UK to roll out expansion to Ukrainian cyber defence

The UK government has announced funding to boost Ukraine’s cyber defences.

The cyber defence programme supports Ukraine’s Government to rapidly respond to and defend government services against cyber-attacks and is set to receive a funding injection of up to £25 million and a two-year expansion.

The Ukraine Cyber Programme (UCP) uses expertise, from the private and public sector, to protect Ukraine’s critical national infrastructure and public services.

The package will include £16 million in UK funding and potential for a further £9 million contribution from international allies.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said: "Russia’s appalling attacks on Ukraine are not limited to their barbaric land invasion, but also involve sickening attempts to attack their cyber infrastructure that provides vital services, from banking to energy supplies, to innocent Ukrainian people.

"This funding is critical to stopping those onslaughts, hardening Ukraine’s cyber defences and increasing the country’s ability to detect and disable the malware targeted at them."

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