Emotional competence of the future specialist on information security: the concept and pedagogical conditions of its development

Comprehensive digitalization of all spheres of human activity has become the most important factor influencing the communicative environment of society and resulted in new requirements to the competencies of university graduates. An information security specialist (IS) is a technical specialist that has to develop soft skills. It can be explained by the fact that he has to assess human risks; to raise information security awareness of the organization's employees; to increase information security culture; and to involve company’s employees in the information security process. The virtualization of communications determines the gradual emotional autonomy of subjects, which negatively affects the results of the activity of an information security specialist. Thus, the author defines the essential features and pedagogical conditions for the development of emotional competence of a future information security specialist in a university environment. The author clarified the concept of emotional competence of a future information security specialist. The scientific novelty is in identifying the features and conditions for the development of the emotional competence of information security specialists in a university environment. The effectiveness of the implementation of these conditions during the training of university students in information security management emphasizes the practical significance of the study.