In June of 2015, a small software and security programming outfit called eQualit.ie received $473,738 in funding from the Canadian government “to deliver digital security training and software to human rights defenders and activists in Ukraine.”Last month, the fruits of its labor a program called Deflect DDoS mitigation was put to the test, right in the thick of the tense situation still unfolding in Eastern Ukraine.The Canadian-funded software successfully defended a Ukrainian news site from outside attackers, serving as a proof of concept that the small-scale, open-source, community-based can ward off clouds of malicious machines.Cyber-defense in Ukraine has …read more
Source: VICE News
