INFORMATION SECURITY AS A TOOL FOR RISK MANAGEMENT AND ACHIEVING INFORMATION DOMINANCE

Abstract

This study examines the transformation of information security from a technically oriented protective function into an integrated instrument for strategic risk management and the achievement of information dominance. In an environment characterized by increasing complexity, hybrid threats, and the growing role of information as a source of influence, traditional security and risk models are no longer sufficient to explain or manage contemporary organizational realities.

The paper advances the argument that risk should be understood as a dynamic, behavior-driven process, while information must be treated as a contextual resource with a dual nature—simultaneously an asset and a source of vulnerability. On this basis, the study introduces the Information Dominance Risk Model (IDRM), an integrated conceptual framework that synchronizes strategic governance, information value dynamics, actor behavior, and adaptive security architecture.

The model redefines the objective of security—from risk minimization to achieving a state of information dominance, in which organizations are capable of making faster, more accurate, and more resilient decisions under conditions of uncertainty. The structure of IDRM, consisting of seven interrelated layers, is presented alongside its applicability in business and regulatory contexts, including alignment with the NIS2 Directive and the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).

The contribution of the study is threefold—conceptual, methodological, and practical—by integrating risk, information, and behavioral factors into a unified management model that transforms security from a defensive function into a source of strategic advantage.