The geopolitical situation is hampering the promotion of Russian initiatives – so far confrontational rhetoric, rather than dialogue, has prevailed.... ... move in 1998, as 25 years ago Russia became the first country to raise the issue of information security at the UN, having timely assessed the risks of the digital future... ... ICT environment. In particular, the UNGA resolution “Creating a global culture of cybersecurity and taking stock of national efforts to protect critical information infrastructures”...
... formulated by the “father of the Chinese firewall” Fang Binxing who announced it in 2011 at the International Symposium on Information Security in Changsha. His idea is based on
four principles
: each country should have full control over its segment ... ... Second World Internet Conference in 2015, the first principle is "respect for sovereignty in the Internet space."
As in Russia, ensuring security in cyberspace is an essential part of the digital sovereignty policy pursued by China. In 2016, China promulgated the
Law on Cybersecurity
and the
National Cyberspace Security Strategy
. The strategic planning documents emphasize the need to ensure sovereignty ...
... no political force in Washington can support cyber negotiations with Russia as anti-Russian sentiments are very strong in the American society. Be that as it may, from... ... tearing relations completely. Drawing an analogy with the Cold War, one can argue that cybersecurity is becoming part of a new strategic stability equation in bilateral relations... ... still serves as a channel of communication, which is especially important in promoting information security, where misattribution of a cyber incident can lead to escalation...
... giants around the world have marked global long-term trends. The authors of this working paper take a closer look at recent key changes in Big Tech regulation both at the international level and in individual jurisdictions of the EU, USA, China and Russia, examining the different ways in which governments have tried to strike a regulatory balance between freedom and security, as well as between digital ecosystem development and healthy competition. This paper also includes an analysis of Big Tech’s ...
... Russia would halt proceedings against the Group’s members, the defendants were not released after the conflict broke out. On the contrary, their detention has already been
extended
three times. Nevertheless, whatever the role of the arrested members, cybersecurity experts noticed in summer 2022 that
REvil
had actually got reset and
restarted
its attacks, albeit
on a smaller scale
thus far.
Vague prospects
Russia’s return to full-fledged bilateral contacts with the United States on information security, as well as many other topics, is unlikely until the conflict in Ukraine is over and once the situation normalizes. Until then, Moscow and Washington should focus on multilateral talks, preventing incidents in cyberspace, and maintaining ...
The joint U.S.–Russia draft resolution on international information security is a new milestone on the path towards establishing an international regime for information security
The first committee of the 76
th
session of the UN General Assembly has adopted a draft resolution on international information ...
The decision to launch consultations on information security is an important achievement that allows Moscow and Washington to ... ... acceptable ways to arrive at more stable relations
One particular outcome of the Russia–U.S. summit was that bilateral consultations on information security were announced... ... first cyber crisis happened before Joe Biden’s inauguration. In December 2020, the cybersecurity company FireEye discovered that
SolarWinds
, a software package used...
... Working Group is a positive step forward, in spite of the global trend towards escalating tensions, especially those between Russia, China and the U.S.
We have two negotiating platforms, the GGE and the OEWG. What do you think about such co-existence?... ... accessible on the official UN ODA website. Besides, in cooperation with the OAS, UN ODA and Kenya, ICT4Peace organized a series of cybersecurity policy and diplomacy training workshops for Latin American and African diplomats.
On Friday, March 12, 2021, after ...
... initiative in order to advance international norms and develop practical cooperation in cybersecurity. The competitive environment will mean that the OEWG will need to produce... ... final factor has to do with preserving the gap between the practical side of ensuring information security and the international discussion surrounding it. Tech companies... ... and others have also taken part in informal consultations. Kaspersky Lab is the only Russian company involved in the discussions. Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
... held to familiarize foreign participants of Meeting Russia program with a Russian view on a wide range of issues in the area of cybersecurity, including attribution of cyberattacks, strengthening cooperation and trust between states in the use of ICT, etc.
Particular emphasis in the discussion was made on the latest achievements of Russian diplomacy at the United Nations platform in the area of international information security (IIS).
Timur Makhmutov, RIAC Deputy Director of Programs, and Anastasia Tolstukhina, RIAC Program Assistant,...
