Rosatom resumed negotiations on the purchase of IT contractor Vyborov – RBC

According to a source close to the negotiation process, we are talking about “partnership on an equal footing.” He noted that the purchase of a stake in the “Security Code” will increase the control of the information security system of the nuclear industry.

Another speaker said Rosatom was considering a possible deal in 2021, but the company’s owners wanted to find buyers who would offer a higher price. Negotiations resumed after the events of February, which greatly affected the general market situation.

“Security Code” provides its services to systems such as “Electronic Budget”, GAS “Vybory” and the National Payment Card System. The company was founded in 2008, its shareholders are Philip Gens (85%), Petr Efimov (10%) and Alla Golova (5%). In 2021, the organization’s net profit amounted to 884 million rubles. Gens’ main asset is IT company Lanit, which became the owner of a stake in Security Code in 2019.

According to the source of the publication, close to Rusatom – Digital Solutions, the potential agreement is of a “strategic nature”. He added that the purchase will help solve critical information infrastructure (CII) protection problems.

It is also noted that Rosatom can attract several players at once who will deal with information security in a consolidated way.

The CII security law has been in force since 2018, in the spring Vladimir Putin signed a decree on strengthening information security. In accordance with the President’s instructions, by 2025, all CII subjects must exit protection programs from “unsympathetic” countries.

In 2020, CEC President Ella Pamfilova spoke about the need to develop a new digital platform that should replace GAS Elections by 2022.