The use of Blockchain Technologies to Counter Illegal Influence on the Critical Information Infrastructure of the Russian Federation

Relevance. The article examines the issues of countering attacks on the critical information infrastructure of the Russian Federation, which is a desirable target for the intelligence services of foreign states carrying out hostile actions against our country. Given the aggravated geopolitical situation, the likelihood of such threats being realized is now greater than ever. In such conditions, it becomes especially important to search for new ways to counter threats, including those involving blockchain technologies.
The purpose – development of scientifically substantiated proposals for the use of blockchain technologies to protect the critical information infrastructure of the Russian Federation from cyber-attacks.
Objectives. Identify the features of blockchain technologies that determine the possibility of their use in the information security system, based on the study of the world practice of using blockchain technologies in this area, determine the most promising areas of their application and consider the factors limiting the use of blockchain technologies.
Methodology. In the framework of the conducted research, we used logical, formal-legal, systemic-structural methods, case studies.
Results. The study revealed that the use of blockchain technologies can protect against vulnerabilities that were used in Stuxnet-like attacks, and in world practice there are examples of the implementation of blockchain technologies to protect critical information infrastructure.
Conclusion. The most promising use of blockchain is to ensure the security of Internet of Things device systems. This is due to such properties of blockchain systems as decentralized data storage, programmable smart contracts, and authorization. The obstacles to the full-scale implementation of the technology are information redundancy, scalability of performance and the integration of blockchain technologies into the existing infrastructure. Legal regulation of the use of blockchain technologies is required.

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