Starting in 2025, Russian state-owned entities will be prohibited from using information security tools produced in “unfriendly” countries, a presidential decree states.
On Sunday, Russian president Vladimir Putin signed a decree that aims to boost the country’s information security. The document, which has been published on the government’s website, says that starting January 1, 2025, state-controlled entities will be prohibited from using information security tools originating in “foreign states which commit unfriendly actions against the Russian Federation, Russian legal entities or individuals” or produced by manufacturers that are controlled or affiliated with “unfriendly”states.
The list of entities subject to the decree includes governmental and regional authorities and organizations, state funds, state-controlled companies, strategically important organizations and “legal entities that are subjects of the critical information infrastructure of the Russian Federation.”
The decree orders the heads of these entities to assign cybersecurity responsibilities to their deputies and establish dedicated departments tasked with preventing and eliminating the consequences of hacking attacks and responding to “computer incidents.”