WAYS TO ENSURE STUDENT CYBERSECURITY IN THE MODERN EDUCATIONAL SPACE

Abstract

The paper examines the conceptual category of “cybersecurity” and analyzes changes that occur in the educational space due to the increasing digitalization of human activity. Based on empirical observations, the main problems and threats that arise when modern students are immersed in the virtual world are identified. According to the authors, students from school should be introduced to the basics of cybersecurity, taught methods of recognizing and preventing cyberattacks. The authors identify groups of factors that can be dangerous for the psyche (consciousness) of students. Much attention is paid to the social aspect of cybersecurity, conditions for the formation of a culture of information security for children and adolescents in the modern information educational space are identified. Based on mental and social risk factors, practical recommendations are substantiated and developed to ensure the safe stay of children and adolescents in the information educational space. The researchers conclude that teachers need to pay more attention to ensuring security in the digital reality, in particular when students use social networks, computer games and mobile phones.