Summary. The necessity of the use and the content definitions of "financial and economic security" on outlining its basic elements. Consider the purpose and basic principles to ensure financial and economic security entities. The role of financial and economic security to ensure the effective development of sustainable enterprises and systematized its views on the main criteria. The mechanism to ensure financial and economic security and given the characteristics of its components.

Keywords: enterprise interests, threats, safe condition, diagnosis finanсе-economic security.