In the Russian city Nizhny Novgorod the largest Regional Cyber Attack Response Center was opened. The Center was established by Rostelecom-Solar, a subsidiary of Rostelecom, which is the operator of the systems supporting the operation of the public services portal and biometric identification in banks.
Solar JSOC Centers are already operating in other Russian cities such as Moscow, Samara and Khabarovsk. These subdivisions protect more than 110 largest Russian organizations from hacker attacks. Federal agencies, regional administrations, financial organizations, energy companies apply to Rostelecom-Solar for information security.
The Center in Nizhny Novgorod has become the largest regional Center for monitoring and responding to cyber attacks. The organization employs more than 70 information security professionals. The Center will be responsible for the security of all regional clients around the clock. The average response time to eliminate cyber attacks is 30 minutes.
This is a serious team of highly qualified experts in information security, able to provide customers with full protection against cyber threats, – said Igor Lyapunov, Vice President of Rostelecom for information security, General Director of Rostelecom-Solar.
All this work is impossible without qualified personnel. This was one of the reasons why Nizhny Novgorod was chosen to create the Solar JSOC. The city has a number of universities that train IT specialists.
According to Igor Nosov, the Deputy Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, today the Nizhny Novgorod Region ranks third in Russia in terms of the number of IT professionals. "We are proud of our IT companies. Today, about 700 such companies operate in the region, including the world's leading companies. And the fact that we are leaders in the IT sphere makes the problem of information security even more urgent for us.”
It is planned that the Regional Center will work closely with universities, implement internship and employment programs. Every year, more than 70 graduates and senior students participate in the Solar JSOC internship program, about 30 of them receive a job offer.
It is worth noting that now, cyber attacks are in the top 5 largest and most serious challenges facing Russia. Moreover, hacker targets are changing. Previously, the task was to seize cash, now hackers are going to gain control over the management of information systems. EhackingNews recently reported on a DDoS attack during the Presidential Straight Line.
