The President of Russia convened the Security Council online and ordered to develop a state system for information protection.
Vladimir Putin at an online meeting of the Security Council of the Russian Federation on Friday, May 20, said that a full -fledged war was being waged against Russia in the information space and ordered to develop a state system for protecting information .
“The number of cyberattacks on Russia’s information infrastructure has continued to grow in recent years. In recent years, but with the start of a special military operation in Donbass, Ukraine, the challenges in this area are became more acute and serious., more ambitious. In fact, a real “invasion, war in the information space. I consider it appropriate to consider the issue of creating a state information protection system. I also expect specific proposals from you on what further steps should be taken to ensure the stable operation of the information infrastructure in government and state administration, ”Putin said.
He also recalled that cyber troops are now officially part of the army of some countries.
“Purposeful attempts are being made to disable Internet resources of Russia’s critical infrastructure. First of all, the media, financial institutions, portals and socially significant networks have been attacked. Serious attacks. was conducted on the official websites of the authorities, ”he said.
According to Putin, the corporate networks of large Russian companies are more often targeted by hackers.
Mechanisms for ensuring the information security of critical facilities need to be improved and adjusted in real time, units responsible for protecting information should be created everywhere, the President of the Russian Federation believes .
As can be seen from the broadcast of the Security Council meeting, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, as well as Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov, took part in it.
As we recall, Anonymous earlier said they had gained access to Kremlin video cameras. They released several surveillance videos that they say were taken inside the Kremlin. Prior to this, Anonymous destroyed 65 terabytes of Rosaviation data. They later hacked Russian Rutube. His work has not been restored until now.
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Source: korrespondent
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