Program XV international Forum «Partnership of State, business and civil society in ensuring international information security»

Program XV international Forum «Partnership of State, business and civil society in ensuring international information security» Security and international cooperation in the ICT environment The forum is held by National Associationfor International Information Security (NAIIS)(the Russian Federation) The Forum purpose – to discuss the priority directions for global,…

The Preliminary Program of the fifteenth international Forum “Partnership of State, business and civil society in ensuring international information security”

Security and sustainability of the ICT-environment for prosperity The forum is held by National Association for International Information Security (NAIIS) (Russian Federation) The Forum purpose is to discuss the priority directions of global, regional, multilateral and bilateral cooperation in the field of forming an international information security system.…

CONCEPT OF UN CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION SECURITY

PREAMBLE We note considerable progress in the development of information and communications technologies and means that build information space, Express our concern about threats related to possible uses of these technologies and means for purposes inconsistent with the objectives of ensuing international peace, security and strategic stability, Attach importance to preventing conflicts…

Welcoming Remarks by Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, at the Meeting of the Security Council of the Russian Federation (March 26, 2021)

Unofficial translation Today, we will review issues related to the state policy in the field of international information security. This is an urgent and extremely important theme. The 21st century is rightly described as a time of breakthroughs in information technology. As we are well aware, this technology has…

Press release on launching an Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes

On May 26, 2021, the 75th UN General Assembly session in New York adopted, by consensus, Russia’s Resolution 75/282 on countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes. The document determines the modalities of the operation by an ad hoc committee that will develop, under UN…

Russian intelligence agency SVR sets up dark web whistleblowing platform

The SVR, Russia’s main intelligence service, has deployed a system similar to the SecureDrop whistleblowing platform to allow Russians living abroad to safely send anonymous tips via the Tor network about national security threats. “If you are outside Russia and have important information regarding urgent threats to the security of the…

Executive Order approving Basic Principles of State Policy on International Information Security

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Approving the Principles of State Policy of the Russian Federation on International Information Security. The Basic Principles of the Russian Federation State Policy on International Information Security is a strategic planning document that sets out official views on the essence of international information security and identifies the main threats to international information security, the targets and objectives of the state policy in this sphere, as well…

Discussing the UN OEWG with the Mother of Norms

In this episode, co-hosts Jim Lewis and Chris Painter talk with Michele Markoff, Deputy Coordinator for Cyber Issues in the Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Affairs at the U.S. State Department. They discuss the recently concluded UN OEWG process and the next steps for international coordination on…

Preparing for Retaliation Against Russia, U.S. Confronts Hacking by China

The proliferation of cyberattacks by rivals is presenting a challenge to the Biden administration as it seeks to deter intrusions on government and corporate systems. By David E. Sanger, Julian E. Barnes and Nicole Perlroth, March 7, 2021 WASHINGTON — Just as it plans to begin retaliating against Russia for the large-scale hacking of…

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. Lavrov signed Agreements on the provision of gratuitous technical assistance with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic R. Kazakbaev in Moscow

On 25 February 2021, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. Lavrov met in Moscow with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic R. Kazakbaev. During the negotiations, the heads of the foreign affairs agencies of two countries emphasized with deep satisfaction the…

NATO helps to strengthen Mongolia’s cyber defence capacity

NATO marked the successful conclusion of a multi-year project designed to bolster the cyber defence capacity of Mongolia, one of NATO’s partners across the globe. The project ran between 2017 and 2020 and was supported by NATO’s Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme. It entailed the establishment…