The article examines one of the most important topics of our state, which affects its development - social and economic security. With the help of the methodological basis, the analysis of assessments of economic security and their threshold values, the entire process of ensuring the socio-economic security of the Rus-sian Federation is being studied. Threats and ways of their solution are identified on the basis of the stud-ied criteria and indicators, as well as the role of the interests of members of society in the socio-economic system of the country. One of the main tools and factors in the development of Russia is the methodological substantiation and analysis, based on indicators, of ensuring socio-economic security, since they help to predict the direction of the state's development rates in the economic sphere, as well as the effectiveness of government bodies’ work.

The modern economy is characterized by a high level of dynamism of the factors of the external and internal environment of enterprises, influencing the possibility of their stable development. With the transition of the Russian economy to market methods of doing business, in which enterprise management must take into account various scenarios, risk becomes an integral element of socio-economic relations. Risk is present in all spheres of life, regardless of whether its presence is taken into account in the situation of choosing an alternative method of managing a business entity or not. The presence of risk is a significant factor in the development of business and the economy as a whole. To minimize and neutralize risks, the enterprise must constantly ensure its safety. In modern conditions, due to the pandemic and economic downturn, enterprises are forced to revise their methods of safety management and risk neutralization. This monograph, dedicated to modern problems of business security management, is the result of the joint work of teachers and students of the Department of Economic Security, Accounting and Law of the Don State Technical University.

The digital economy in the modern world is one of the vulnerabilities of an organization. The introduction and development of new technologies leads to the fact that there is an urgent need to change the structure of production, markets, as well as the socio-economic structure. This process is called digital transformation. For any organization, in order to successfully and progressively operate, it is necessary to increase the turnover and simplify the work being done.

The article examines the impact of sanctions on the economic security of Russia, cited a number of factors that have a destabilizing effect on the country's economy. Subtypes of sanctions are highlighted and characterized. A specific example is given of how the US and EU sanctions applied in 2014– 2020 affected the economy of our country and what retaliatory sanctions our country put forward.