Two High-Ranking Cyber Security Officials Sacked in Ukraine.

Today, two high-ranking officials in the Ukrainian government’s cyber security department were fired. According to a report in Reuters, Yurii Shchyhol and Viktor Zhora, the head and deputy head of the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine (SSSCIP), were sacked due to allegations of their role in a plot to embezzle $1.72 million between 2020 and 2022. According to a report in US news, Shchyhol and Zhora are accused of buying software at increased prices from two companies they allegedly ran. The procurement process for the software program was very secretive and possibly rigged in favor of Shchyhol and Zhora.  Ukraine is making strides in confronting corruption, but there is a long way to go.