State Special Communications Service of Ukraine

State Special Communications Service of Ukraine (SSSCIP)
Державна служба спеціального зв'язку та захисту інформації України
(Держспецзв'язку) / State Special Communications Service of Ukraine (SSSCIP)
State Special Communications Service of Ukraine (SSSCIP)
Agency overview
Formed1998 (as Department of Special Telecommunication Systems and Information Protection of SBU)
Preceding agency
  • SBU
JurisdictionUkraine
HeadquartersKyiv, Ukraine
Agency executive
  • Oleksandr Potii, Head of the SSSCIP
Child agency
  • Center for Cyber Defense
WebsiteOfficial website

The State Special Communications Service of Ukraine (Also known as the SSSCIP, Ukrainian: Державна служба спеціального зв'язку та захисту інформації України, romanized: Derzhavna sluzhba spetsial'nogo zv'yazku ta zakhistu informatsiyi Ukrayini, lit.'State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine'), also known as Derzhspetszv'yazku (Ukrainian: Держспецзв'язку), is a specialized executive authority of which the key functions include the provision of secure government communications, government courier service, information protection and cyber defense.

The SSSCIP provides the country's leadership and core government institutions with reliable and secure communications, in both peacetime and wartime.