Ways of improving the legal basis of countering cybercrime

The processes of total digitalization are characterized by striking positive results that they bring to society. At the same time, digitalization becomes a source of certain threats, among which the problems of cybercrime occupy a special place. At the level of the world community and individual states, many efforts are being made to create an effective legal framework for combating this ever-growing, threatening phenomenon. But the results are still disappointing, the reason being the lack of understanding of the “nebulous nature” of cybercriminal acts. 
The article reveals the deep causes and mechanisms of the negative impact of cybercrime on the life of society and on the life of an individual. The close dialectical relationship between cybercrime and information and cyber security is substantiated. The content and conditions of ensuring information and cyber security are revealed. It is argued that intentional or unintentional violation of these conditions constitutes the content of the generic object of cybercrime. In order to solve certain problems in the field of criminal law related to digital technologies, it is proposed to carry out specific studies.