The Ministry of Communications has developed a plan for “the protection of the Russian segment of the Internet” from possible cuts – NEWSru.com

The head of the Ministry of Communications Nikolai Nikiforov October 28, said that the development of Plan for the protection of the Russian segment of the Internet in the event of possible blackouts come to an end. As explained by the Minister, is currently being made to improve the proposed system of protection.

“Yes, of course, such a plan exists. But it is always a process, because the threat and our responses to these threats – they are, so to speak, always improving. And so we are consulting with our colleagues, in particular and colleagues from the BRICS countries “- said Nikiforov, quoted by RIA” Novosti “.

According to Nikiforov, “there is a very specific technical scenarios that allow, even in the case of external destructive impact, national segment of the stand.” However, he noted that “there are no any restrictions associated with the transboundary traffic,” reports “Interfax” .

“All these arrangements are implemented safely inside the country, and we are, year after year, step by step, we will implement such measures” – warned the head of the Ministry of Communications, as quoted by TASS. With regard to the BRICS, the consultations held with them in order to “defend the position of the critical elements of independence of the Internet from any external destructive influences,” said Nikiforov.

The issue of protection of the Russian segment of the Internet from possible external trip discussed October 1 meeting of the Russian Security Council, which carried out the Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russian authorities believe that Western structures may block the Russian Internet. In this regard, they propose to develop protective measures for a possible shutdown.

At the meeting on 1 October, President said that some countries try to use its dominant position in the global information space in order to achieve not only economic, but also military and political objectives. According to Putin, they “actively apply information systems as a tool for the so-called soft power to achieve their interests.”

Prior to this meeting, Putin said that “executive head” Global Network is the United States. President’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, in turn, explained that “it’s time to think about” how to ensure the national security of Russia and the Russian Internet in connection with the fact that “the actions of our partners in the US, and in Europe there was a fair share of unpredictability” .

At a meeting of the Security Council on October 1 Putin instructed to increase the security of domestic communication networks and information resources, especially those that use state institutions. He demanded to exclude illegal interference in the work of these resources, and to prevent leakage of confidential information.

The initiative of the authorities drew criticism from the expert community. Some Internet analysts have suggested that “the protection of the Russian Internet” can turn into a reduction in freedoms of Russian Internet users. However Nikiforov and then Putin in response to these concerns saying that talk of constraints WAN access for the citizens of the Russian Federation is not.

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