State Duma deputy and chairman of the Information Policy Committee Alexander Khinshtein has announced that a draft law is being developed to tighten regulations on data leaks by operators, as well as a bill on criminal punishment for the use of leaked information. This initiative is being carried out in collaboration with the Ministry of Construction.
According to a study conducted by Stormwall, nearly a third of the top-earning Russian companies only provide low-level network hosting for their websites. This means that if these companies are targeted by cyber attackers, 30% of them would be unable to adequately protect their resources. This vulnerability is a major factor in over 90% of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks.
Khinshtein criticized this situation as “unacceptable” and described it as disorderly, especially in the context of the ongoing information war against Russia, where cyber attacks on critical resources and services have become increasingly frequent.
While acknowledging the efforts made by the state to improve information security, Khinshtein pointed out that there are still many areas that need to be addressed.
In light of these findings, Khinshtein called on companies to prioritize strengthening their information security and to take a more serious approach towards protecting their data.