CYBER RESILIENCE OF UKRAINIAN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN A WARFARE CONDITION
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https://doi.org/10.31548/itees.2025.01.058Keywords:
cybersecurity, information infrastructure, development trajectories, cybersecurity systems, infrastructure cyber resilience, neural network technologies, communication networksAbstract
The article examines the problem of ensuring cyber resilience of higher education institutions (HEIs) by developing and implementing a comprehensive cyber defense architecture. It is shown that the effectiveness of such a system is determined by the ability to integrate educational, administrative, and resource subsystems, taking into account their interdependence and specifics of functioning. The main risks and consequences of cyber attacks are considered. The principles of building a secure information infrastructure and the criteria that a reliable and effective HEI cybersecurity system must meet are outlined. A model for managing HEI information flows and resources using neural network technologies and intelligent decision support systems is proposed. The results of the study demonstrate the feasibility of using modeling tools to predict threats, optimize resource allocation, and increase the resilience of the educational environment to cyber risks.
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