Foreign Experience and Practice of Ensuring the Confidentiality of Information and Creating Secure Conditions for the Functioning of Documents

Abstract

The aim of the article is to find out the safest conditions for the functioning of documents, as well as to find the most effective ways to avoid potential risks and dangers in the domestic information space. The research methodology consisted of a set of general scientific and special methods of studying the issue. The review and analytical method was used to work on the professional and specialised literature and to determine the theoretical basis of the research, the systematic method proved to be effective in studying certain foreign practices of ensuring the confidentiality of information. The application of the induction method made it possible to generalise and draw a conclusion about the possibility of using the experience of other countries within the Ukrainian information space. Special methods, namely the method of researching document flows and the method of determining the information content of the document, were useful in considering the process of moving documents in the information field, the possibility/impossibility of damage or loss of information, and ways to prevent such undesirable situations. The scientific research was based on the principles of objectivity and integrity. The use of a set of scientific methods made it possible to study the special features of confidential document information that is processed abroad, and to identify the main threats to the violation of the integrity and accessibility of information. Scientific novelty. The latest practices of England, the European Union, and the United States in the field of document confidentiality are studied. The main recommendations for the protection of confidential information, and confidential agreements implemented abroad are considered. Features of secure use of document information are established. The article proposes a number of systematic measures against threats that arise in the process of working with confidential documents. Conclusions. The study allows us to conclude that the Ukrainian legislative and regulatory framework should be formed taking into account global legislative initiatives and implementations. Сompanies, organisations, institutions, as well as individuals, need to ensure the protection of confidentiality of information, and given the threats, appropriate steps should be taken to ensure safe operation. The rules of identification and authentication should not be neglected, and a strict password policy should be used. The issue of information protection could be solved only in a comprehensive way.