Consulting as an active element in the system of ensuring economic security of organizations

This article is devoted to the integration of consulting services into the system of economic security of enterprises. The relevance of the research topic is due to the need for prompt adaptation to the new realities of doing business. Transformation of supply chains, accelerated digitalization of business processes and the introduction of artificial intelligence technologies create additional risks for the economic security of business entities, which requires organizations to search for new approaches to risk management and ensuring sustainable development in the long term. In the article, the author defines consulting services as a tool for ensuring the economic security of enterprises; reveals the comprehensive nature of modern consulting in the field of economic security; proposes a model of interaction between a set of consulting services for the purpose of ensuring the economic security of an economic entity; substantiates the possibilities of integrating professional consulting services into the system of economic security of enterprises. The researcher paid special attention to the fact that a significant advantage of integrating consulting services into the economic security system is access to an extensive base of expert knowledge and advanced risk management practices. Consulting companies working with various enterprises and industries accumulate unique experience in overcoming various economic challenges. The result of the study was the author's conclusion that consulting services are becoming not just an additional tool, but an integral element of the modern system of ensuring the economic security of an economic entity. Their integration is not only expedient, but also strategically necessary, since it allows enterprises to build more advanced mechanisms of protection against economic threats based on the synthesis of professional expertise and innovative approaches to risk management.