ISSN 2073-2643
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ISSN 2073-2643
Topical aspects of legislative activity of the Russian Federation in the fi eld of strengthening information security in the context of COVID-19

Topical aspects of legislative activity of the Russian Federation in the fi eld of strengthening information security in the context of COVID-19

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the economy and
social relations in many countries. Faced with new challenges and threats
in this period, Russia, like other countries, was forced to pay close attention
to solving information security problems. This article is devoted to the analysis of the main changes in Russian legislation in the field of information
security during the pandemic. The author analyzed a wide range of documents
of a strategic and technical nature on issues such as cryptography and
electronic signatures, personal data, the national payment system, banking
security, etc. According to the author, due to the growing number of threats
in the information sphere, it is necessary to further improve legislation,
improvement, primarily in the field of import substitution in the IT field,
collection and storage of personal and biometric data, remote provision of
services and user identification, etc. From a managerial point of view, in the
conditions of the highest degree of development of the epidemic process,
work was carried out mainly at the managerial and technical levels. The
launch of the Special Military Operation required more decision-making
at the institutional level, using the legislative framework and methods used
in the previous period.
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Received: 01/21/2023

Keywords: information security; information sovereignty; national security; import substitution; pandemic; COVID-19; cyber-attacks; information technology; IT; digital sovereignty; cyber threats

Available in the on-line version with: 24.04.2023

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