Denys Tsvaig.
President of the National Cybersecurity Association of Ukraine. Technology entrepreneur, cybersecurity expert and co-founder of European sovereign AI infrastructure projects.
Denys Tsvaig is President of the National Cybersecurity Association of Ukraine, a Ukrainian-Israeli technology entrepreneur, co-founder of DeHealth, 12 Elements and Black Vault, and author of the book The Third World Cyber War. His professional experience spans cybersecurity, personal data protection, blockchain, digital health and infrastructure for artificial intelligence.
As co-founder of Black Vault, Denys takes part in developing sovereign AI and energy infrastructure projects in Germany and elsewhere in Europe. According to the company, in Saxony-Anhalt these include energy infrastructure in Quedlinburg and an AI and high-performance computing campus project in Blankenburg. The initiatives cover sites for future computing capacity, power connections, cooling, connectivity and physical security. They connect energy, computing capacity, data sovereignty and national cyber resilience, and are at various stages of planning and development.
Denys is also CEO and co-founder of DeHealth, a technology company working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, medical data and digital services. In his work he combines information security with the resilience of critical digital infrastructure.
On the association’s behalf he co-organised a 2020 round table on healthcare cybersecurity with the National Security and Defense Council, and in 2021 presented the association’s work to the Public Council at the Ministry of Digital Transformation. In 2022 he spoke to Cybernews about Russia’s cyber war against Ukraine, and in 2024 wrote for HackerNoon on the Munich Security Conference and the Nexus 2050 conference. His public expert work covers personal data protection, digital assets and the risks of artificial intelligence.
Denys Tsvaig’s professional projects are his independent activity, not projects of the National Cybersecurity Association of Ukraine.
Role at NAK.
President of the National Cybersecurity Association of Ukraine (EDRPOU 43452536). Its governing bodies are the general meeting, the executive committee and the president. Facts and sources
Career.
Timeline as stated by the president; links are the public sources that support it
- 2006–2013
Trade and e-commerce in the European Union.
- 2014–2015
Blockchain projects, including a pilot of a digital share on a blockchain ledger.
- 2016–2020
CTO of Suntri.
- 2019–2020
Founds the National Cybersecurity Association of Ukraine, registered on 15 January 2020. In July 2020 the association holds a round table on healthcare cybersecurity with the NSDC and the eHealth Consortium.
- 2021
CEO and co-founder of DeHealth. Represents the association at a meeting of the Public Council at the Ministry of Digital Transformation.
- 2022
Interview with Cybernews as the association’s president: Russia’s cyber war against Ukraine.
- 2024
Analysis on HackerNoon: cyber warfare, the Munich Security Conference, the Nexus 2050 conference. Author of the book The Third World Cyber War.
- Today
Co-founder of Black Vault, sovereign AI and energy infrastructure in Germany and Europe. CEO of 12 Elements.
Publications and interviews.
The president’s position.
Denys Tsvaig’s own analysis of cyber warfare, international security and artificial intelligence. These are his personal views, not the association’s official position.
- 21 Jan 2024The Face of Modern Conflict: What You Need to Know About Cyber WarfareHackerNoon · bylined article
- 23 Feb 2024Munich Security Conference 2024: Everything That Went DownHackerNoon · bylined article
- 9 Jul 2024Cybersecurity and AI: Meetings and Insights from the Nexus 2050 ConferenceHackerNoon · bylined article
- BookThe Third World Cyber War
Personal expert participation.
As stated by the president · personal participation
- Ministry of Digital Transformation of UkraineInvited cybersecurity expert at the foresight session “Virtual Assets in Ukraine 2030”.
- Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human RightsAt the Ombudsman’s invitation, a member of the Coordination Council on Personal Data Protection.
- Cyber Police Department of the National Police of UkraineAn author’s course on cryptocurrency, blockchain and cyber hygiene for Cyber Police officers.
- ISACA Kyiv ChapterWebinar “Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity”: AI and machine learning in security systems.
- Council of Information and Cybersecurity of UkraineCommittee “Development of the organisational system of cybersecurity”: strategy, mechanisms and legislation.