The lecturers of the department participate in the implementation of the international project of the United States Agency for International Development (hereinafter – USAID) “Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructure of Ukraine”.

The USAID Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure in Ukraine Activity is a Project funded by USAID and implemented by DAI. Additional implementing partners include Catalisto, Florida International University, Information Systems Security Partners, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, SocialBoost, and Veterans First Initiative.

The project covers a three-year period from May 2021 to September 2024.

The purpose of the Project is to strengthen the resilience of Ukraine’s critical infrastructure from cyberattacks by establishing trusted collaboration between key cybersecurity stakeholders in the government, private sector, academia, and civil society.

Specific to the workforce development component, the Project’s higher education program will expand capacity among Ukrainian universities to deliver cybersecurity courses and degree programs, including practical training opportunities via experiential training virtual Cybersecurity Training Labs.

It is expected that accomplishing the Project objectives should improve short-term cybersecurity
resilience in Ukraine and establish a solid foundation for long-term cybersecurity independence and leadership. Specific to this component, the Project intends to equip Ukraine with cybersecurity specialists who can fill in talent gaps, and can competently identify, detect, protect, respond and recover from attacks across both operational and information technology sectors.