In Irkutsk Region, protection of key infrastructure facilities is being strengthened, energy, heating, transport and communications will be under special control. The FSB reported more than 1 million unauthorized access attempts to government resources last year, and identified attack sources, some outside the country. Checks of anti terrorist security at major industrial facilities will continue to improve the reliability of the region's security systems.
As noted by the head of the FSB Directorate for the Irkutsk Region, Igor Akhrimeev, at the agency’s board meeting, Russian President Vladimir Putin set the task of strengthening information security at key infrastructure facilities. There are 260 such facilities in the region. Over the past year, security agencies identified more than 1 million attempts of unauthorized access to the information resources of the authorities of the Irkutsk Region. Twenty sources of attacks were identified, including those located outside the country, and 12 users associated with illegal armed formations operating in the North Caucasus republics and extremist organizations.- Inspections of anti-terrorist protection measures at large industrial facilities will continue in order to improve security systems, - Igor Akhrimeev said.
The Governor noted that a set of measures has been developed to strengthen security at key energy, heat supply, transport, and communications facilities, which will be implemented under the supervision of the regional anti-terrorist commission.
- The issue of protecting facilities from man-made and information-related threats will remain under the constant control of the commission, since it directly concerns the life support of the region and the safety of its residents, - Sergei Eroshchenko emphasized.
Based on materials from the press service of the Government of the Irkutsk Region