manuilov and others. In its turn, G. Shevchenko reflects on the interconnection of information and spiritual security, identifying major threats of value, mental and cultural nature. Paper objective. The purpose of our scientific research is identifying the major threats and challenges to the information security of Ukrainian society in the “hybrid war”. Paper main body. One of the main means of conducting a "hybrid war" is the so-called information weapon, which in its effectiveness and consequences poses a significant threat to any state involved in hybrid confrontation, particularly for Ukraine. It should be noted that information weapons are especially effective against a country in crisis, where the public consciousness is dominated by value ambivalence, socio-political uncertainty. The use of information weapons becomes especially effective when there is a confrontation between political forces in the state, there is a crisis of moral and legal consciousness, and a weak patriotic elite in all spheres of public life. Understanding the information security should include not only the protection of information resources of society, the state and individual, but also the retention of valuable aspects of historical memory, cultural traditions, specific national and the ethnic way of life of Ukrainian people. In this context, researchers talk about protection of the informational sovereignty of our country, the understanding of which absorbs the legal, political, value-cultural, security and information processes in the country. Conclusions of the research. Thus, present threats to the information security of Ukrainian society in condition of the "hybrid war" have multidirectional nature and appeared in communication, technical, value, political, legal, socio-economic and other spheres. The existence of these threats is caused by both external negative influences and internal instability factors.