EU Grants Ukraine Access to Cybersecurity Reserve for Major Attacks
Summary
EU member states approved Ukraine’s access to the EU Cybersecurity Reserve, allowing it to request expert incident response and recovery support when attacks exceed its own capabilities.
Key points
- The European Commission announced that EU member states approved Ukraine’s participation in the EU Cybersecurity Reserve.
- The ENISA-managed reserve draws on private cybersecurity companies to support major incidents.
- Ukraine can request emergency assistance, including digital forensics, incident response and system recovery, when an attack exceeds its teams’ capacity.
- The reserve can also support post-incident recovery, system modernization, threat-intelligence sharing and incident-response capabilities.
- Ukraine’s agencies share intelligence on Russian hacking techniques and participate in joint investigations and attribution efforts with European partners.
- Moldova was the first non-EU country granted access to the reserve, the article reports.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Ukraine was granted access to the EU Cybersecurity Reserve, enabling it to request emergency cybersecurity assistance from EU-approved experts.
- Impact
- Ukraine can request incident response, digital forensics, system recovery, and other support when a cyberattack exceeds its own capabilities. The reserve may also support post-incident recovery, security improvements, threat intelligence sharing, and stronger incident response capabilities.
People
Henna VirkkunenEuropean Commission Executive Vice President who commented on Ukraine joining the EU Cybersecurity Reserve.Natalia TkachukHead of cyber and information security at Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council; described Ukraine’s access to the reserve and its expected support and reciprocal cooperation.
Countries
Industries
Critical infrastructurea pool of private cybersecurity companies that can be rapidly deployed to help governments and critical infrastructure operators respond to large-scale cyber incidents.GovernmentYears of responding to Russian cyberattacks have strengthened Ukraine’s cyber capabilities, giving its government and private sector extensive experience in detecting, mitigating and recovering from large-scale cyber