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Author : D. Gribkov
Analyst at the Security Council of the Russian Federation Presentation at the 14th Conference of Heads
of Foreign Special, Security and Law Enforcement Services - Partners of the Russian Federal Security
Service, Yaroslavl, Russia, July 29, 2015
INFORMATION SECURITY is one of the top issues
on today's global agenda. Awareness of growing threats
in information space and of their potential effects
prompts the need for a systemic search for solutions to
information security problems.
In July 2013, the President of the Russian Federation
approved the Fundamentals of the State Policy of the
Russian Federation in the Field of International Infor-
mation Security Effective until 2020.
This document sets guidelines for countering threats to
international information security and formulates the objectives, tasks and priorities for Russian
policy in that field.
One serious problem is that cyber attacks cannot be deterred in the way that works for strikes
with nuclear or conventional weapons. There is no identification friend or foe (IFF) system in
the global cyber space. This and the cross-border nature of ICTs make it impossible to evaluate
an adversary's cyber potential. It may give someone an illusion of superiority and tempt to deliver
the first strike.
Another form of threats is cyber terrorism, including the use of ICT to destroy elements of
critical cyber infrastructures, to propagandize terrorism and to recruit terrorists.
A third type of threats is the use of ICTs to interfere in the internal affairs of sovereign states,
disturb the peace, fan ethnic, racial or religious strife, propagate racist or xenophobic ideas or
theories that can stir hatred, cause discrimination, or incite violence.
The information security issue is not limited to the defense of cyber systems and networks but
also includes the defense of the interests of the individual as a priority of state policy. And the
main objective of the state policy of the Russian Federation on international information security
is the creation of a comprehensive international system of information security.
The Russian Federation believes that the facilities and resources of the United Nations are po-
tentially the best framework for evolving international information security principles.
Our country seeks both multilateral and bilateral partnerships in trying to avert security threats
in cyber space.
In conclusion, I would like to say that our country will continue to work for the world community
to consolidate its efforts to create a comprehensive international system of information secu-
rity.
Building an International System of Information Security