SPIEF 2021 highlights the theme of protecting critical information infrastructure

According to the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Moscow, on the morning of June 4, during the third working day of the St. Petersburg (SPIEF 2021) held a roundtable with the theme: ‘Critical Information Infrastructure – Creating an Environment of Trust’.

Delegates to the International Economic Forum St. Petersburg for the 24th time in Saint Petersburg, Russia on June 3, 2021. Photo: AFP/VNA This is one of the discussion topics in the thematic group “Technology, open horizons”, one of the four thematic groups under the Business Program of the forum. The workshop was chaired and moderated by Mr. Andrey Bezrukov, Chairman of the Association for Export of Sovereign Technology; Professor of Applied Analysis of International Affairs, Moscow State Diplomatic Academy (MGIMO) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. At the beginning of the conference, President Bezrukov commented that the process of digitization is developing rapidly. However, the rapid development will raise the problem of ensuring the security of the critical information infrastructure. Therefore, it is necessary to build a reliable and secure ecosystem as the foundation for digitization. He also said that this is a long process, so businesses need to be aware of this issue in order to participate in cooperation, first within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), then large corporations. of Russia such as nuclear corporation Rosatom, telecommunications corporation Rostelecom. Speaking at the discussion, General Director of cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab, Mr. Eugene Kaspersky recalled the cyber attack on Saudi Arabia’s Aramco corporation in 2011 that halted its operations for two years. week. He also said that businesses in the banking and telecommunications sectors are frequent targets of hackers. However, Kaspersky Lab can develop software that allows to protect the system safely against these attacks, or still monitor the hacker’s access to the system. Mr. Kaspersky affirmed that the technology to deal with cyber attacks is there, but the problem lies in the need to coordinate all businesses, provide training on cybersecurity for employees and regularly check. Meanwhile, Andrey Butko, General Director of Rusatom Automated Control System company specializing in ensuring the safety of nuclear information infrastructure, said that the establishment of the system ensures safety for the market. Nuclear is a challenge. The training of nuclear emergency personnel should be supported by the government. For his part, Andrey Golov, General Director of Security Code LLC, expressed his skepticism about Russia’s ability to export cybersecurity technology to other countries. The main reason is that this is a dual-use technology and countries do not fully trust Russia’s security technology. Before the comments that Russian cybersecurity technology should first be applied within the EAEU, after success, the next step could be to export to other countries, Mr. Golov proposed the idea of ​​creating develop a technology based on which, each country can build its own information infrastructure protection system, autonomous in cyber security technology. Igor Lyapunov, vice president in charge of information security of the Russian corporation Rostelecom, also agreed with Mr. Golov when assessing that Russia’s information technology level still cannot meet the demand for technology. current news in the world. Therefore, it is not possible to impose only domestic information technology and equipment in Russia. Independent expert Dani Danone, Israel’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations for the period 2015-2020, raised the issue that the government should play a leading role in ensuring information security. Children from the time they are in high school also need to be taught about information security. He also emphasized that the information ecosystem needs to be kept safe and needs cooperation around the world Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Vasily Shpak said that cyber security is an extremely important factor and this is a challenge for the Russian government, so it is necessary to establish Russia’s own information systems. To do this, it is necessary to look at the whole, coordinate among Russian ministries/sectors, and at the same time consider the application of new technologies such as quantum computing or artificial intelligence. Deputy Minister Shpak affirmed that this is the “Information Security Front” and must manage this issue from the top. Russia is currently in a favorable position to step by step solve the problem of information security because of its developed science and promotion of the program to replace imported goods. Since 1997, the International Economic Forum of St. Petersburg has become the world’s leading forum for members of the business community to meet and discuss key economic issues facing Russia, emerging markets and the whole world. Plans to hold the forum in 2020 have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.