The National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine has endorsed the draft law "On the National Security of Ukraine," which introduces civilian control over the nation's security and defense sector, according to the NSDC's press service.
President Petro Poroshenko signed Law "On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine "On Touring Events in Ukraine", earlier adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, regarding tours of artists who are citizens of the "aggressor state".
The preservation of Russian gas transit via Ukraine to the EU countries after expiration of the current contract with Russia's Gazprom in 2019, will deter Russia from further possible attempts to invade Ukraine, CEO of national joint-stock company (NJSC) Naftogaz of Ukraine Andriy Kobolev said at the 14th Yalta European Strategy Annual Meeting (YES) in Kyiv on September 15.
When the chief of Microsoft Ukraine, Dmytro Shymkiv, switched jobs to become a Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration in 2014, he found that everyone in the office used the same login password. It wasn't the only symptom of lax IT security in a country suffering crippling cyberattacks, Reuters reports.