Russian companies have increased demand for cyberattack investigation services

Now its volume is estimated at 15 billion rubles – about 8% of the entire information security market, Kommersant writes.

The public sector also took an interest in the segment: at the end of July 2023, the Moscow Department of Information Technology (DIT) published a tender for 250 million rubles for “the provision of a comprehensive cyber-intelligence and security investigation service.” information security”. incidents.”

During the year, the contractor will have to analyze open and “specialized” resources to obtain information about imminent or already occurred computer attacks. The company “Vizum” won the tender.

Cyber ​​intelligence makes it possible to understand in advance what threats an organization may face in the near future. A technical investigation helps to understand how the cybercriminal acted to strengthen protection against similar attacks in the future, the DIT noted.

• The Big Data Association (BDA), which includes Yandex, VK, Rostelecom, Megafon and other companies, proposed to include in the bill a clause on fines for leaks – the publication of databases with personal data that people themselves disclosed publicly should not harass companies.
• The idea to impose fines for personal data leaks in 2022 came from the head of the Ministry of Digital Development, Maksut Shadayev. In June 2023, the draft amendment to the Code of Administrative Offenses was sent to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. The document provides for fines of up to 15 million rubles for the first leak and from 0.1% to 3% of annual revenue for the next.