VICTIMOLOGICAL PREVENTION OF CYBER-ATTACKS

Abstract

The problem of countering cybercrime today is one of the leading positions in the world. The peculiarity of this problem is its versatility and multi-aspect. To effectively combat this relatively new type of crime, it is necessary to combine the efforts of representatives of various fields of activity (legal, technical, psychological, social, etc.). The society has moved to a new stage of development, completely different, requiring a comprehensive approach in regulating the emerging social relations. Informatization and cybernetization of all processes of human and social life activity presupposes an adequate response from the state in terms of protecting and ensuring the safety of individuals in the new digital space. The article reveals the current issues of countering cyber-theft. The concept of cyber-victim is analyzed, its signs are revealed. The paper proposes the author's classification of fraud victims taking into account this classification, the socio-psychological features of different types of victims of cyber attacks are revealed. Measures of victimological prevention of cybercrime are proposed. The paper contains examples of the activities of state authorities and public associations in the field of countering cybercrime.