The Relevance of the Early Warning of Cyber-attacks

Abstract

It is proved that the problem of information security of the critical infrastructure of the Russian Federation is one of the most important goals of ensuring digital sovereignty and defense capability of the state. The main threats to the information security of the Russian Federation are introduced. They include threats of military-political, terrorist, and criminogenic nature. The necessity of an integrated approach to information security not only at the national but also at the external policy level is explained. The current state of the problem of detection and prevention of cyber-attacks is assessed. Prospective assignments of alerting and anticipation tasks, as well as timely detection and neutralization of cyber-attacks, are considered.