Cyberterrorism as a Modern Threat to State Security

The security of the state is ensured through the use of a whole range of tools. The active development of the whole society, the increased pace of digitalization and globalization contribute to the emergence of new threats to the state, its national security as a whole. One of such threats that appeared in the 21st century is presented in the form of information terrorism, which has also received another name "cyberterrorism". The traditional forms of terrorism and extremism that spread in the 20th century have been replaced by cyberterrorism. Cyberterrorism is one of the global problems that violate the stability, integrity and security of the modern state. One of the problems associated with information terrorism is the rapid pace of its spread and the lack of geographical boundaries. This, in turn, complicates the fight against a new threat to national security, which requires the development of new approaches, methods, and instruments of counteraction at the state level. In the Russian Federation, in the current conditions, increased attention is paid to issues of ensuring national security, and in particular to ensuring information security. Modern wars are informational in nature, since information is one of the most valuable resources. The ongoing events in the world, the tension in international relations, the emergence of contradictions in society provoked an intensification of the information struggle. Information propaganda becomes one of the tools for violating the national security of the state. Cyberterrorism is spreading at a very fast pace under the current conditions. There are cases in history when it was terrorism that led to the destabilization of the situation in the state, the change of political power. In general, these events make it possible to consider cyberterrorism as one of the main threats to the national security of the state.