Сyber security priorities of legal sup- port in Ukraine at the present stage

Abstract

In Ukraine, cybersecurity is seen as a component of
national security. In recent years, our country has taken a
number of positive steps to fulfill its international obliga-
tions to improve cybersecurity legislation.
At the same time, along with the positive dynamics of
the development of legislation in the field of cybersecuri-
ty, it should be noted that there is a need to further align
national legislation with international standards. In par-
ticular, the Law of Ukraine “On the Fundamental Prin-
ciples of Cybersecurity of Ukraine” is rather a roadmap
for the development of future regulations rather than a
comprehensive cybersecurity law that regulates the full
range of cybersecurity issues and meets international
standards and best practices. Experts also point out the
following problematic aspects of cybersecurity legal sup-
port in Ukraine: inconsistency and inconsistency of ter-
minology; lack of a critical infrastructure law; lack of
rules for conducting information security audits of crit-
ical infrastructure facilities that must be based on inter-
national standards; duplication of cyber incident report-
ing; lack of security and information requirements for
critical infrastructure operators and digital service pro-
viders; lack of long-term strategic planning with clearly
defined interim results, timelines and responsibility for
their achievement; budgetary constraints on the ability of
the state to pay competitive salaries to attract and retain
highly professional cybersecurity professionals.
Accordingly, this area of work still requires consider-
able attention and efforts. As the development of cyber-
security legal support in Ukraine is linked to Ukraine’s
European integration aspirations, it will be effective to
improve national cybersecurity legislation to take into
account the terms of the Association Agreement between
Ukraine and the EU and its Member States, on the other
hand (2014). implementation of EU countries’ experience
and best practices and standards.