The rapid daily growth of cybercrime makes research on this topic extremely relevant. It poses a serious threat to digital infrastructure, citizens' rights and state stability, requiring the development of effective approaches to ensuring national security. The purpose of the article was to study the current state of crime in countries around the world and the impact of various cyber threats on the national security system. The research used the methods of analysis, synthesis, evaluative and situational, comparative, graphical and generalisation. The article showed that the analysis of crime data enables the government and law enforcement agencies to develop effective strategies to combat crime, helps to better understand the problem of crime and take measures to protect the rights and freedoms of every citizen and the security of the entire state. Cybersecurity is a significant priority for Ukraine’ s national security system. Reliable protection of the national cybersecurity system and counteraction to any cyber threats must be ensured on an ongoing basis and using the practical experience of other leading countries in this crucial issue. The state of crime has a significant impact on the threat to Ukraine’s national security and is one of the factors that negatively affects the efficiency of public authorities, the stability of the country's development and the law and order system, and the protection of citizens’ rights and. The practical significance of the results obtained is that they contribute to the development of research on the level of crime and cybercrime to ensure an effective level of protection against threats to national and global security, which will be effective only under the conditions of international cooperation of states in the field of combating cybercrime. The findings of the research can be used by the Cyber Police Department and law enforcement officials to prevent crime and implement effective solutions to reduce cybersecurity in Ukraine
The impact of cybersecurity and crime on national security
Abstract
Keywords
state security; economic development; fraud; personal data; crime prevention
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