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Russia’s Alternate Internet

New York Magazine | July 13, 2018

By Dr. Mike Lloyd, RedSeal CTO

Russia has nearly completed an alternative to the Domain Name System — the common “phone book” of the internet that translates numerical IP addresses to readable text like “Amazon.com” and “NYMag.com.” When implemented, the DNS alternative could separate Russia and its allies from the rest of the connected internet — a possibility that, however remote, has experts worried about a “balkanization” of a global network.

Last November, the Russian Security Council announced its ambition to create an independent internet infrastructure for Russia and the other members of BRICS (Brazil, India, China, and South Africa). According to reports, the Russian government sought to create the alternative internet to protect itself from American and Western manipulation of internet services and avoid “possible external influence.” (Sound familiar?)

Russia behind compromise of seven states’ voter registration systems

SC Magazine | Feb 28, 2018

During the waning days of his administration after he’d order a probe into election interference, the intelligence community reportedly told former President Barack Obama that Russian hackers had compromised voter registration systems or websites in seven states and, though the states were told of the breaches, the administration didn’t divulge who had orchestrated them.

“Russia – or any bad actor – only needs to find one open door to get into a state’s network. Considering how complex these networks are – with employees on mobile devices, working remotely, etc. – it’s no wonder they snuck in,” said RedSeal CEO Ray Rothrock, author of the book “Digital Resilience: Is Your Company Ready for the Next Cyber Threat?”