PROBLEMS OF PROTECTING CRITICALLY IMPORTANT INFRASTRUCTURE OBJECTS

The paper deals with topical issues related to the protection of critical infrastructure, which depend on the survival of the human community. It is shown that rapid progress in the field of information technology, on the one hand, allows the modern economies of many countries to become inextricably interconnected; interfering with the work of critical infrastructure. The analysis of what are the true causes of such close attention to such objects by cyber terrorists. Top 10 major threats to industrial control systems are presented. The following steps determine the criticality of the infrastructure objects. The following is a list of 11 critical sectors and 37 relevant sub-sectors identified by the European Union. The answer is given to the question with which target countries should develop national strategies for the protection of critical infrastructure objects. A strategy for quantifying the level of security of critical infrastructure against the risk of third-party cybernetic exposure is proposed. The necessity to unite different elements of protection of critical infrastructure objects by states is substantiated. It is important that cybersecurity policies should be central to the protection of critical infrastructure. It is noted that not all national cybersecurity strategies provide the same place and relevance for critical infrastructure. It is noted that when developing a national strategy for the protection of critical infrastructure, it is important to compile a comprehensive list of all relevant national policies. It is concluded that today it is an important tool for the protection of critical infrastructure.