ABSTRACT
This chapter offers a complex analysis of the Russian key doctrines that shape infosecurity at home and define the policy for abroad. The Russian approach to cybersecurity and infosecurity is based on a strong commitment to national interests. Since cybersecurity is a buzzword for many policymakers today, this term has not been used in Russia at an official level. There is a wide range of definitions related to the ICT use and Russia prefers to talk about information security instead of cyber-derivatives. The reason for that is not just the language peculiarities; it indicates a conceptual difference in the security approaches. In terms of cybersecurity, in 2017 the Parliament passed the law FZ-187 on the security of Russia’s critical information infrastructure (CII) (Consultant.ro, 2017). The law provided a definition of objects (i.e., physical objects that comprise critical infrastructure), and subjects (i.e., owners of objects) and their responsibilities in relation to the law.
