Putin has ordered Russia to unplug itself from the Internet

[ARMalik]

Russia is about to be isolated from the internet. It’s all part of preparations for war
https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/tech...r/news-story/e3232395041286630fbd08cb10965efc

President Putin has ordered Russia to unplug itself from the internet. The nation accused of planning to use submarines to cut vital international cables wants to make sure its own economy can survive ‘offline’.

Russian media reports the civil-defence exercise is expected to take place at an unspecified time before April 1. It’s all about testing measures put in place in the event of war — when an ‘aggressor’ could cut its digital umbilical cords.

According to RosBiznesKonsalting, Moscow is drafting a law stating that all internal internet service providers (ISPs) must continue to remain functional even if isolated from the rest of the world.

“According to the proposals, operators and internet providers will have to ‘ensure the installation’ in their networks of technical means to counter threats,” RBK reports.

The test ‘decoupling’ of the world wide web is to determine what technical and legal challenges remain in order to complete legislation currently before the Kremlin and ensure its ISPs must comply.

ISOLATIONIST ACT
The legislation was introduced late last year. It also requires all ISPs to reroute all traffic through physical internet exchange points controlled by Russia’s telecommunications regulator, Roskomnadzor.

This would also make Kremlin monitoring of all internal internet traffic, and contact with the outside world, much easier. Roskomnadzor has already announced its intention to block all prohibited content, and ensure Russian-to-Russian communications will not be channelled outside the country where it can be intercepted by foreign agencies.

The disconnection will be overseen by the Kremlin’s Information Security Working Group, which includes the co-founder of the controversial Russian cybersecurity firm Kasperksy Lab.

Analysts will also use the results of the experiments to instruct Russian internet services how to comply with the new laws.

Moscow states it wants at least 95 per cent of all internet services rerouted internally before next year.

As a deadline of April 1 has been imposed for the passing of the new law, the experiment digital ‘disconnect’ must happen before then.

 

[313ghazi]

Very smart move. Really impressed. It'll be interesting to see how they manage it and if applies to just state services or public companies too.

 

[TruthSeeker]

Good riddance. EXCEPT, unfortunately, it will bring more misery to the Russian people, all for the self-aggrandizement of Czar Putin.

 

[nahtanbob]

President Putin has ordered Russia to unplug itself from the internet. The nation accused of planning to use submarines to cut vital international cables wants to make sure its own economy can survive ‘offline’.

why would one need submarines to cut off international traffic ? it should be as easy of pulling the plug on multiple gateways within Russia

 

[Yaseen1]

Russia is preparing for massive nuclear war as nato is deploying nukes at its borders. When they got threatened by u.s and allies they may launch preemptive nukes on u.s and u.k

 

[jamahir]

 

[xyxmt]

why would one need submarines to cut off international traffic ? it should be as easy of pulling the plug on multiple gateways within Russia

use submarine to cut off other nation not Russia and the reason to isolate Russian from the fallout of that.

 

[PurpleButcher]

Russia is preparing for massive nuclear war as nato is deploying nukes at its borders. When they got threatened by u.s and allies they may launch preemptive nukes on u.s and u.k

Speechless... simple speechless... what a theory

 

[Menace2Society]

Police state. So insecure you have to control your internet.

 

[denel]

Very smart move. Really impressed. It'll be interesting to see how they manage it and if applies to just state services or public companies too.

fully in agreement, each country needs to do the same.

it is applying to all no exceptions.

 

[vostok]

It is better to prepare for the next wave of sanctions. It is reaction, not action.

 

[Desert Fox]

Russia is about to be isolated from the internet. It’s all part of preparations for war
https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/tech...r/news-story/e3232395041286630fbd08cb10965efc

President Putin has ordered Russia to unplug itself from the internet. The nation accused of planning to use submarines to cut vital international cables wants to make sure its own economy can survive ‘offline’.

Russian media reports the civil-defence exercise is expected to take place at an unspecified time before April 1. It’s all about testing measures put in place in the event of war — when an ‘aggressor’ could cut its digital umbilical cords.

According to RosBiznesKonsalting, Moscow is drafting a law stating that all internal internet service providers (ISPs) must continue to remain functional even if isolated from the rest of the world.

“According to the proposals, operators and internet providers will have to ‘ensure the installation’ in their networks of technical means to counter threats,” RBK reports.

The test ‘decoupling’ of the world wide web is to determine what technical and legal challenges remain in order to complete legislation currently before the Kremlin and ensure its ISPs must comply.

ISOLATIONIST ACT
The legislation was introduced late last year. It also requires all ISPs to reroute all traffic through physical internet exchange points controlled by Russia’s telecommunications regulator, Roskomnadzor.

This would also make Kremlin monitoring of all internal internet traffic, and contact with the outside world, much easier. Roskomnadzor has already announced its intention to block all prohibited content, and ensure Russian-to-Russian communications will not be channelled outside the country where it can be intercepted by foreign agencies.

The disconnection will be overseen by the Kremlin’s Information Security Working Group, which includes the co-founder of the controversial Russian cybersecurity firm Kasperksy Lab.

Analysts will also use the results of the experiments to instruct Russian internet services how to comply with the new laws.

Moscow states it wants at least 95 per cent of all internet services rerouted internally before next year.

As a deadline of April 1 has been imposed for the passing of the new law, the experiment digital ‘disconnect’ must happen before then.

That's actually really smart.

The greatest weakness of modern economies which are interconnected due to globalization is their reliance on modern means of communication and information. This is what has made/makes globalization possible.

Good riddance. EXCEPT, unfortunately, it will bring more misery to the Russian people, all for the self-aggrandizement of Czar Putin.

From an American Liberal/Individualist standpoint that is how you see it.

But not everyone sees it like that.

 

[nahtanbob]

use submarine to cut off other nation not Russia and the reason to isolate Russian from the fallout of that.

unless you want a war you do not do that
plus there is redundancy

 

[Maxpane]

putin is the master of planning

 

[nahtanbob]

It is better to prepare for the next wave of sanctions. It is reaction, not action.

The West has already won. for puny Crimea you have alienated Ukranian nationalists. You have sanctions on Russia.