Zelensky Appoints Ihor Klymenko to Lead Ukraine’s Cybersecurity Coordination Center
Summary
Volodymyr Zelensky appointed former police chief and interior minister Ihor Klymenko to lead Ukraine’s National Cybersecurity Coordination Center, which coordinates government responses to major cyberthreats.
Key points
- Klymenko was appointed to lead Ukraine’s National Cybersecurity Coordination Center (NCCC).
- The NCCC operates under the National Security and Defense Council and coordinates government agencies responding to major cyberthreats.
- The center monitors cyberthreats and oversees Ukraine’s national cybersecurity strategy.
- Klymenko previously led Ukraine’s National Police, which includes a cyber police department, and served as interior minister.
- The appointment comes amid a broader reshuffle of Ukraine’s security and law enforcement leadership.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Leadership appointment
- Impact
- Ihor Klymenko was appointed to lead Ukraine’s National Cybersecurity Coordination Center, which coordinates government agencies’ responses to major cyberthreats. The appointment places a former National Police chief and interior minister in charge of the center amid a broader reshuffle of Ukraine’s security leadership.
People
Ihor KlymenkoAppointed to lead Ukraine’s National Cybersecurity Coordination Center; previously headed Ukraine’s National Police and served as interior minister.Mykhailo FedorovThe article says Ihor Klymenko was considered as a possible candidate for defense minister following Fedorov’s dismissal.Oleksandr PokladBecame acting head of Ukraine’s Security Service after serving as Yevhenii Khmara’s first deputy.Ruslan KravchenkoProsecutor General whose dismissal was approved by Ukraine’s parliament amid allegations that officials in his office accepted bribes to protect scam call centers.Rustem UmerovFormer head of the National Cybersecurity Coordination Center and former secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council.Volodymyr ZelenskyUkrainian president who appointed Ihor Klymenko to lead the National Cybersecurity Coordination Center.Yevhenii KhmaraIntelligence and counterterrorism official appointed acting defense minister in July.