Open AccessEnergy security in the age of digitalization
Author(s) -
Н. А. Молчанов,
Elena Konstantinovna Matevosova
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
vestnik universiteta imeni o.e. kutafina (mgûa)/vestnik universiteta imeni o. e. kutafina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2782-6163
pISSN - 2311-5998
DOI - 10.17803/2311-5998.2020.67.3.086-095
Subject(s) - cyberspace , computer security , energy security , process (computing) , business , state (computer science) , politics , national security , energy (signal processing) , international law , information security , political science , international trade , engineering , law , computer science , the internet , statistics , mathematics , algorithm , renewable energy , world wide web , electrical engineering , operating system
The article discusses modern problems of ensuring national and international energy security, related to the increasing threats in cyberspace. A cyberattack on the critical infrastructure of countries (electric power industry) is one of the tools of political pressure, causing significant indiscriminate damage that undermines statehood. Particular attention is paid to the risks of the impact of cyber technologies on the state’s electric power system. The authors formulate a conclusion about the need to intensify the process of international law‑making in fixing the legal boundaries of the use of information and communication technologies. An analysis of international legal documents, russian and foreign legal acts allows us to identify common for all countries challenges to energy security and the features of national approaches in the implementation energy policy, the main direction of which today is to ensure cybersecurity in the energy sector of the country’s economy.