The proposed “Cyber United Nations” is one of several efforts Ukrainian officials hope the global community will pursue as Russia pairs cyberattacks with missile strikes to create misery for citizens during the winter months
Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Response Team tracked more than 2,000 cyberattacks aimed at Ukrainian organizations in 2022, the majority of which targeted civilian services. | Ed Ram/Getty ImagesUkraine’s top cybersecurity leader is calling for the establishment of a single global organization to help share threat information and prepare for future attacks as Russia pounds Ukraine’s infrastructure and seeks to inflict maximum chaos on the ground.
Shchyhol said that following a year of constant Russian cyberattacks on Ukrainian critical infrastructure, such as energy systems and satellite communications, there is a need for “one space, one cyberspace” shared by countries in the “civilized world.” This would almost certainly mean the exclusion of Russia and its allies.
Whether Ukraine’s allies would support the idea is unclear, though Shchyhol said “our partners tend to agree with us, the United States first of all” on finding a space to safely coordinate work on new technologies. A spokesperson for the State Department’s Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy declined to comment on the idea.
The idea of a “Cyber United Nations” is one that comes out of a regime that has faced a myriad of cyberattacks linked to Russia in the past year.
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