On June 27, 2024, a meeting of the cluster was organized by the National Coordination Center for Cybersecurity on the initiative of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, in cooperation with CRDF Global in Ukraine, and with the support of the U.S. Department of State.
Among the speakers at the event were representatives from the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, the Cybersecurity Department of the Security Service of Ukraine, the National Anti-Doping Center, the Center for Democracy and Rule of Law, the Center for Countering Disinformation, Kyiv-Mohylanska Academy, the Scientific Association of Cybersecurity of Ukraine, Cyberlab, the Institute of Cyber Warfare Research, the Molfar Agency, and SentinelOne.
The theme of the 28th cluster meeting was “Red Card to Cyber Threats and Fake News: Challenges and Solutions for Youth and Sports.”
The discussions among the participants were focused and divided into three panel discussions:
- Major cybersecurity challenges and ways to overcome them in the field of sports;
- The impact of Russian narratives through the lens of international sports competitions and cyberspace;
- Promoting cybersecurity awareness among youth.
Serhiy Mykhailovych Denysenko, Executive Director of CyberLab, was a speaker at the third panel discussion. In his speech, he discussed the specifics of training professional personnel and emphasized the importance of popularizing the profession of cybersecurity specialists. He highlighted the need for qualified training of young specialists in cybersecurity for educational institutions in synergy with the private sector, leveraging their practical and technological capabilities.
We are confident that as a result of the cluster meeting, the relevant issues raised by the participants regarding cyber threats in Ukraine among youth and sports will receive sufficient attention and that solutions will be found in the future.
