On Monday, Russia completed a series of tests designed to make sure that its internet services could still work when isolated from the world wide web
The tests, said to involve state-run institutions and security services, as well as all communications operators, message services and email providers, effectively turned Russia's internet, RuNet, into the largest intranet in the world.
They follow the passing of a 'sovereign internet' bill in November that, amongst other things, requires internet providers to ensure that their networks can carry out 'centralized traffic control'. The tests reportedly examined the stability of communications, the security of cellular communications, including issues of protecting personal data and intercepting traffic, and the security of using the Internet of Things.
Four federal telecom operators took part, with 18 attack scenarios: 12 involving signaling networks of the SS7 phone networking protocol and six the signaling networks of the Diameter protocol, one of the main protocols in 4G networks. "It turned out that, in general, both the authorities and telecom operators are ready to effectively respond to possible risks and threats and ensure the functioning of the internet and the unified telecommunication network in Russia," Alexey Sokolov, deputy head of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications, told
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