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Private-public initiatives for cybersecurity: the case of Ukraine

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Despite widespread fears at the time, Ukraine appears to have been effective in countering Russian cyber aggression since the invasion of February 2022. During the period, Ukraine has been provided with significant levels of cyber defence support by allied governments and private sector companies. Through expert interviews and roundtables, we have convened a dialogue with stakeholders with direct experience of these private-public collaborations. Our research seeks to identify the factors that have led to positive outcomes for Ukraine and the challenges experienced. We gather the insights and lessons learned for cybersecurity capacity-building and international assistance coordination and explore the applicability of such lessons to potential future crisis scenarios. This paper presents the results and makes recommendations for further work. We anticipate that the insights presented will contribute to the identification of policy and practice priorities for cybersecurity capacity-building and capability enhancements, specifically where private-public cooperation is essential to maintaining cyber resilience in the face of heightened cyberattacks. It is hoped that these insights will help states and the private sector to prepare to counter cyber aggression in other parts of the world, as well as to help sustain the continued efforts in Ukraine.

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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1080/23738871.2025.2451256

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Computer Science
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Computer Science
Role:
Author
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Computer Science
Role:
Author
More by this author
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Computer Science
Role:
Author
More by this author
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Computer Science
Role:
Author


Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
Journal:
Journal of Cyber Policy More from this journal
Volume:
9
Issue:
3
Pages:
399-422
Publication date:
2025-02-05
Acceptance date:
2024-11-01
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EISSN:
2373-8898
ISSN:
2373-8871


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English
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2084112
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pubs:2084112
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2025-03-10
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