In 2025, the number of ransomware attacks grew by 126%, and the average number of cyber incidents per organization increased by 47% and 21% compared to the first and second quarters of 2024. Education, public administration, and telecommunications are the sectors most affected by cyberattacks — areas that are critical to the national security of the EU, NATO, and G7 countries.
The Policy Brief “The Cyber Sanctions Gap: Building United Front” by the Economic Security Council of Ukraine, prepared in consultation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, addresses the efficiency of current US, EU, UK, and Australian sanctions in deterring current cyber threats.
This research contains 10 recommendations for improving the structure of international cyber sanctions, including the integration of public-private partnerships in the field of intelligence, sectoral restrictions on advanced technologies, and the creation of a unified digital registry of cyber sanctions.
Read the full Policy Brief “The Cyber Sanctions Gap: Building United Front” by the Economic Security Council of Ukraine in the attached file.
The research is produced by the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU) with the support of the Askold and Dir Fund as a part of the the Strong Civil Society of Ukraine - a Driver towards Reforms and Democracy project, implemented by ISAR Ednannia, funded by Norway and Sweden. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU) and can in no way be taken to reflect the views the Government of Norway, the Government of Sweden and ISAR Ednannia.
