Alexander Osadchuk, Deputy Head of the Department of Information Systems of the Military Department, noted that the Ministry of Defense has very serious restrictions related to information security
MOSCOW, June 18. /TASS/. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation will never allow the use of foreign-made cell phones in the territories of its military units. This was announced by the deputy head of the Department of Information Systems of the military Department, Major General Alexander Osadchuk, on the sidelines of the international exhibition"Svyaz-2021".
"We will never allow the use of imported cell phones on the territory of a military unit," he said, stressing that the Defense Ministry has very serious restrictions related to information security.
"We are well aware that this is a source of leaks, this is a serious danger, a threat. Unfortunately, we will never do this, " Osadchuk said.
In 2019, amendments to the law "On the status of Military Personnel" were adopted, which explicitly prohibit military personnel from carrying consumer electronics with the ability to access the Internet.
Earlier, Osadchuk said that the Russian Defense Ministry, based on the military technopolis "Era", is developing smartphones of domestic production and mobile applications for daily activities on the territory of military units for military personnel and their families.
