Аннотация:The main trends in the development of Internet communication in the modern information space areconsidered. The growing role of the Internet and the network space on the positioning of people in societyand communication is shown. The information received from the network makes it possible to be in aconstantly changing information flow and contributes to adequate socialization. The importance ofpersonal, age and professional characteristics in the formation of an individual style of informationsocialization and the filling of the content of personal pages in various social networks is shown. Bothpositive and negative components of Internet communication are considered. The data of the study onpossible threats and protections in a situation of active Internet use are presented. The study used semistructured interviews and focus groups. The respondents were both specialists in the field of ITtechnologies, and non-professionals who are active users of the Internet. The main fears, the reasons formy own vulnerability, as well as the specification of what or whom I am afraid of and who can help toavoid the danger, were studied. The results showed the similarities and differences of typical fears,depending on the degree of professional awareness of Internet threats. The level of professionalism shiftsthe sphere of threats from the personal to the financial field. At the same time, the danger of losing personaldata as one of the main threats is considered by all users as one of the main.