The impact of monopolies in the field of digital technologies on information security and ways to regulate them

the purpose of the research is to study the influence of digital monopolies on information security, as well as to develop ways to regulate the activities of digital monopolies in the field of information security. Methods: theoretical methods were used as methods in the presented research: analysis, synthesis, etc. To study and analyze the impact of monopolies in the field of digital technologies on information security, an analysis of literary sources was used, followed by a synthesis of the information obtained. Findings: the research proposed measures to limit the threats of digital monopolies and presented actors with the capacity to implement these measures. Such actors include the various branches of government of the Russian Federation, headed by the President of the Russian Federation; the media, which inform and stimulate the actions of other actors; the scientific community, which develops solutions to mitigate and overcome the problems caused by digital monopolies; users of digital devices and services.; hackers who can identify flaws in the security of digital monopolies and the use of data, warn the public about unfair behavior and expose abuses; competitors of digital monopolies and corporations from related industries; digital monopolies themselves. Conclusions: it has been proven that monopolies in the field of digital technologies can threaten information security. It is necessary to develop strategies to reduce threats to information security from monopolies in the field of digital technologies, taking into account the network effect.

digital monopoly, digital economy, digital technologies, information security, information security threats, monopolies in the field of digital technologies