Russia to spend $600 million to counter VPN use
The money will be invested in RuNet, also called the “Russian Internet,” an intranet that seeks to territorialize Internet access in the country.
Russia will upgrade its Threat Protection System (TSPU).
RuNet uses technical means to filter, block, and slow down Internet traffic.
According to information from Forbes Russia, the Federal Service for Supervision of Telecommunications and Technologies could spend $600 million to modernize the blocking system of RuNet, the Russian intranet.
An intranet is a computer network that uses Internet Protocol technology with its own information, services, and operating systems. The main characteristic of an intranet is that it is private, and access to it can be mediated by criteria of territory, membership, rank, and others. RuNet is a dedicated intranet for Russian citizens within Russia. The platforms that are intended to be updated and improved with the investment include “a unified platform to combat fraudsters, which is expected to be developed with the participation of operators and banks, and a system to block phishing sites.” The investment in these Russian systems is scheduled to be executed between 2025 and 2030.
Centralized telecommunications control services
The blocking system that will receive the investment from the Federal Service is a “technical means of countering threats” (TSPU) that can be applied against internet traffic to filter, block and slow it down. According to the outlet, experts agree that this measure targets virtual private networks (VPNs). As reported, VPNs serve to route the user's private browsing information, modifying the IP and protecting their data. The updating of these digital defense systems by Roskomnadzor (RKN).
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