Formally a brigadier general, Oleksandr Potiy is today tasked with guarding Ukraine on the civilian side — far from the battlefield but right at the front line of Russia’s cyber war.

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  • Ben Matthews@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Important topic. If more effort had been put earlier into lie-defence, maybe they’d need less air-defence.
    But I’m confused by this part - seems contradictory, can anybody clarify - does he have roles for people to fill, or not ?

    Nonetheless, Ukraine needs a new training and certification scheme, Potiy said, ambitiously aiming at fostering a new generation of cyber security specialists, “tens of thousands if not more,” with solid jobs within Ukraine. It is one of his core ambitions for his first year in charge of the agency. “We have educational institutions that turn out cybersecurity specialists who could provide services,” Potiy continued. “But there’s no job market.”