Ukraine presented the draft National Cyber Hygiene Strategy: a new standard for digital literacy until 2030

The draft National Cyber Hygiene Strategy was presented in Kyiv — a vision document that defines how Ukraine will develop a culture of safe behavior in the digital environment until 2030.

The event was held in partnership with the NCSCC at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine, and the Ministry of Digital Transformation as part of the forum “Cyber Resilience: Standing on the Principles of Security.”

First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov, opening the presentation, emphasized: "The draft National Cyber Hygiene Strategy is a document that will make the digital environment safe for every Ukrainian. Our goal is to form a new culture of responsible use of technology, where every person is protected online. I thank our partners for their shared vision and active participation in building a digital state."

The strategy aims to develop sustainable online safety skills and responsible use of technology. The document contains three strategic objectives and an implementation plan with clear indicators that will allow for regular progress assessment.

By 2030, it is planned to involve 2 million citizens in cyber hygiene programs; increase overall public awareness to 10%; implement security standards in 90% of government agencies and conduct a pilot project with 100 large companies; ensure that 80% of civil servants obtain cyber hygiene certificates; integrate training courses in 10% of schools by 2027 and 20% by 2030; and raise awareness among minors, seniors, and veterans.

The document is consistent with the requirements of the European NIS 2 Directive and ENISA recommendations: multi-factor authentication, vulnerability management, backup, and regular user training.

The National Cybersecurity Index (NCSI) showed that in 2020 Ukraine ranked 25th among 120 countries, and this year it is already 13th. I believe that this strategy, which will be adopted, will give us additional points, and we will jump a few more steps, taking a high place in the top ten leading countries," said Oleksandr Potii, head of the State Special Communications Service, emphasizing Ukraine's progress in cyber defense.

Natalia Tkachuk, Secretary of the NCSCC at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, stressed that during the war, cyberspace has become an important area of confrontation: "Compliance with digital security rules is a daily practice that increases our collective resilience. The enemy actively exploits the human factor, so systematic cyber hygiene in government agencies, military structures, critical infrastructure, business, and education is an integral part of cybersecurity. This is not only a matter of technology, but also of awareness, discipline, and responsibility."

The strategy takes into account the experience of the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Estonia, Singapore, Finland, and Japan, where government cyber hygiene programs are already being implemented. The Ministry of Digital Transformation, the the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine, the National Cybersecurity Coordination Center at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, the National Bank of Ukraine, the Cyber Police, BRDO, the State Cyber Protection Center, the Center for Countering Disinformation, Molfar, NaUKMA, and other technology and analytical partners joined the discussion.

The event was attended by over 150 representatives of state institutions, business, education, and finance. Partnership support was provided by BRDO and the US Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure in Ukraine Activity, which the U.S. Government funds.