In accordance with the Law of Ukraine On Basic Principles of Ensuring Cybersecurity of Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine:

ensures the functioning of the SSU Cybersecurity Situation Centre and regional cybersecurity centres of the SSU regional offices to perform tasks related to countering espionage, terrorism, sabotage and, within the powers defined by law, countering other cyber threats in the field of state security.

The SSU Cybersecurity Situation Centre is the main centre in the system of SSU cybersecurity centres, tasked with ensuring cybersecurity of Ukraine and coordinating the activities of all regional cybersecurity centres of the SSU regional offices 

The SSU Cybersecurity Situation Centre and the regional cybersecurity centres of the SSU regional offices operate 24/7.

Their tasks are to:

• carry out counterintelligence measures aimed at combating cyber terrorism, cyber sabotage and cyber espionage;
• coordinate the activities of cybersecurity entities to counter cyber espionage, cyber terrorism, and cyber sabotage;
• conduct covert check of the readiness of critical infrastructure facilities for possible cyber attacks and cyber incidents;
• investigate cyber incidents and cyberattacks on state electronic information resources, information required to be protected by law, and critical information infrastructure;
• ensure response to cyber incidents, cyberattacks and cyber threats in the field of state security.

The main focus is on detecting and neutralizing cyberattacks on the information and communication systems of government agencies, security and defence forces, and critical infrastructure facilities carried out by foreign intelligence services and hacker groups under their control, and overcoming the consequences of these attacks.

The SSU Cybersecurity Situation Centre organized and coordinated the response to large-scale cyber attacks in Ukraine, such as cyber attacks on Kyivstar, the Parkovyi Data Center, critical infrastructure facilities in the energy sector, the Unified and State Registers of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, Ukrzaliznytsia, etc.

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, SSU cyber specialists have detected and neutralized over 12 700 cyber attacks and cyber incidents.