Multiculturalism of Virtual Communities in the Field of Information Security in the Postmodern World
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Multiculturalism of Virtual Communities in the Field of Information Security in the Postmodern World Leonid KRYVYZYUK
In the article, the emergence and development of virtual communities are analyzed in the context of the priority of national security. The types and features of virtual communities have been considered, and the potential possibilities of the negative impact of the development of virtual communities on nation-states and their security are determined.
The purpose of the study is to determine the characteristics of virtual communities as subjects of contemporary communication culture, to emphasize the range of potential threats and dangers that virtual communities embody in the field of information security of society and the state.
The methodology embodies a multi-vector scientific analysis of the information security phenomenon in general and the phenomenon of virtual communities in particular. The variety of gradations of virtual communities is emphasized by the classification method. The implication method comprehends the interdetermination of communicative culture, information culture and postmodern existence of the virtual world.
Information security is considered a component of the culture of national security of the state and a global issue of information protection, information space, and information sovereignty of any country.