“Military and civil servants banned from using Telegram on official devices The NSDC has announced a ban on Telegram on official devices of civil servants, military and critical infrastructure workers. The decision was made due to threats to national security associated with the use of the messenger during the war.”, — write on: unn.ua
Details
It is noted that the relevant decision was taken by the National Cyber Security Coordination Center (NCCC) during the meeting on September 19.
The key topic of the meeting was the discussion of threats to national security associated with the use of the Telegram messenger, especially during the Russian Federation’s full-scale war against Ukraine.
Representatives of the Security Service of Ukraine and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine noted that Telegram is actively used by the enemy for cyber attacks, the distribution of phishing and malicious software, establishing the geolocation of users, correcting missile strikes, etc.
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Also, the key topic of the meeting was the discussion of threats to national security associated with the use of the Telegram messenger, especially during a full-scale war between the Russian Federation and Ukraine.
In order to minimize these threats, a decision was made to prohibit the installation and use of Telegram on the official devices of employees of state authorities, military personnel, employees of the security and defense sector, as well as enterprises – operators of critical infrastructure
At the same time, exceptions are possible – we are talking about persons for whom the use of this messenger is part of official duties.
Addition
The participants of the meeting paid considerable attention to ensuring the stable operation of mobile communications and the Internet in the conditions of martial law. Companies in the telecommunications sector are constantly under cyberattacks by Russian hackers.
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It is noted that in order to improve cooperation in responding to such threats, the participants supported the initiative to create a center for the exchange and analysis of information on cyber threats using the best European practices, in particular according to the ISAC model.
In addition, the issue of ensuring continuous operation of electronic communication networks during power outages was considered and decisions were made.
We will remind
According to the survey, 54% of Ukrainians are in favor of limiting and controlling Telegram, rather than a complete ban. And only 9% of Ukrainians believe that the messenger should be completely banned.