Insights into Russian Cyber Attacks in Ukraine with Victor Zhora, Yevheniia Volivnyk and Yevhen Bryksin at FIRST

The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) took place for the time in Ireland. FIRST’s 34th Annual Conference, entitled ‘Neart Le Chéile: Strength Together’ took place in the Convention Centre, Dublin, from June 26 to July 1, 2022.

One of the speakers was a team from Ukraine, Victor Zhora (The State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine, UA), Yevheniia Volivnyk, Yevhen Bryksin (CERT-UA (SCPC SSSCIP), UA). Ronan talks to the team about their FIRST talk and more.

They talk about their experience of cyberwar in the Ukraine, the new challenges Ukraine faces in cyberspace, their talk at FIRST, and the worst cyber attacks Ukraine has faced. They also talk about If the cyber attacks have stayed the same, what we can learn from the cybersecurity attacks on Ukraine, how social media has helped, and why communication is so important.

More about FIRST:

The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) is an international not-for-profit organisation bringing together a variety of security and incident response teams. Today, FIRST is comprised of over 600 member teams from over 90 countries representing government agencies, academia, commercial enterprises, and financial corporations. FIRST is a front-line enabler in the global response community, providing access to the best practices, tools, and trusted communication with its member teams.