$500 million for new Russian cyber army - SC Magazine UK Russia is recruiting now for new dedicated cyber-forces in the army, with an initial outlay of some US$ 500 million (approximately £315 million). As part of these plans, the Russian government plans to accelerate training of programmers, mathematicians, engineers, cryptographer, communicators interpreters and other staff, who will be asked to sign a contract for service in Russian army. Bob Tarzey, director and analyst for IT consultancy Quocirca Group, told SCMagazineUK: “First you look at why cyber space is going to be important in future conflicts: The need to gather intelligence as with traditional espionage; the ability to disrupt communications to hamper conventional forces, and also the ability to deliver cyber-assaults on critical infrastructure – including the banking sector, as happened in Estonia.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 20:23:38 +0000
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