Ukraine prepares to remove data from Russia’s reach

Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen on a computer screen while addressing the nation in the Kremlin in Moscow, as people celebrate in the center of Donetsk, the territory controlled by pro-Russian militants, eastern Ukraine, late Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. | Alexei Alexandrov/AP Photo

Ukraine’s government is preparing to wipe its computer servers and transfer its sensitive data out of Kyiv if Russian troops move to seize the capital, a senior Ukrainian cyber official said Tuesday.

The worst-case contingency planning addresses an unintended consequence of a security measure the government took in 2014, when it began centralizing its computer systems after Russia and pro-Moscow separatists

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