Meeting of Heads of Law Enforcement Agencies of Ukraine in the Field of Cyber Security with FBI Director Christopher Wray

On July 19, in New York (USA), heads of Ukrainian law enforcement agencies in the field of cyber security met with the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Christopher Wray. The founder and Head of GC3, Volodymyr Pavelko, was also present at this meeting. Participants discussed russia’s ongoing criminal cyberwar against Ukraine and the possibilities of teamwork in countering russian state cyber attacks and cybercriminal groups.

The main source of threats to the national security of Ukraine and the international community in the field of cyber security remains russia itself, which actively implements the concept of information warfare, based on a combination of destructive actions in cyberspace and information dumping.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)is an agency of the US Department of Justice that serves as a federal criminal investigative and domestic intelligence (counterintelligence) agency. The FBI’s jurisdiction includes the authority to investigate activities involving more than 200 categories of violations and federal crimes. Its motto is a backronym of the English abbreviation FBI: «Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity».