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Personal Information Security In A Transforming World
Makhliyo M.Yuldasheva
PhD in psychological sciences, associated professor, Department of Psychology, Fergana state university, Fergana city, Uzbekistan
Received:
03 January 2025;
Accepted:
05 February 2025;
Published:
15 March 2025
Abstract:
In the paper an information security of the individual in the context of informatization of society.
Nowadays, this topic is becoming one of the most relevant areas of a number of studies, because security is a
fundamental human need. The article examines modern information technologies, their impact on the psyche
and consciousness of people. The principles and problems of ensuring information and psychological security are
analyzed. The influence of the media is considered, The impact of the Internet, television and radio broadcasting,
cell phones and other information technologies on the consciousness and mental health of the individual.
Keywords:
Information security; virtual world; individual, group and mass consciousness; internet-addiction;
mental activity; digital revolution.
Introduction:
In the context of rapid changes in the
technological landscape, human information security is
becoming one of the key aspects of his life. The
development of digital technologies, the spread of the
internet of things, the growing popularity of artificial
intelligence and many other innovations create new
opportunities, but also new threats. In this
transformative world, everyone faces challenges
related to protecting their personal data, privacy and
online security.
At present, many advanced scientific centers and
institutes are working to protect young people from the
effects of the virtual world on a global scale, to prevent
and eliminate the internet that has arisen in them.
Including at Greenfield and the center for Internet and
Technology Addiction, Thailand Internet Addiction
treatment in Thailand, Toronto Internet Addiction
treatment science center, Delhi Internet Addiction
detection center in Delhi, Australian Internet Disaster
research center, US psychologists’ assessment (APA)
Extensive research work is carried out at the Turkish
Social medicine research center, the institute of ninety
psychology (Tukusuba institute of psychology), the
Russian institute of psychology (institute of psychology
Russia), the Chinese medical university in China.
The relevance of the topic of human information
security in a transforming world is due to the rapid
development of technologies that are changing not
only the infrastructure of society, but also the ways
people interact with digital platforms. In the era of
widespread use of the Internet, mobile devices, and the
internet of things, the number of threats related to
cyber attacks, identity leaks and information
manipulation is increasing. These threats affect not
only organizations, but also each individual user,
forcing them to constantly adapt to new conditions. It
is important to understand that protecting personal
information has become not just a technical necessity,
but an element of an overall security strategy that
affects personal security, financial well-being and
reputation. In the context of globalization and
increasing digital risks, information security issues are
becoming particularly important, requiring new
approaches and solutions both at the technological
level and at the level of user consciousness and
behavior.
A special place in the information sphere of society is
occupied by the individual, group and mass
consciousness of people, wich is increasingly exposed
to aggressive information influences, wich in some
cases damages the mental and moral health of citizens,
destroys the moral norms of society and leads to the
destabilization of the socio-political situation.
Information security refers to the state of protection of
individuals or groups of individuals from negative
information influences and related other person vital
interests, society and the state in the information
sphere. The protection of individual, group and mass
consciousness of citizens from illegal information
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influences is the main content of the information
security activities of the New Uzbekistan, a relatively
new and still insufficiently developed area of
information security. All this, of course, it can reduce
the stability of the individual’s psyche to various
information influences. A personality is considered
stable if it is able to critically analyze, evaluate
perceived information and make an objective decision
based on this information.
PROBLEM FORMULATION
The methodological basis for highlighting this problem
combines various approaches that provide a
comprehensive understanding of human information
security issues in a rapidly changing digital world and
offer ways to improve the effectiveness of protection
at all levels of interaction with information systems.
Within the framework of the system approach,
information security is considered as part of a broader
information space in which various components
interact: technological, social, legal and cultural. This
allows us to consider threats and protective measures
not only as technical tasks, but also as elements related
to user behavior, social responsibility, and legislative
initiatives.
Information security issues require the involvement of
knowledge from various fields: information technology,
law, sociology, psychology, and economics. This makes
it possible to more fully assess all aspects of threats and
offer comprehensive solutions that address not only
the technical side of protection, but also social and
behavioral factors affecting personal security.
An important part of the methodology is the analysis of
existing risks and threats to a person’s personal
information in the digital space. This approach includes
studying the methods of cyber attacks, threats from
internal and external sources, as well as assessing the
likelihood and consequences of such threats for users.
An important methodological basis is the emphasis on
multi-level protection strategies that include not only
technical
measures
(encryption,
two-factor
authentication), but also elements of digital literacy,
fostering a security culture, and the active use of legal
data protection mechanisms.
The study uses data on real threats and incidents, as
well as the results of surveys and studies on user
behavior and their perception of information security
issues. This allows us to identify real challenges and
gaps in current data protection practices.
There is an increase in the effectiveness of information
impact tools on the human psyche and public
consciousness. Modern and promising information
technologies and tools allow for almost unlimited
control and management of information impact on
public consciousness [15]. The problem of security has
received some development both in foreign and
domestic science. Scientists began to study the
problem of information and psychological security in
the early 2000s.
In 1975, Jerry Salzer and Michael Schroeder, first
proposed dividing security breaches into three main
categories:
unauthorized
information
release,
unauthorized
information
modification
and
unauthorized access denial. Currently, these categories
have received the following standardized definitions:
Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability [5].
In 1998, Donn Parker supplemented the classic CIA
triad with three more aspects: Possession or Control,
authenticity and Utility [9]. This model is called the
Parker hexad (from hexad in English “a group of six
items”), it is the subject of discussion among
information security experts.
The problem of information security lies in the field of
interdisciplinary interaction: law, psychology and
information technology. A. Mikhailov [3] and R.M.
Yusupov [12] considered the problem of personal
security in the information society in the context of the
national security of the country as a whole.
Yu.S. Ufimsev, E.A. Erofeev and others [6] investigated
the regulatory, psychological and technological aspects
of information security
V.Ya. Asanovich and G.G. Manshin [1] created
information security models for the first time, studied
aspects of modeling information and psychological
effects on personality that are important for practice,
and identified the influence of the media on the
dynamics of political interaction
Yu.M. Kuznetsova and N.V. Chudova [7] consider the
problems of personal changes arising in the new social
situation of personality development, determined by
the formation of an Internet culture.
Yu.S. Rysin [8] summarizing scientific and practical
achievements in the field of modern broadcasting
systems and information technologies, proved the
danger of the impact of electronic information systems
on humans
One of the modern directions of studying the
peculiarities of moral behavior on the Internet is called
cyber ethics. It refers to the rules of moral (i.e. correct,
honest, fair) behavior in the Internet environment.
Unfortunately, ethicists and philosophers have not
agreed on the definition of “morality”. We have
defined morality as a system of rules governing human
behavior, as well as principles for evaluating these rules
[14]
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Cees J. Hamelink [4] introduce issues related to cyber
ethics into the category of urgent moral problems
generated by the development of technology. In his
research, he discusses specific areas of scientific and
practical work that have developed in the field of
studying the moral and immoral use of computers and
the Internet, primarily related to the prevention of
crimes and deception, the possibilities of protection
against them and ensuring security.
Researchers such as Voiskunsky, Naftulyev and
Dorokhova analyze measures to counter pornography,
pedophilia, sexual harassment via the Internet, and
ways to protect children from possible damage to their
mental health caused by intruders. Big attention is paid
to measures to counteract deception and fraud on the
Internet, unfair registration of potentially attractive
domain names for the purpose of their subsequent
resale, unauthorized access to remote computers, theft
based on human carelessness or gullibility, all types of
plagiarism, piracy and copyright violations [10, 11].
K.Yang identifies two groups among Internet addicts:
those who “hang” on communication for the sake of
communication and those who “hang” on information.
Internet-addicted people use the network to receive
social support (by belonging to a certain social group:
participating in a chat or teleconference); the
possibility of creating a virtual hero (creating a new
self), which causes a certain reaction from others;
receiving recognition [16].
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
We believe that the mass media are shaping the
consciousness of the mass people of our time. The
means of communication that operate, transform and
dose information are becoming the main instrument of
influence in modern society. To increase the
effectiveness of the exercise of authority.
The strategies use the most modern information
technologies that help turn the audience into an object
of manipulation. A simplified, averaged, highly
suggestible person becomes this sought-after object.
Human consciousness turns out to be structured
through and through by a few, but persistently
embedded statements, which endlessly broadcast by
the media, form a kind of invisible framework of
governing opinions, institutions, restrictions, which
determines and regulates the reactions, assessments,
and behavior of the public [2]
Modern youth are particularly concerned about
computer games. Children and teenagers download
aggressive games from the Internet without hindrance
and play online with each other over the network.
Young people with a still fragile psyche are particularly
at risk of being exposed to virtual reality created by
such games. Due to the involvement in the game,
teenagers and children can spend a lot of time sitting at
the computer. Thus, they “fall out” of society, become
apathetic and passive to the real life activities of
society.
The production and distribution of Internet games is
one of the most profitable and active business areas.
Society and the state should take all possible measures,
including moral ones, to protect the younger
generation from the negative impact of such a hobby.
Some states have begun to act in this direction. For
example, the Thai Ministry of Health considered it
necessary to warn parents to take the choice of video
games seriously and take into account the age and
emotional state of their children [14].
Also, there is a feature of the Internet that is of
fundamental importance when considering issues of
information and psychological security of the
individual. It is related to the fact that there is no
governing or controlling div on the Internet.
Responsibility for the information placed in Internet
information is not actually carried by either the author,
often anonymous, or the provider. K. Kaspersky
argued, that the computer world quickly turned from a
kind community into a kind of society where you
can’t
leave the gates unlocked, and a man with a knife can
stand around every corner [16].
Information networks serve as a very convenient
platform for the preparation and implementation of
information-terrorist
and
information-criminal
activities. Propaganda materials from criminal
organizations, recipes for the manufacture of
explosives, weapons, including nuclear weapons,
narcotic and psychotropic drugs, and sophisticated
encryption algorithms can be distributed in them. Such
information is disguised as scientific and technical
information.
The Internet provides opportunities for both
development and stagnation and degradation of
personality. The use or refusal to use Internet activity
as a means of changing oneself and one’s life is
determined by the objectives of the subject. We can
only say that a person naturally changes according to
internal and external conditions under the influence of
activities mediated by the Internet. At the same time,
the internal conditions depend on what stage in the
development of identity and the development of
higher mental functions a person goes through based
on the capabilities of this environment; external ones
depend on the forms of mental activity that are
supported by this environment [5].
Terrorism is becoming another danger for people in the
information society. Terrorist organizations effectively
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use the achievements of the scientific, technical and
information revolution
–
from means of mass
destruction, transport and communications to the
latest media technologies, regularly outstripping
government
services
that
counter
terrorism.
Therefore, terrorist threats in the information sphere
pose a very serious problem, the relevance of which will
only increase with the development and spread of
information and communication technologies. Since
the use of non-standard means of attack and scenarios
by
terrorists
increases
the
effectiveness
of
psychological impact on the population due to
“novelty” and increases the likelihood of successful
implementation due to the unwillingness of state anti-
terrorist structures to identify and repel them.
Recently, possible terrorist technologies include
actions aimed at directly exerting a frightening effect
on mass consciousness through information weapons
and social technologies. Terrorist websites themselves
have become one of the most successful tools of
information warfare. They publish disinformation
messages, news that causes panic and a sense of
hopelessness among the population.
CONCLUSION
Human information security in a transformative world
is becoming an integral part of personal and social
sustainability in the digital revolution. Technological
innovations provide huge opportunities, but at the
same time create new risks that require attention and
awareness on the part of each user. The importance of
protecting personal data and confidential information
is not limited only to technical means, but also includes
the development of digital literacy, responsibility for
their actions on the network and the application of
comprehensive security measures.
For effective protection, it is necessary to take into
account dynamically changing threats and apply multi-
level strategies that include both traditional protection
methods (passwords, encryption) and new approaches
(biometrics, artificial intelligence). It is also important
to consider the role of government policies and legal
initiatives aimed at protecting users and creating a
secure digital space.
The future of human information security is directly
linked to the development of technology and changes
in the social and legal environment, which highlights
the need for continuous improvement of approaches to
personal protection in a globalized digital world..
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