Cyber war in Ukraine: How NATO is helping the country defend itself against digital threats

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http://www.zdnet.com/article/ukraines-cyber-warfare-how-nato-helps-the-country-defend-itself-against-digital-threats/

By Andrada Fiscutean
Central European Processing
ZDNet News
June 11, 2015

Ukraine's recent history has been dramatic, with border changes, riots, 
the occupation of government buildings, and bloodshed. Behind all this, a 
quiet conflict, free of gunfire but equally hard-fought, has been taking 
place in the online world. DDoS attacks and communications jamming has 
lead to misinformation in an already confused country. Now, North Atlantic 
Alliance nations are joining forces to help Ukraine protect its digital 
space.

Albania, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania, and Turkey have 
offered financial or in-kind contributions to Ukraine's Cyber Defense 
Trust Fund, a program agreed by world leaders during a NATO summit held 
last September in Wales. US president Barack Obama, British prime minister 
David Cameron, German chancellor Angela Merkel, and French president 
François Hollande all participated.

"The technical requirements for the implementation of this project have 
been set up and the negotiations for the necessary legal arrangements are 
at an advanced stage," a NATO official in Brussels told ZDNet.

"NATO needs to keep abreast of the rapidly changing threat landscape and 
to maintain a robust cyber-defence," he added.

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