CHALLENGES OF INFORMATION SECURITY IN THE DEFENSE SYSTEM OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

Abstract

Information security is an aspect of security related to the security risks associated with the use of information and communication technologies, including the security of data, devices, information systems, networks, organizations and individuals. The development of new technologies brings undoubted benefits to society, but parallel to technological development, new security challenges are coming. High-tech crime and hacking attacks on information systems can significantly jeopardize the functioning of state infrastructure and national security, as well as the defense system of the Republic of Serbia. Attacks on information systems can significantly jeopardize the functioning of the defense system of the Republic of Serbia, as it was the case in Estonia in 2007, when cyber-attack on the ICT systems of state authorities was carried out, when information systems were blocked. The case of the introduction of a computer virus "Stuxnet" in the nuclear power plant in Iran in 2010 to sabotage industrial systems is also known. In addition, there are threats of defense that cannot be classified under international law as forms of armed aggression but are present in international relations. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the number of reported criminal offenses in the field of high-tech crime is growing 50% annually. Attacks on state authority servers are even more frequent and advanced. The paper will discuss the challenges of information security in the defense system of the Republic of Serbia. Also, in this paper will be considered some of the threats of using modern communication and computer systems and networks.