Internet in the tank: September 22, the Russian segment of the Network may be separated from all over the world – Moskovsky Komsomolets

Authorities are preparing special measures for the protection of IP-addresses

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The Russian authorities are planning to make several decisions, to strengthen the sovereignty of the Russian segment of the Internet. Among these measures can be introduced a special procedure for Internet governance, providing an opportunity to turn it off in case of an emergency.

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It is reported on Friday RBC with reference to the publication in the newspaper “Vedomosti”. Edition, in turn, refers to sources in the Internet business and security services.

solutions to improve the security of the Russian segment of the Internet will be taken after a series of events with the participation of senior officials. Question about the new security measures in the field of Internet will be considered at a meeting of the Russian Security Council with the participation of Vladimir Putin, to be held on September 22.

According to the official newspaper in one of the special services, exercises conducted Ministry of Communications showed that the Internet is vulnerable to external threats. Newspaper sources stress that it is not a constant disconnect from the Internet, and about how to configure the equipment so that in the event of an emergency the Russian segment of the Internet could be isolated from the global network.

According to the official publication, emergencies can be considered military actions or protests in the country.

In early September, a State Duma deputy from the “United Russia” Ilya Kostunov prepared a package of proposals to the head of the Ministry of Communications Nikolai Nikiforov on the development of instructions for citizens and private companies over the use of the Internet in emergency situations. Instructions and technical solutions, according to the deputy, should be in the case of “deliberate destructive impact” on the Russian segment of the Internet to ensure its autonomous operation.

Earlier, in April 2014. Federation Council member Maxim Kavdzharadze proposed the creation of an internal Internet access isolated from the European Union and the United States. Russian domestic network senator proposed to call “Cheburashka».

Officials also consider the transfer function domain administrator to the Federal Telecommunications Agency, which is subordinated to the Ministry of Communications. Now these functions are performed by the Coordination Center for TLD. In the administration of domains include regulating rules of delegation .ru and .rf., Technological development of the Internet infrastructure, domain registrars accreditation.