Project
Cyber Hygiene Essentials in Ukraine
About
Cybil code: G0813
Status: Finished
From: Jun 2020
To: Dec 2022
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Summary
The project will train Ukrainian civil servants in cyber hygiene develop further specialised advanced training on cybersecurity for ICT personal from select ministries, an awareness campaign and a specialised compliance cybersecurity checklist for government authorities to improve vulnerabilities.
Details
Aim
The project aims to enhance the capacity of the National Agency of Ukraine for Civil Service (NAUCS) and Ukrainian School of Governance (USG) to train Ukrainian civil servants on principles of cyber hygiene by providing the developed general short-term certification programme “Cyber Hygiene Essentials” and ICT equipment required for its teaching.
Context
Rapid development of information technologies and, thus, increasing vulnerability of state information systems urge the need for sustainable efforts in creating safe and secure cyber environment. Recognizing the importance of responsible cybersecurity practices among civil servants at different levels or hierarchy, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator developed the educational series of videos “Cyber Hygiene Essentials”.
Cyber hygiene is a set of practices and efforts that computer system administrators and users can undertake to improve and maintain their security online while they engage in everyday online activities, such as web browsing, emailing, texting, etc. In addition to the protection of networks and equipment, the cyber hygiene practices are often part of a routine to ensure the safety of identity and other details that could be stolen or corrupted.
Outcomes
The outcome of the project will be improved cyber hygiene practices by Ukrainian civil servants.
Outputs
The intended outputs include:
- 1,200 civil servants complete the OSCE’s “Cyber Hygiene Essentials” course.
- Cyber awareness campaign
- A specialised compliance cybersecurity checklist for government authorities
Activities
In FY21/22:
Development of training material in Ukrainian: a Workbook for Participants of Cyber Hygiene Training and Methodological Manual for Cyber Hygiene Trainers. These materials were developed in co-operation with the National Agency of Ukraine for Civil Service and Ukrainian School of Governance in the framework of the project “Strengthening Ukrainian State Authorities’ Cyber Hygiene and Cybersecurity Capacity” by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine.
- Train up to 60 trainers, who will then run “Cyber Hygiene Essentials” training for up to 1,200 civil servants.
- Design and deliver advanced training for ICT staff in select ministries
- Work with relevant government authorities to develop a specialised compliance cybersecurity checklist.
Additional website links
https://www.osce.org/project-coordinator-in-ukraine/492652
https://www.osce.org/project-coordinator-in-ukraine/492664
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