Cyber security is an interdisciplinary field of knowledge that more and more often affects the interests of the individual, society and the state. Cyber security breaches most often concern threats to integrity, confidentiality, and availability. In the modern world, the range of information threats is constantly expanding. The problem is that it is not possible to cover all aspects of cyber security within the framework of a readable discipline. To expand the subject of the course "Information Security", studied by students of the economic profile of training, an independent project activity was organized. The purpose of the study is to describe and evaluate the organization of independent work of students in the study of the basics of cyber security and information protection.Research methods - experimental: pedagogical experiment; individual projects; observation, questioning, analysis and evaluation. The paper provides a systematic review of domestic and foreign literature in the field of cyber security training. Results and its discussion. The role of knowledge in the field of cyber security for non-technical specialists is much wider than the subject of a university course. In the formation and development of skills and abilities to protect information, in addition to studying formal means of protection, it is important to study organizational, legal, moral and ethical ways of protecting information. The proposed work presents the methodological aspects of the organization of independent work of students studying cyber security. The combination of theoretical, practical material studied in the classroom format, and independent work organized in the form of project activities, can improve the result of mastering cyber security. In conclusion, it is shown that the existing methods are not enough for studying the discipline "Information Security" by students of non-technical specialties. A number of specific recommendations are given to improve the quality of mastering the discipline.