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Facing
a possible cut-off from the internet by the US, Russian security officials and
IT giants are discussing the possibility to make the Russian sector of the net
independent, according to insiders.
RT
reports the issue would be discussed at several closed-door events in the days
to come, including a national Security Council session on Monday next week,
reports Vedomosti newspaper citing a number of unnamed security and industry
sources.
The
meeting of security officials, to be chaired by President Vladimir Putin, will
to discuss the results of a July Communications Ministry exercise to test how
robust the Russian internet infrastructure would be if it were subject to a
massive cyber-attack. The answer to that is reportedly “Not robust enough.”
Russia
wants to, if not prevent, then at least control the potential damage of a
confrontation in cyberspace. Particularly, it wants the ‘runet’ - the Russian
part of the internet - to be able to operate independently from the rest of the
world in case of emergency, the newspaper cites a security source as saying.
The
goal is not to have ‘an internet of its own’, like North Korea’s. It’s also not
about being able to shut down electronic communications in Russia in the face
of massive riots, as Turkey and Egypt recently did, although such an option
would be welcomed, the report says.
Rather it is to ensure that
if the US government uses its emergency powers to cut Russian IP addresses from
service, then backup servers would be ready to step in. Back in 2012, US
President Barack Obama signed an executive order allowing him to take control
of all communications on American soil, including those crucial for the normal
operation of the internet.
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