The National Security and Defense Council has outlined further steps to strengthen cyber resilience

A meeting of the National Cybersecurity Coordination Center under the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine was held at the Main Situation Center of Ukraine, chaired by Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Serhiy Demedyuk.

During the meeting, measures to enhance the cyber resilience of the state were discussed, primarily minimizing the dependence of government agencies and critical infrastructure on foreign software, as well as authorizing the security of open source products.

"Reducing Ukraine's critical dependence on foreign software is a strategic task for our state. We must develop our own technological solutions, gradually replacing commercial products with national analogues, while ensuring their security and reliability. This is a long and complex process that requires the consolidated efforts of the state, business, and the scientific community, but it is precisely this process that determines our technological independence and cyber resilience," said Serhiy Demedyuk.

The participants also discussed cyber threats directed against government leadership structures and approved recommendations for preventing such attacks. The document, developed by an expert group at the NCCK, will be forwarded to government authorities and the security sector for practical use.

"Senior officials of our state are key targets for enemy intelligence services, primarily those of the Russian Federation. The enemy is using increasingly sophisticated espionage technologies to infiltrate the personal devices of the state's military and political leadership. But awareness of enemy methods and tactics allows us to act proactively and minimize the risks of such threats," emphasized NCTC Secretary Natalia Tkachuk during her report.

A separate section of the discussion focused on the use of artificial intelligence in the fields of public administration, security, and defense. Alexander Potii, Head of the State Special Communications Service, and Vitalii Balashov, Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation, presented reports on the risks and opportunities of AI.

Following the discussion, the State Special Communications Service, together with the Ministry of Digital Transformation and other entities of the national cybersecurity system, was tasked with developing recommendations for the safe use of artificial intelligence technologies in the work of state bodies, military formations, and critical infrastructure.

The meeting also addressed the issues of combating cyber fraud, the results of cyber security audits of state registries, and ways to improve the coordination of strategic-level cyber operations.

Based on the results of the meeting, the NCC determined further steps to strengthen national cyber resilience and coordinate the actions of state bodies in the field of cyber security.