Luke Rodeheffer
The Russian Communications Authority (RosKomNadZor) announced that it has gotten authorization from the Russian Ministry on Digital Development, Communications, and Mass Media to use automated systems to monitor and identify improperly secured personally identifiable information by online services and companies (Vedomosti, January 17). This is another step in Russia’s national cyber defense system to identify vulnerabilities that hackers can exploit. Internet censorship in Russia is a well-known challenge, especially since the adoption of the “Sovereign Internet” law in 2019 (Russian Duma, April 4, 2019; see EDM September 3, November 25, 2024). In addition to cracking down on civilian internet encryption and creating a local network of servers to facilitate internet traffic via the “RuNet” project, the Russian state is moving forward with creating a unified internet security system that aims to incorporate all commercial organizations in the country.
Anton Nemkin, a member of the Russian State Duma’s Committee on Information Policy, Information Technology, and Communications, announced late last year that all businesses would soon be required to connect to unified cyber-defense systems (Interfax, November 8, 2024). The Federal Security Service (FSB) is preparing legislation for this initiative (Vedomosti, November 8, 2024). Nemkin justified the move by citing recent statistics showing that the country’s cyber infrastructure suffered 355,000 DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks in the first half of 2024, a 16 percent increase from 2023 (Interfax, November 8, 2024)
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