In the presented scientific article, a content analysis of approaches to understanding the essence of the concept of «economic security of an enterprise» is carried out. The main object characteristics and accents are highlighted, which made it possible to make a content map of variable projections defining the essence of the concept. It is concluded that the term should be considered in a multidimensional way, taking into account the industry specifics of the organization’s affiliation and the influence of stakeholders. The author’s model of ensuring the economic security of an industrial enterprise has been developed taking into account the stakeholder approach.We propose to understand the definition of «economic security of an enterprise» directly as a balanced state of interaction between stakeholders under the influence of both external and internal threats, ensuring the achievement of strategic guidelines of the enterprise, as well as operational adaptation to emerging stressful events based on modern methods of design solutions. To develop a strategy for ensuring the economic security of industrial enterprises, the author's algorithm for eliminating stressful events is proposed.