The First Scientific and Practical International Conference on Cyber Diplomacy held with the assistance of the NCCC

Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine Serhii Demediuk and Head of the Information Security and Cybersecurity Service of the NSDC of Ukraine, Secretary of the National Coordination Centre for Cybersecurity Nataliia Tkachuk took part in the First Scientific and Practical International Conference on Cyber Diplomacy.

The event sought to discuss and study cyber diplomacy and its impact on the future of international relations in the context of rapid technological progress. Among the participants of the conference were representatives of cybersecurity actors, politicians, diplomats, academics and representatives of specialised educational institutions.

"This conference reflects the importance of cooperation and information exchange in the field of cyber diplomacy. The recent official statements by our NATO and EU partners attributing cyberattacks to russian hackers demonstrate that the international community is aware of the crimes committed by russia against their countries and people. Therefore, it is now necessary to develop strategies together to predictably and continuously improve collective cyber resilience, which is an important step in ensuring security at both the national and international levels", - said Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine Serhiy Demediuk, opening the event.

Nataliia Tkachuk, Head of the Information Security and Cybersecurity Service of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, Secretary of the NCCC, took part in the panel discussion, during which she spoke about the making of cyber diplomacy in Ukraine and its importance in the context of martial law.

‘After russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we realised that the matter of cyber diplomacy, as well as diplomacy in general, became a matter of our survival. Thanks to the help of our international partners, we survived then, we are holding on now, and we will be able to gain the victory. Almost a year ago, the NCCC held a meeting at which a strategic decision was made to develop an effective cyber diplomacy system in Ukraine. This decision was the impetus for organisational and personnel changes in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the launch of the Tallinn Mechanism, the formation of one voice of Ukraine in the international arena and the unification of the world's leading countries around our country to strengthen our cybersecurity system. And I am grateful to the team of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and all those who are driving this direction today, because only together we will be able to repel russia and improve the cyber resilience of the entire democratic world", - emphasised the Secretary of the NCCC.

During the conference, the participants learned about the challenges and opportunities in cyber diplomacy, as well as exchanged knowledge and approaches for a more predictable and secure development of cybersecurity capabilities.