Russia to Form Cyber Defense Units by 2017

RIA Novosti17.02.2014 Security
Russia to Form Cyber Defense Units by 2017

Russia to Form Cyber Defense Units by 2017

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Russia plans to create special cyber-defense units to protect the country against online warfare in the coming years, a senior military commander said Thursday.

The units are being formed “to defend the Russian Armed Forces’ critical infrastructure from computer attacks,” Major General Yuri Kuznetsov said at a recent meeting of military officials.

Formation of the units will be conducted in stages and will be completed by 2017, Kuznetsov added without disclosing further details.

In August, a Defense Ministry spokesperson confirmed there were plans to train cyberwarfare units, but dodged a question on the timeframe of their activation.

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said in July the Army must heavily recruit new programmers to meet the rising need for military software.

Computer experts have suggested in the past that the government has cooperated with hacker groups operating in the country.

Alexei Moshkov, the Head of the country’s cybercrimes Bureau of Special Technical Measures, said that his agency thwarted hacker attacks last year aimed at defrauding Russian citizens of a total of around $28 million.

Every second, 12 people around the world become victims of hacking, and the vast majority of attacks target financial assets, Moshkov said.

Source: RIA Novosti

 



 
 

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