Zelensky appoints former police chief to lead Ukraine’s cyber coordination center
Zelensky appoints former police chief Ihor Klymenko to head Ukraine's National Cybersecurity Coordination Center amid broader security leadership reshuffle.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Ihor Klymenko, former National Police head, interior minister, and NSDC secretary, to lead the National Cybersecurity Coordination Center (NCCC). The NCCC, created in 2016 under the National Security and Defense Council, coordinates government agencies' responses to major cyberthreats including Russian operations. The appointment comes amid a wider reshuffle of Ukraine's defense and security leadership.
- Klymenko previously led National Police, interior ministry, and NSDC
- NCCC coordinates government cybersecurity strategy and responses to major cyberthreats since 2016
- Appointment amid broader reshuffle of Ukraine's security leadership
- Klymenko has law enforcement background, not technical cybersecurity
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2 min read at therecord.mediaIhor Klymenko, who has experience in law enforcement and as interior minister, will run Ukraine's National Cybersecurity Coordination Center.
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