Sweden allocates substantial funds to enhance Ukraine's cybersecurity
Photo: Sweden has allocated a multi-million tranche to strengthen Ukraine's cybersecurity (Getty Images)
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Sida (Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete), has allocated a new aid package of 590 million hryvnias (14 billion dollars) to strengthen Ukraine's cybersecurity, Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation reports.
The support is provided within the framework of the Tallinn Mechanism - an international initiative coordinating assistance from 11 partner countries to enhance cyber resilience. The funds will be directed to updating the IT infrastructure, strengthening the protection of digital products, and training employees of key government institutions.
The Ministry noted that in 2024 alone, more than 2,000 cyberattacks were carried out against the public sector and government bodies.
Sida's funding will come through the Estonian Centre for International Development - a government fund of Estonia responsible for managing and implementing international development and humanitarian aid projects.
Cyberattacks on Ukrainian companies and services
Earlier, Ukraine's Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, said that Ukrainian government resources face thousands of cyberattacks every month. According to him, each Ministry of Digital Transformation employee has special AI-based software installed that analyzes behavior on their laptop.
Fedorov also emphasized that the speed of response to hacking attacks on government resources is "critically important," which is why the Ministry agreed with a "major donor" to finance cybersecurity tenders for both public and private entities.
Earlier, media reports said the United States has scaled back efforts to provide Ukraine with cybersecurity assistance, which was crucial in countering Russian hacker attacks.
This assistance was considered critically important to help Ukraine prevent cyberattacks on government officials, telecom companies, and energy providers, as well as to recover from their consequences.
