Yusupov, R.M. On the infl uence of information and communication technologies on guarantees of national security in the conditions of formation of the information society.

Abstract: The problems of national security remain in the situ- Summary Национальная безопасность 7/8 • 2010 126 ation of information society, however, they gain new specifi c features, due to the greater role of information, information sources and the ICT. The information characteristics cover all the key elements of the problem: geopolitics, national interests, security threats, system of security guarantees, means and methods, key directions. The article is devoted to role and place of information and communication technologies in ensuring national security within the framework of developing information society.

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