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“Ukraine now has the largest cyber army globally. This experience is in high demand in democratic world." Interview with Romania Cybersecurity Top Official

Hybrid threats, attacks on critical infrastructure, interference in electoral processes — all of these have become a reality of the modern world. How is Europe responding to these challenges, what can governments and businesses do, and what role does Ukraine play in cybersecurity? dev.ua spoke with Dan Cimpean, Director General of the Romanian National Cyber Security Directorate, about cooperation between European countries in cyberspace, the importance of rapid information exchange and countering cyber threats. The conversation took place on the sidelines of the Kyiv International Cybersecurity Forum.

20 March, 2025 | Oleh Onoprienko

Dispatches from Kyiv International Cyber Resilience Forum 2025

In its second year, the Kyiv International Cyber Resilience Forum gathered the leading experts and practitioners of cybersecurity in the capital of Ukraine, itself now a major cyber battleground. The forum adopted a broad definition of cyber resilience. It included conventional topics such as defence against cyber sabotage, but also broadened into information warfare and digital transformation in regional governance. The audience included Ukrainian government officials, military officers, foreign diplomats, startup founders, researchers, and, most importantly, Ukrainian cybersecurity professionals, whose battle-hardened experience is now a source of valuable learning for the sector.

18 March, 2025 | Oleksandr Ihnatenko

Russia’s Invisible War: How Ukraine Defends Itself From Relentless Cyberattack

Russia is not only waging war on the battlefield but is also actively attacking Ukraine in cyberspace, attempting to destabilize the work of state institutions, critical infrastructure, and the financial sector, Brig. Gen. Oleksandr Potii, head of Ukraine’s State Special Communications and Information Protection Service, in an exclusive interview with Kyiv Post on the sidelines of Kyiv’s 2025 International Cyber Resilience Forum.

17 March, 2025 | Kateryna Zakharchenko

Ukraine, EU move to deepen cybersecurity cooperation as Russian threat rises

Ukraine and the EU took steps to deepen cooperation in cybersecurity as Russian hybrid attacks aiming to undermine support for Kyiv and flame tensions across the continent continue to rise. Ukraine and Europe’s cybersecurity agencies signed a memorandum of understanding at the Kyiv International Cyber Resilience Forum this week to support joint research, innovation, and EU-funded projects in cross-border cybersecurity projects.

14 March, 2025 | Yana Prots

At Ukraine’s major cyber conference, Europe takes center stage over US

Ukraine’s major annual cybersecurity conference looked and sounded different this year, as U.S. government support was gone and Ukraine’s second-biggest ally, Europe, had to take the lead.

13 March, 2025 | Daryna Antoniuk

Kyiv International Cyber Resilience Forum 2025 will take place on 11-12 March 2025

We are ready to announce that the Kyiv International Cyber Resilience Forum (KICRF) has become an annual event and will be held on 11-12 March 2025 in Kyiv. Don’t hesitate to pre-register and join us in Kyiv - the world\'s most resilient and enhanced cyber capital!

18 October, 2024

Workshop: Cybersecurity – Capture the Flag by KICRF at IT Arena

For the first time in history, IT Arena in collaboration with the Kyiv International Cyber Resilience Forum (KIRCF) will feature a cybersecurity workshop in the CTF (Capture The Flag) format. The competition takes place on the platform UnitRange.com – an Ukrainian cyber range created by local specialists during the full-scale invasion.

21 September, 2024

There were about 400 participants, 50 Ukrainian and international speakers, table-top exercises at the first Regional Cyber Resilience Forum in Lviv

26 July, 2024

Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom: Why It Matters to Europe and to America

21 March, 2024 | Andrew Borene

Ukraine claims Russia uses its cooperation with China to carry out cyberattacks

12 February, 2024 | Cristian Segura

Ukraine calls on its partners to create new international cyber deterrence tools: What was discussed at the first annual international forum on cyber security in Kyiv?

09 February, 2024

US will continue providing cyber aid to Ukraine, says cyber ambassador Nathaniel Fick

08 February, 2024 | Daryna Antoniuk