DIGITALIZATION OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY: RISKS AND THREATS OF THE NEW ERA

Abstract

This article discusses the current issues of the development of the digital economy. The significant role of information technologies in the development of modern production and services is noted. The development of digital means of economic activity creates new risks that are not yet sufficiently taken into account by modern economic mechanisms. The digitalization of economic activity is the basis for the emergence of new types of economic activity, as well as a fundamental change in traditional ones. The Digital Economy of the Russian Federation program is a set of measures in various fields of activity aimed at stimulating the creation of an information society. According to the" Strategy for the Development of the information Society in the Russian Federation for 2017-2030", a distinctive feature of the information society is the critical level of influence of information on the economic, socio-cultural living conditions of citizens. Such a definition takes into account the possibility of applying certain information in economic activities. Consideration of such changes should be reflected in the Information Security Document, the updating of which is an actual issue of national economic security.