On Wednesday, March 2, Chamber OSAC Committee in conjunction with the U.S. Embassy hosted a forum where each security department representative had an opportunity to make a presentation about their experience in regards to best security practices in Ukraine and security challenges of conducting business in Ukraine. The meeting served as a brainstorming session to share information within the framework of the Special Joint Project of the Overseas Security Advisory Council and the OSAC Committee of the Chamber and gave an excellent chance for the participants to learn how others address security problems in Ukraine. 

Starting the Meeting, Mr. Viktor Panchak, Security Manager, KRAFT FOODS UKRAINE presented Kraft Foods’ business general overview, security structure of the company, security organization at sites, key security programs applied in the company and shared with the representatives the best practices of the company. 

To view his Presentation please click here. 

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The Presentation of Mr. Sergey Yatsenko, VP Corporate Relations, Avis Rent a Car & Leasing Ukraine was devoted to corporate security - practice and threats. 

Mr. Sergey Yatsenko spoke about his company’s main areas of operations, principles of enterprise’s security, threats for an enterprise and means of protection. 

To view the Presentation please click here. 

Continuing the Meeting, Mr. Sergii Grebenyuk, Lawyer, Magisters spoke about the legal aspects of cooperation between business and law-enforcement authorities.   

Mr. Volodymyr Tkachenko, Director, Active Audit Agency devoted his Presentation to the main problems of security business in Ukraine. He defined main players on the market, information security management system, risk management approach.  

To view his Presentation please click here. 

His second Presentation was devoted to information security program review: information security roadmap, effective documentation set to provide information security, information security policy, effectiveness control and his company’s experience in technical solutions and services.

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• Cyber Crime Threat in Ukraine and Eastern Europe
• U.S. Law Enforcement Perspectives on Cyber Crime in Ukraine
• Ukrainian Law Enforcement and Cyber Crime Enforcement/Investigations
• Protecting Proprietary Information: Commercial Industry Examples
• Protecting Information: Practical Security Recommendations

Please see below for detailed agenda.

Among invited guests were the new U.S. Ambassador, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, representatives of the OSAC Washington, D.C. Head Quarters, U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Special thanks to Microsoft Ukraine, LLC for their support of the Chamber’s OSAC Cyber Security Conference!