Application of the Method of Problem Learning in the Study of the Discipline “Information Security”

The purpose of this article is to develop students’ critical thinkingfor solving problems in the field of information security by using the method of problem learning in teaching the discipline “Information Security”. The role of this method in the development of criticalthinking, research creativity of students and their achievement of a betterunderstandingofeducationalmaterialinthefieldofinformationsecurity is emphasized.Materials and research methods. The main conditions for the effectiveness of problem learning in the study of the discipline“InformationSecurity”arehighlightedbythemethodofanalysisofthe subjectarea:motivationofstudents,thefeasibilityandsignificanceofproblemsituationsofferedtostudentsonvariousaspectsofinformationsecurity, dialogical friendly communication between lecturer andstudents. As research materials, an example of using the method ofproblem learning in solving the task of information protection in stateinformation systems with terminal access devices is considered. Thee xam pleprese n tst h eproble mo fi n cre a si n gt h eefficie n c yo fi n for ma tio nprotection in state information systems with terminal access devices, i.e. state information systems using the “thin client” architecture,as well as a way to solve it by assessing threats and improving the relevant mechanisms for ensuring information security, presented inthe regulatory documents governing the requirements for informationprotection in state information systems with terminal access devices.Results. The paper considers the practical task of creating andresolving a problem situation for the protection of information instate information systems with terminal access devices, which can beused in the educational process to solve similar tasks by the methodof problem learning. The creation of a problematic situation is based on the existingcontradictionsin the regulations governing the functioning andprotectionofinformationofthistypeofsystemsinwhichtheprotectedinformationisprocessed inorderto complywithlegislation andensurethefunctioningofauthorities.Asa result of using a systematic approach, which involves considering the process of information protection intheformofa set of stages in the formation of requirements for stateinformationsystemsusingthearchitectureofthe“thinclient”,improving theregul a tor yfr amew o rk,t hetr ain eesfo rmpropos al sfort h eprotectio nofinformationinstateinformationsystemsusingthearchitectureofthe“thin client”to ensurethe designsecurity ofstateinformation systems,takingintoaccountthecomplexofurgentthreatstoinformationsecurity.The presented solution to the problem situation in the consideredtask requires from the trainees general cultural competencies, suchas: identifying contradictions, colliding opposing points of view,comparing facts, considering the problem from different points ofview, generalizing, concretizing facts, etc.Conclusions. Thus, the paper substantiates the method of problemlearning in the study of the discipline “Information Security” andpresents an example of its use in solving the problem of informationprotection in state information systems with terminal access devices.As a result, the trainees must identify threats that are absent inthe information security threat databank of the Federal Service for Technical and Export Control of the Russian Federation (FSTEC of Russia) and determine the directions for further development of information security and information protection in state information systems with terminal access devices. The practical solution of this problem by a group of students within the framework of the study of the discipline “Information Security” showed a high level of competence development.