Cybercrime: Analysis of new challenges and legal mechanisms of counteraction

The situation of the spread of hybrid means of warfare contributes to the rapid growth of information crimes of various forms and methods of commission, including those of a complex nature. The purpose of this study was a thorough critical understanding of the main approaches to countering relevant types of cybercrime. The study used systematic, comparative and legal, formal and logical, and functional methods. It was noted that in the national legislation on the legal regulation of the field of cybersecurity, there are a number of gaps that complicate cooperation with other states in countering cybercrime and reduce the effectiveness of security measures, and also suggested ways to eliminate them. The need to streamline the conceptual framework that serves the field of cybersecurity (for example, providing a clear definition of the concept of cyberwarfare), and harmonise national legal norms with relevant international legislation, considering the expediency of unifying the legal norms of different states when regulating the actions of the parties for the effectiveness of international cooperation in combating cybercrime, was emphasised. It was noted that overcoming global cybersecurity problems requires consolidating the efforts of the world's states, improving legal and technical mechanisms, and establishing the foundations of a security culture in cyberspace. The need to create an effective mechanism that would simultaneously guarantee information security of the state and protect democratic rights and freedoms was noted. The practical significance of the results obtained lies in the possibility of using them to improve national legislation in the field of cybersecurity and countering cybercrime, in particular, in the development and adjustment of regulatory legal acts considering the requirements of international law and the provisions of the Budapest Convention