Law Journal of the National Academy of Internal Affairs

The article deals with the urgent problems of security and protection of intellectual property in the state. In today’s society, there is a growing need for the protection of commercial information, as industrial espionage has laid deep roots in our country as well. The experience of industrialized countries suggests that the most effective measures to prevent cybercrime are the strengthening of the legislative component, the interaction of law enforcement agencies and units, as well as active cooperation with commercial services of private firms in Ukraine. Successfully engage in production, and even survive in a fierce competition is possible only by acquiring and exploiting new ideas that contribute to increasing the efficiency of production costs. The level of competitiveness to a large extent depends on the ability to protect its business and technological information from theft, unauthorized use, alteration or destruction. And if you need to buy the hardware, then the software can be not only bought, but also copied easily. Consequently, this kind of intellectual property is subject to reliable protection. When taking measures to protect against unauthorized access to information, one should not seek to protect the entire building, as it requires too much money and effort for further control. It is advisable to identify the places where you need to install hidden surveillance cameras. Where it is possible to separate geographically the services in which new information is generated, for example, research departments, laboratories. To work with classified information should be allocated special insulated premises, access to which is allowed only to certain persons. An important role in protecting information is played by moral and ethical standards. They usually include the rules of conduct that have developed in a team of specialists of a particular commercial structure and which are not mandatory, such as legislative norms, but their non-compliance leads to the loss of authority (image) of a person, group of experts, the entire organization. These norms may appear as unwritten (generally accepted norms of honesty, decency, patriotism), and are formalized in the form of a charter or corresponding regulations. The selection, training and organization of the work of the personnel is important. Experts advise to select the candidates for work in the firm, taking into account the requirements of protection of intellectual property, to check their reliability, at least by obtaining recommendations from known organizations or individuals.