Modern security problems of national economy during its digital transformation

Introduction: the author studies the issues of economic security in the context of digitalization of the economy and the definition of approaches that contribute to its strengthening. Materials and Methods: the methodological basis of the study consisted of general scientific and private scientific methods of knowledge, in particular, comparative legal, chronological, statistical and other methods. The materials of the study are statistical data of the Main Information and Analytical Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, the Judicial Department under the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, the Expert Analytical Center InfoWatch, as well as published materials of the Bank of Russia and scientific works on the subject of research. Results: the article analyzes modern challenges and threats to economic security in the context of digitalization of the economy. Particular attention is paid to the study of economic crimes committed with the use of information technology. Discussion and Conclusions: the author formulated the main directions of minimization of the most significant challenges and threats to national economic security.