Impact of digitalisation on international information security and social risks of management processes

Abstract

The article considers the impact of digitalisation on international information security, analyses new challenges and threats arising from the expansion of digital space. The authors have determined the social risks of management processes caused by digital transformation. The study is based on M. Castells’ theory of digital communications, Z. Bauman’s definition of the fluidity of digital reality, and Sh. Zuboff’s ideas about the managerial substitution of information platforms. The main methods of empirical research are literature reviews, secondary analysis of existing works on the topic conducted by the authors of the article. Based on the results of the analysis, the authors suggest that digitalisation represents, on the one hand, a powerful resource for the development of management systems, but, on the other hand, a source of new threats, above all, in the field of international information security and social risks. Considering the cross-border nature of digital processes, a comprehensive approach to their regulation is required, which implies the development of international digital law; coordination of efforts of states in the field of cybersecurity; improvement of digital literacy among managers; introduction of ethical principles in algorithmic management. As a result, the social risks of management processes are identified, and the vector of their minimisation and strengthening international cooperation and information security in the digital economy is determined.