REAL AND POTENTIAL THREATS TO THE DIGITAL ECONOMY IN WAR

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The constant progress of science and technology, as well as the means of processing and transmitting information and the Internet in particular, has led to the massive spread of digital tools in all aspects of social activity. This leads to a major transformation of the economic and industrial infrastructure, has a significant positive effect on business development, but also has a corresponding effect on the development of crime. Thus, real and potential threats require special attention, particularly in the context of the global security crisis, the spread of wars and armed hybrid conflicts, and the increasing use of digital infrastructure for military purposes. The methods used in the paper include statistical, general mathematical, comparative, dialectical, systematic approach, and system analysis. The graphical method was used to build graphs, and presentation of the study uses the historical method. This article chronologically reveals the consistently contradictory role of economic digitalization in the state’s economic security in times of war. Based on the experience of the digital sector of six countries in four cyber conflicts, the advantages and disadvantages of digital infrastructure in wartime are summarized. The reserve capacity created by the digitalization of the economy to ensure the economic security of the state in the context of hostilities and post-war recovery was assessed. The specificity and possibilities of striking digital infrastructure together with the use of digital technologies in modern conventional wars are analyzed. The dual impact of digital technologies on the security of the state and the sustainability of the national economy is highlighted. The dynamics and effects of Russian cyberattacks against Estonia, Georgia, and Ukraine in the short and long term are analyzed. The effectiveness of counteracting threats to Ukrainian economic security in the digital sphere during the war is proven. The article substantiates further steps to ensure the security of Ukraine's digital economy proactively. The article has practical implications for the development of state policy on measures to ensure economic security in the digital aspect. It can also be used for further systematic study of cyber warfare and threats to the digitalization of the national economy.

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