The article discusses issues related to the level of existing technological development and the role of information impacts in the modern world. The necessity of an interdisciplinary approach in training an information security specialist is substantiated. A number of examples are considered on the historical material, indicating the causal relationship between actions in the information space and the events of the material nature, the scale of the consequences has been noted. The process of forming a value system and the potential possibility of changing it are considered. The influence of the level of development of information delivery means on the effectiveness of information impact is noted. An example of using media content to transmit non-verbal signals is given. Using the example of cinematographic products, the principles of deformation of the system of traditional values through the introduction of a new term and a change in attitude towards it are considered. The need for additional measures to counter information threats is substantiated. Ways to reduce the risk of negative consequences from harmful information influences are proposed.