The UK’s cybersecurity body, the NCSC, has warned organisations and businesses to avoid Russian tech.
Ian Levy, technical director of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), follows guidance released in 2017 warning those involved in national security about the use of Russian products.
Writing in his bog, Levy said that public sector organisations, organisations providing services to Ukraine, high profile organisations, those involved in critical infrastructure and those doing work that could be seen as opposed to Russia’s interests should consider their reliance on Russian technology.
While Levy insists there is currently “no evidence that the Russian state intends to suborn Russian commercial products and services to cause damage to UK interests”, he warns that the “absence of evidence is not evidence of absence”.
“If you are more likely to be a target for the Russian state because of what’s going on, then it would be prudent to consider your reliance on all types of Russian technology products or services (including, but not limited to, cloud-enabled products such as AV)”, Levy said.
Global sanctions could mean Russian technology might halt at any time, which poses new problems. He wanted critical infrastructure providers reliant on Russian tech to speak to the NCSC.
