Russia plans to completely disconnect from the internet before April

Next April Russia will cut all communications with the Internet temporarily. During such tests, no one in the country will be able to access the network. This is a test that the government itself supports. The reason why it is carried out is to measure the ability to provide a secure connection throughout the country in the event of any external attack.

Russia plans to completely disconnect from the internet before April

A kind of armor that will allow the entire country to operate autonomously if required. This is something that has already been announced in a Russian news agency.

Tests in Russia

The idea is that traffic is going to be directed to safe points that have been pre-approved. So most of it will not go beyond Russia's borders. This is an attempt to prevent such browsing data from being exposed to third parties at any time. The president himself has given his support to this project, which is currently being carried out.

The main security agencies of the country have also given their support. Although telecommunications companies do not agree so much with these plans. Since they have shown the doubts that these technical impositions generate.

Fear of cyberattacks and isolation by Russia are what lead the country to do these tests with the disconnection of networks this year. Although at the moment the specific date on which it will occur is not known. It should happen sometime before April.

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