INFORMATION SECURITY IN THE DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

This article examines the problems of ensuring information security in the digital educational environment under the conditions of active digitalization of the education system. The main threats to information security arising from the use of electronic educational platforms, cloud technologies, and distance learning formats are analyzed. Special attention is paid to the protection of personal data of students and teachers, issues of cybersecurity in educational institutions, as well as the development of digital literacy among participants in the educational process. The article reveals the key principles and mechanisms for ensuring information security, considers the regulatory and legal foundations of information protection, and modern technological solutions in this field. The methodological basis of the research consists of system analysis, comparative-analytical methods, and the generalization of domestic and foreign studies. The obtained results indicate that an effective information security system is a necessary condition for the sustainable functioning of the modern digital educational environment.