Abstract
<jats:p>The monograph is devoted to the development of theoretical and methodological principles of using economic forensics as a security innovation in the conditions of digitalization. The object of the study is the processes of ensuring the economic security of an enterprise. Based on institutional and neo-institutional theories, the essence of forensics as a tool for anti-corruption prevention and risk minimization at the border of economics and law is revealed. The influence of the technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (AI, blockchain, machine learning) on the development of digital forensics is determined. The feasibility of implementing a single institutional mechanism for economic forensics, which combines the enterprise level (data collection, risk analysis) and the state level (information infrastructure, legislative regulation), is substantiated. This approach provides accelerated identification of threats and optimization of management decisions. It is proven that the economic effect of forensics consists in preventing financial losses, protecting intellectual property, and reducing the burden on the law enforcement system. A methodical approach to calculating this effect is proposed, which takes into account the probability of correct risk identification. Strategic directions of state policy are formulated regarding the legitimization of digital forensics and coordination of interaction between the BEB, the judicial system, and business to strengthen national economic security. For specialists, scientists, teachers, postgraduate students, and students of economic and technical specialties of higher education institutions, representatives of the legislative and executive branches, as well as a wide range of readers interested in industrial policy.</jats:p>