METHODS FOR ASSESSING INFORMATION SECURITY IN COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

The article considers methodological approaches to determining and assessing information security indicators in modern security systems. The authors focus on the complexity of the process of selecting indicators to assess the level of security, which requires taking into account a wide range of factors. These include the characteristics of protected components, destabilizing environmental influences, protection mechanisms, and the time aspect, which plays a key role in predicting the effectiveness of protective measures. A generalized approach to constructing an integral indicator is proposed, which allows for a comprehensive assessment of the state of information security. This approach is based on the formation of a system of vectors that include initial characteristics, complex security indicators, security parameters, and weighting factors. This method provides the ability to take into account various aspects of security and their relationships. For the practical application of security assessment models, three main methodological approaches are distinguished: empirical, theoretical, and combined theoretical-empirical. Practical recommendations are given for the effective appli