U.S. offers $5 mln to help Ukraine boost cybersecurity

The United States will allocate over $5 million aimed at implementing cyber security measures, the BBC reported following a Friday meeting between Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksandr Turchynov and Special Assistant to the U.S. President for Cyber at the National Security Council Josh Steinman.

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During the meeting, U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch said that the United States would allocate over $5 million as part of a new assistance program on cybersecurity, aimed at strengthening Ukraine’s capabilities to prevent, level the influence of, and respond to cyberattacks, the U.S. diplomats have told BBC.

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