XXI century - a time of rapid development of the information space, the world of globalization and the formation of the information society, in these conditions, terrorism began to act as an independent factor that could threaten the integrity of the state and destabilize the international situation. The term «information terrorism» is more general and covers the use of various methods and means of informational influence on various aspects of human society (physical, informational, cognitive, social).
Information terrorism should be understood as one of the types of terrorist activity aimed at the use of various forms and methods of temporary or irreversible decommissioning of the state’s information infrastructure or its elements, as well as the targeted use of this infrastructure to create catastrophic conditions for different parties. vital activity of society and the state .
