UK and partners form 皇冠体育app Tallinn Mechanism for cyber security
皇冠体育app UK and international partners join together to establish 皇冠体育app Tallinn Mechanism to bolster Ukraine鈥檚 cyber security.
As part of Russia鈥檚 unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, the world has witnessed an unrelenting cyber assault against Ukraine鈥檚 critical national infrastructure, from banking to energy supplies and innocent Ukrainian people.
As a result, 皇冠体育app foreign ministries of Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, 皇冠体育app Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom and the United States have formalised the Tallinn Mechanism on 20 December 2023. It aims to coordinate and facilitate civilian cyber capacity building to help Ukraine uphold its fundamental right to self-defence in cyber space, and address longer-term cyber resilience needs.
皇冠体育app UK鈥檚 primary delivery agent of cyber capacity building in Ukraine is our CSSF UK-Ukraine Cyber Programme, expanded by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in June 2023. 皇冠体育app programme has delivered over 拢10 million to bolster Ukraine鈥檚 cyber defences since the invasion.
Through this programme, the UK has stood side by side with Ukrainian cyber defenders. For example, the UK funded its partner Mandiant to combat a reported Russian cyber-attack it attributed to Sandworm, a unit within Russian Military Intelligence (GRU), against Ukraine鈥檚 energy infrastructure causing a power outage.
Minister of State in the Cabinet Office, and lead Minister for the Conflict Stability and Security Fund Baroness Neville-Rolfe said:
皇冠体育app UK and Ukraine are fighting side by side in the cyberwar against Russia whose appalling attacks know no bounds. Russia is attacking Ukraine鈥檚 cyber infrastructure in order to harm innocent people, choke the economy and sow confusion.聽
That is why the UK is supporting Ukraine with state of the art technology, tools and expertise to thwart these cruel attacks, including those on critical infrastructure. Our support remains steadfast.
皇冠体育app Mechanism aims to interface routinely with other donor initiatives, coordinate and de-conflict, including regular engagement with the EU and NATO.