INSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL MECHANISMS FOR IMPLEMENTATION STATE POLICY IN THE FIELD OF INFORMATION SECURITY: EXPERIENCE OF EU COUNTRIES

Abstract

The article analyzes the features of institutional and legal mechanisms for implementation state policy in the field of information security in the EU. It is determined that the Safer Internet Program is a tool for implementation the Safer Internet Centers policy, which expands the rights and protection of children / others online by implementing awareness-raising initiatives and combating illegal (destructive) content and behavior. It is noted that a significant element of the institutional and legal mechanism for ensuring the state information policy of European countries is the involvement of civil society institutions in the process of ensuring the security of Internet use. It is noted that the fight against cybercrime in the European Union is endowed with a powerful institutional and legal mechanism. In particular, the European Commission has developed «anti-cyber measures», which were formulated in the Communication «Towards a common policy on cybercrime» (May 22, 2007). The normative act defines the main elements of this policy: the development of cooperation between law enforcement agencies, public-private partnership and international cooperation.

It is concluded that the institutional mechanism for combating cybercrime in the European Union, along with the institutions of the European Community, includes two main specialized agencies - Europol and Eurojust.