Russia Shutting Off The Internet?!

If you’re looking through the news this morning you might come across an interesting headline that Russia plans to disconnect from the internet. This is part of a test for cybersecurity should anything happen to the country regarding the West. The Independent reports:

Russia is planning to disconnect itself from the internet as part of a planned experiment designed to protect the country from state-backed cyber attacks.

Internet service providers in the country are working with the Russian government in preparation for the test, which comes in response to a proposed new law that will see all internet traffic pass through Russian servers.

When it is passed, the Digital Economy National Program legislation requires the local internet, known as the Runet, to pass through exchange points managed by Russia’s telecommunications regulator Roskomnazor.

The test will see the Runet separated from the wider internet for a short period of time at some point before 1 April, according to local news agency RosBiznesKonsalting (RBK).

Once in force, the Digital Economy National Program will simultaneously protect Russia in the event of cyber war, while also filtering internet traffic to the country in a similar way to the ‘Great Firewall of China’.

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The idea of cutting Russia off from the broader internet was first proposed in 2014, after the Security Council of Russia warned of the risks of relying on other countries to provide essential parts of the country’s internet infrastructure. With all the rumours of war, would it be any surprise that Russia is wanting to make sure they’re secured should the West retaliate through a cyber attack?

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This article was written by @cifer44 

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