Information Security: Sociological Conceptualization

DOI: 10.31673/2409-7292.2023.030007

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of the sociological conceptualization of the concept of "information security", which today defines many directions of research related to the study of the information society and the global risks it carries along with progressive trends and technological innovations. The security category has both an objective and a subjective meaning. When studying this phenomenon in a specific society, in a specific social sphere, at a specific level (micro-, meso-, or macro), this duality should be taken into account, since the feeling of security is sometimes more important than its real essence, since without the first, the presence of the second is meaningless for a safe functioning of society.

Keywords: security, information security, information society, risks, threats, information space.