Patrushev criticized officials for using Google and

[Матушкин Андрей Николаевич]

Patrushev criticized officials for using Google and WhatsApp, calling for better information protection.

Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev has advocated improving the information security system, since software of foreign technical intelligence has been found in the information systems of state authorities, TASS reports. He also criticized officials for using foreign services Google, Yahoo and WhatsApp.

“Employees of state authorities of the Khabarovsk Territory used the capabilities of a number of foreign information and telecommunication services, such as Google, Yahoo, WhatsApp and others,” Patrushev said at an away meeting in Vladivostok. “This is a systemic issue for the whole of Russia, but in the Far East it’s especially acute. I ask the heads of the regions of the okrug to pay special attention to these issues and take appropriate measures. "

Patrushev called the neglect on the part of officials of the rules of work with information systems one of the reasons for the lack of security of state and municipal information systems. As an example, he cited the results of a random check conducted by the FSB of Russia in relation to the authorities of several regions of the Far East, which showed "weak effectiveness of measures to protect information."

According to him, "today experts record a noticeable increase in the number of computer attacks on information and telecommunication systems." Patrushev said that improving the information security system is required.

- The Duma proposes to punish officials for using Google and WhatsApp
In this regard, it is worth recalling the recent hacks of the Ministry of Defense by hackers from the Anonymous International group. They stated that secret information from the Ministry of Defense was allegedly transmitted through publicly available mail services. The hackers said that the crackers gained access to the mail array and devices of Ksenia Bolshakova, assistant and secretary Roman Filimonov, former head of the Construction Department of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

As proof of the hacking, Anonymous International posted a file about military units with the deployment of Iskander complexes, as well as a part of a retouched file at the fourth-generation nuclear submarine base at 12 sites.

“We note with sadness that if this information became available to us, then with a greater degree of probability it could be available to the special services of a number of interested countries, as the criminal negligence of the employees of the Construction Department of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation provided ample opportunities for this throughout 2012-2014” , - explained in the blog.

The Russian authorities promised to verify the information of hackers, as stated by spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

We add that in 2014 the media reported that officials working in the Krasnoyarsk City Hall were banned from using popular foreign social networks and sites: Google, Facebook and Twitter. According to regional authorities, foreign systems serve as the basis for actively opposing government policies.

The Duma proposes to punish officials for using Google and WhatsApp

Member of the State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption United Russia party Ilya Kostunov proposed introducing punishments for civil servants for using Google, WhatsApp and other similar services that are banned.

He stated that work on the relevant bill was already underway. "All the necessary prohibitions and the special regime for using such devices and services can be determined at the level of documents issued by the executive branch, - service instructions," Kostunov explained.

"But with regard to liability for violation of such instructions, I consider it necessary to amend the legislation," the parliamentarian said. In his opinion, the punishment should be harsh: from fines to dismissal.

Kostunov explained that over the past three years, the law enforcement agencies - the FSO, the FSB, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Defense - have changed and significantly tightened the rules for using electronic gadgets during special events. Measures have also been taken to provide additional protection against data leaks on the Internet.

“As for the regional administrations, regional officials, there, of course, they often use regular mailboxes and the services designated by Nikolai Patrushev,” the deputy commented.

 

[Детектив-Молдова]

Re: Patrushev criticized officials for using Google and

This is a serious matter!
Information leak!

 

[STALKER]

Re: Patrushev criticized officials for using Google and

And why there is nothing interesting about viber ....

 

[Плотников Юрий Михайлович]

Re: Patrushev criticized officials for using Google and

Viber fell into the category of others!

 

[Плотников Юрий Михайлович]

Re: Patrushev criticized officials for using Google and

Viber fell into the category of others!

 

[Чередов Алексей]

Re: Patrushev criticized officials for using Google and

Yes ... And in my opinion they will want to open any system. The main thing would be the desire and resources for this: cry:

 

[STALKER]

Re: Patrushev criticized officials for using Google and

The keyword "resources" which is always lacking))))

 

[Андрей Захаров]

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It’s sad that they “moved” just now .... And what’s interesting is that the “initiators” of all this are not government agencies that should, in principle, carry out a security check, but some kind of “hackers” .....

 

[Kuznecov.Igorj]

Re: Patrushev criticized officials for using Google and

Not comprehensible. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation uses other people's programs.

 

[Матушкин Андрей Николаевич]

Re: Patrushev criticized officials for using Google and

Yes. This is extremely sad.