01 November 2017, 15:00
‘Ukraine is prepared to share its experience in counteracting cyberattacks to avert threats in the cyberspace,’ -- Iryna Herashchenko at the 6th Euronest PA session
These words were uttered by Iryna Herashchenko, the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, at a meeting of the 6th Euronest PA session which is in progress at the moment.
Cyber-war is a part of the violent proxy war Russia has been developing against Ukraine. Regrettably, the proxy war issue has been put a slight upon at the international discussion floors. It is the First Vice-Speaker’s strong belief, the cyber-threat talks must be given due respect at the international level first and foremost, including PACE, NATO PA, OSCE PA, and Euronest PA.
She reminded Ukraine had been first exposed to such attacks in the days of the Dignity Revolution when activists and opposing politicians were receiving numerous offensive and threatening calls and messages. Nowadays, there is surety of massive routing the above attacks from the territory of the Crimea then. The next step of the targeted cyber-aggression actions was Ukrainian establishments and the transportation systems in particular. The national intelligence agencies have been burrowing into the issue with fervor, together with the Verkhovna Rada which has recently taken several telic enactments aimed at struggling cybercrime; for instance, the law No.2126a on strengthening the anti-cybercrime capability of Ukraine in its clinch with Russia.
The politician highlighted importance of creating special task centres (StratCom) nationwide, which are to be entitled to counteract the hybrid threats and cyber-attacks.
Concluding her speech, Iryna Herashchenko informed the respected audience Ukraine does possess a great wealth of experience in opposing cybercrime and is prepared to share it out among the partner countries.