The institutional component of the mechanism for countering cyber terrorism: the EU experience

The last quarter of the 20th century marked the entry of humanity into the era of the information society, as a result of the use of information technology and the Internet in all spheres of public and public life. However, along with obvious advantages, informatization of society contributed to the emergence and spread of special types of offenses with the use of information and telecommunication tools that violate the rights of an individual, for example, by gaining access to confidential data, and encroach on the national security of one or more states by cyber attacks on information systems of various government bodies and institutions. Thus, the issue of countering the manifestations of cyberterrorism both within the country and within a particular region and the whole world requires an urgent solution, which determines the relevance of the research topic.