Russia’s Global Information Security Initiatives

... adopting annual resolutions on this agenda, with draft documents substantively updated to take into account the rapid development of new information technologies. One of the most important achievements of Russian cyber diplomacy was the approval by the UN General Assembly of the Russian resolution (A/RES/73/27), which formulated a set of 13 rules and norms of responsible behavior of states in the Internet space (ban on the use of intermediaries to commit cyberattacks, mandatory justification of any accusations of cyberattacks, assistance to states affected by cyberattacks if they request for help, cooperation with the private sector and civil society organizations in implementing the rules of responsible behavior of states in the Internet space). [ ...