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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