Dec 25, 2019 10:31:00

Russia succeeds in `` test to disconnect domestic network from the Internet ''

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Soviet Artefacts

Russia's Deputy Minister of Information Technology and Communications Alexei Sokolov revealed in a press conference that an experiment to cut off and isolate Russia's domestic network from the world's Internet was carried out for several days until December 23, 2019 Did.

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Russia successfully disconnected from the internet | ZDNet
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Although the technical details and content of the test have not been disclosed, Deputy Minister Sokolov has announced that several blocking patterns have been tested, including scenarios envisioning hostile cyberattacks from abroad. He said that he was successful.

The Digital Economy National Program was proposed in December 2018 to allow Russia's domestic network to be disconnected from other countries in the event of a major cyber attack. Although the test to actually disconnect the domestic network from the Internet was scheduled to be conducted in April 2019, the enforcement of the `` net sovereignty law '' submitted to Congress along with the Digital Economy State Program will begin in November 2019 It was postponed after one day.

Russia plans to conduct an experiment `` cutting domestic Internet from abroad ''-gigazine

by Jedimentat44

Net sovereignty law requires state agencies and security services, and all Internet service providers and carriers in Russia to reroute all Internet traffic under the supervision of the Ministry of Information Technology and Communications.

The communication route of the rerouted network will go through the point under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Information Technology and Communications, but ZDNet of technology media says, 'The monitoring point of the Ministry of Information Technology and Communications is the same as China's Great Firewall Will function as an Internet surveillance device. '

by elianemey

'Our goal was to provide uninterrupted Internet services in Russia under all circumstances. The results of our tests show that governments and carriers are effectively responding to upcoming threats, Has worked, 'said Sokolov.