Cyber terrorism: History of Ukraine and current trends

This article aims to determine the essence and legislative framework of Ukraine's cyber security decision-making, like research prospects for improving cyber security and countering cyber terrorism. The main research methods used in the article are induction, synthesis, comparison, and generalisation. The essence of the “cyber security” concept, its features, and its legislative basis have been studied. The critical legislative acts of Ukraine, which consider provisions on cyber security and information protection, have been identified. The features of introducing international cyber security norms into Ukraine's legislation are characterised. An assessment of the progress achieved by Ukraine in fulfilling its international obligations in cyber security is provided, and further steps to implement global standards and best practices into Ukrainian legislation are determined. The level of awareness of the Ukrainian authorities regarding the NIS Directive and the level of reflection of its provisions in the country's laws and cyber security systems are characterised. The provisions of the Constitution of Ukraine, which protect information and the specifics of its disclosure, have been determined. The main points of the Ukrainian history of cyber security and its impact on it during the period of anti-terrorist operations and full-scale invasion have been identified. The peculiarities of Ukraine's cooperation with the EU and NATO in combating cyberterrorism are characterised by the effectiveness of the cyber police and other structural units created to protect cyberspace and counter hacker attacks.