The United States is to help: Ukraine has become more vulnerable to cyberattack hackers from the Russian Federation - Bloomberg
US financing helped Ukraine reflect attacks on information systems, power plants, higher public authorities and telecommunication companies. Over the past five years, USAID has provided more than $ 200 million to Kyiv for cybersecurity. The US National Security and Cyber Command Agency also assisted. Stopping funding for programs has disrupted the planned supply of computer equipment and software for Ukraine's infrastructure safety, they added.
The agency's interlocutors say that American cybersecurity assistance included training, equipment supply and software to organizations in Ukraine. The list of clients included dozens of government agencies and departments, key gas and electricity suppliers, the National Bank of Ukraine, nuclear power plants and enterprises that manage radioactive waste.
The reduction in cybersecurity support will weaken the Digital Front of Ukraine, a confident cybersecurity expert Yegor Aushev, who organized a voluntary "cyberamy" to counteract Russian hackers. "The sudden and unannounced cessation of cyber defense created a significant problem," the expert explained. Secretary of State Marco Rubio wants to guarantee that every USAID will spend on making the US "safe, strong and prosperous.
" In this regard, the agency reviews all cybersecurity projects, explained the representative of the State Department. The largest USAID contract was a project worth $ 128 million to protect Ukraine's critical infrastructure. The terms of the contract were expired in September, but its executor expected to extend it for another year. After freezing funding in January, many of the people who worked on the project went on an unpaid vacation.