STRATEGIC INFORMATION SECURITY PROVISION FOR AN ENTERPRISE

Abstract

The article analyzes strategic aspects of ensuring enterprise information security, focusing on the economic subsystem. The relevance of the problem is substantiated in the context of digital transformation of the economy and increasing cyber threats. The methodological foundation of the research comprises systemic, process-based, and risk-oriented approaches, utilizing a complex of general scientific methods: analysis and synthesis, comparative analysis, and structural-functional analysis. A literature review of works by domestic and foreign scholars investigating issues of economic security, information security provision, and strategic risk management has been conducted. The structure of threats to the enterprise's economic infrastructure has been identified, encompassing external cyber threats and internal risks. Strategic principles of information security provision have been determined: defense in depth, least privilege, business continuity, and proactive risk management. Particular attention is given to the economic justification of investments in information security and the assessment of protective measures' effectiveness. The relationship between information security strategy and the overall corporate and competitive strategies of the enterprise has been examined. Practical recommendations regarding strategic planning, organizational mechanisms, technological solutions, and ensuring continuity of the economic subsystem have been formulated. When providing recommendations, the specificity of Ukrainian enterprises that have experienced armed aggression and combined cyberattacks has been considered. Ensuring continuity of the economic subsystem is a critically important aspect of information security strategy. The strategic approach to ensuring information security presupposes a balance between technical protection means and organizational mechanisms. It has been determined that the economic justification of investments in information security must account for not only direct financial losses from potential incidents but also indirect costs. The research results have practical significance for forming an effective strategy for protecting the infrastructure of Ukrainian enterprises.